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How To Improve Workforce Management With Employee Reviews

Posted by Leslie Ruhland on Jun 21, 2018 3:47:51 PM

Most businesses provide employee performance reviews at least annually. Unfortunately, too many fail to be consistent or default to an impersonal template approach. Yet, strategic performance reviews can be a tool to create a powerful workforce environment.

Everyone wants to know "how they're doing" on their job and in their workplace. Ideally, an employee performance review can provide that assessment. When done well and consistently, reviews can help workers perform better and feel more engaged in their own performance and success. 

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Topics: HR best practices, employee turnover, bonuses, workforce management, performance review

Be Clear On Sexual Harassment In The Workplace

Posted by Leslie Ruhland on Jun 19, 2018 4:01:48 PM

In California, if an employee claims to feel uncomfortable, afraid or in some way bullied or coerced, they can claim to have been sexually harassed. The problem for employers and managers is that the behavior is sometimes unintentional or hard to classify, which can still cause problems.

Harassment of all types are rightfully unlawful and unwanted in any workplace. However, the reality of working with other people is that undesirable and even unlawful behavior occurs. When it is done out of ignorance of the law and workplace policies, the matter can usually be resolved without legal action.

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Topics: HR management practices, harassment, employee lawsuits, sexual harassment, workforce management

The Growing Remote Workforce And HR Management

Posted by Leslie Ruhland on Jun 14, 2018 11:23:27 AM

It was not that long ago when most everyone in America worked away from home. A 'home-based' business was an exception, and almost no one, it seemed, ever worked from home. That has changed and the remote workforce is a growing phenomenon. 

 

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Topics: millennials, workforce management, gig economy, remote workforce, telecommuting

5 Mistakes To Avoid When Onboarding New Hires

Posted by Leslie Ruhland on Jun 12, 2018 9:20:09 PM

Many companies have a process for bringing new hires on board their organizations. Unfortunately, many others do not. And, in fact, these businesses diminish their own employee retention because of it.

An onboarding process for new hires is often approached as cursory task, involving little more than setting up a work station and taking a quick tour around the work place. But onboarding, done properly, can provide a great opportunity to ensure long-term employee retention, and speed the transition process.
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Topics: new hire, onboarding best practices, employee onboarding process, employee onboarding, workforce management

The Future Of HR And Workforce Management

Posted by Leslie Ruhland on May 31, 2018 8:50:00 AM

The field of human resources and workforce management is changing. Some of these changes are already happening, while others are coming soon. This means HR professionals must adapt.

Each year, industry experts and others attempt to predict upcoming trends in various fields. This is no less true for HR. Many organizations have done studies and conducted surveys to elicit the collective insights of industry professionals - CHMOs, HR managers, recruiters, trainers, etc. - to determine what is actually or quite likely to be the next big changes.

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Topics: human resources management, HR management practices, hr management trends, personal technology, workforce management

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