by connecttohr | Nov 11, 2014 | Community service, Employee Development, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Recruiting, Team building
Helping teams move successfully through the stages of team development – forming, storming, norming, performing – depends a lot on how well the team leader promotes effective communication, and provides opportunities for the team to bond. These opportunities are often...
by connecttohr | Oct 27, 2014 | Employee Development, Employment Best Practices, Performance Management
For many companies, the annual performance review is the only time managers and their employees have meaningful conversations about what is working well and what isn’t. This creates fear and dread for the employee (How will I be rated? Will I get a raise?) and a...
by connecttohr | Jun 26, 2014 | Employee Development, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Uncategorized
According to Gallup research, companies with highly engaged employees report 22% higher profitability, 37% lower absenteeism, and 48% fewer safety incidents. Clearly, making the effort to keep your employees engaged and motivated is good for business. There are many...
by connecttohr | Jun 17, 2014 | Employee Development, Employee Engagement
Although employees leave their jobs for a variety of reasons, it’s long been thought that the #1 reason was due to a bad relationship with their manager. A recent survey conducted by LinkedIn, however, found that the #1 reason employees leave is because they want...
by connecttohr | May 14, 2014 | Employee Development, Employee Recognition, Promoting employees
We often think that the natural next step for a star employee is to become a supervisor or manager of their own team. It’s the ultimate acknowledgement for a job well done, right? Maybe. Maybe not. Often the criteria for these management promotions is merely...
by connecttohr | Mar 26, 2014 | Employee Development, Hire, Onboarding, Performance Management, Recruiting
In my last blog I talked about the components of effective job descriptions. Once you get them written, be sure you are using them effectively in all aspects of employee management – from hiring to termination. Here’s how. Recruiting and hiring. Create your job posts...
