Training Options That Can Show Results And Save Money It seems that some people never want to go on a training course and others are constantly away at conferences, seminars and workshops. Having a rational approach to training and development can change a culture, retain staff and save money. If you start by being proactive and systematica... Similar Editorial : by Melissa A Rosati. | Source : Career Advancement
Who Gets Paid What? - Getting The Internal Relativities Right Setting up a workable salary system requires a logical approach and the first step is one of the most important.Establishing which jobs are where in the "pecking order" is one of the fundamentals in building an effective salary system. While this is not an exact science, having some fo... Similar Editorial : by pcmm. | Source : Job Hunting
Non Financial Measures - Making Them Meaningful We recently had a query from a major accounting firm asking for some examples of non financial Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that might be suitable for their senior managers. This coincided with a discussion with a client who also wanted some assistance in this area. This is quite a common issue... Similar Editorial : by Sandra Prior. | Source : Corporate Businesses
How To Manage The Employee With Attitude Mary had "attitude". Her manner was rude and uncooperative and her colleagues complained, but she was efficient.Her supervisor believed he was stuck with a problem that couldn't be solved. He reasoned that in any office there was always someone that didn't get on with the rest of the staff... Similar Editorial : by Cheryl Perlitz. | Source : Corporate Businesses
Practical Policies And Procedures Can Save You Money Warren had a beer at lunchtime, came back to his job as a forklift driver, abused the female stores clerk and carried on with his job.The warehouse manager, who was never very impressed by Warren, heard about it, accused him of being under the influence of alcohol and dismissed him.... Similar Editorial : by twinpeak. | Source : Corporate Communications
Succession Planning - Insurance For Your Business A few Sally's pregnant, Hugh had an offer from another company he couldn't refuse, Des had just had enough and decided to retire early, poor Charlene is on indefinite sick leave due to a serious illness and you've just won a significant piece of business you've been chasing for the last two year... Similar Editorial : by Denise O'Berry. | Source : Business Contacts
Its All About Performance - Or Is It? Donald was the best sales executive they had. He consistently met or beat targets but in the end they restructured and made him redundant. Why? No one really liked him. He upset his peers, staff and customers. He did not "fit". Sound familiar?Someone wise once said "we seem to hire pe... Similar Editorial : by Lora J Adrianse. | Source : Job Hunting
Setting "Expectations Of Success" For That New Employee While "throwing them in the deep end" might sound challenging for a new employee, it can be a careless way to treat your new investment. We recently heard of a new employee calling his wife at lunchtime on his first day in the new job to say he was coming home. The treatment, or lack of it, he rec... Similar Editorial : by Deryck Richards. | Source : Corporate Communications
Writing Job Descriptions "They know what I want. We don't need to write it down." is often the response when the issue of the dreaded job description comes up. Most of the time, when asked, the poor employee is left guessing as to what the boss wants.A survey showed that the response to the question "Do you ... Similar Editorial : by Paul R. Dorf, Ph.D., APD. | Source : Job Hunting
Being Competitive With Pay - Linking To The Market Having a workable salary system is important and there are many aspects to designing and implementing it effectively. After the fundamentals have been covered, defining jobs, evaluating them in terms of value to the organization and building a structure, it is time to determine the levels of payment... Similar Editorial : by Martin Andrews. | Source : Job Hunting
Salaries: Bringing It All Together - Performance, Market And Job An effective salary system covers three major areas which we have written about in previous articles. These are internal relativities, the market and developing the structure. Maintaining the system in a logical and transparent way is crucial as people expect to have their salaries revie... Similar Editorial : by Robyn Knapp. | Source : Job Hunting
Designing Incentives We are often approached by clients wanting to link performance to bonuses - an apparently quite logical request. There is a desire to reward good employees and avoid paying too much to under performers. However, this is an area where the results wanted are not often achieved. After exami... Similar Editorial : by kcr4321. | Source : Job Hunting
Recruitment - Getting It Right More Often The Accounts Clerk had resigned and the Administration Manager leapt into action and placed an advertisement in the local paper for a replacement. Two weeks of frenzied r?sum? reading and interviews followed and a suitable replacement was found. The Administration Manager was feeling ver... Similar Editorial : by . | Source : Job Hunting
Planning To Cut Cost We've all done it. The glossy brochure with catchy headlines promoting training courses which seem too good to miss. We either see them ourselves or employees bring them to us with a previously unknown "need" to have this training. Before we know it a large chunk of the annual training budget has... Similar Editorial : by Denise O'Berry. | Source : Job Hunting
Getting And Keeping Good People As the competition for talented people picks up, forward thinking managers need to assess how they are positioned to keep their good people and attract some more.Get the basics rightPeople who have choices, and good people normally do, look for certain features in their employer. I... Similar Editorial : by Jerry Lunsford. | Source : Job Hunting
