employee development
Hiring Team Players
April 28, 2011 0 Comments
Assessments The Los Angeles Galaxy professional soccer team paid enormously for British star David Beckham’s talents, seemingly without considering whether he was a team player. Some people already possess the interpersonal skills to be effective team players—but when faced with candidates who lack team skills, Read More
With Teams, Size Matters
April 12, 2011 1 Comment
Organizational Psychology Does the size of a team affect their behavior? The answer is a definite “yes”. The evidence indicates smaller teams are faster at completing tasks than larger ones and that individuals perform better in smaller groups than in larger ones. There is one Read More
Employee Recognition Programs – Are They Motivational?
April 8, 2011 0 Comments
Employee Motivation A few years ago, 1,500 employees were surveyed in a variety of work settings to find out what they considered the most powerful workplace motivator. Their response? Recognition, recognition, and more recognition. From this study it would seem that Employee Recognition programs are Read More
Job Rotation – A Useful Strategy for the Employee and for the Organization
March 22, 2011 1 Comment
Organizational Development In job rotation, an employee is periodically shifted from one task to another that requires a similar skill set. This strategy is useful for maintaining employee motivation and can provide other benefits to the organization such as employees that are cross-trained on multiple Read More
Not Everyone Wants A Challenging Job!
March 21, 2011 1 Comment
Employee Motivation Conventional wisdom among managers and HR professionals seems to be that employees want challenging, interesting, and complex work. The assumption seems to be that employees wish to grow in their jobs. But is this a valid assumption—or do some employees wish for simple, Read More
How Managers Evaluate Their Employees Depends on Culture
March 4, 2011 0 Comments
Employee Development A study of managers from North America, Asia, and Latin America* found interesting differences in their perceptions of employee motivation. North American managers perceive their employees as motivated more by extrinsic factors (for example: money) than by intrinsic factors (for example: performing meaningful Read More
Using Intuition In Your Decision Making
March 1, 2011 0 Comments
Employee Development Most business schools teach the rational model for making business decisions. This involves six steps: Define the problem. Identify the decision criteria. Allocate weights to the criteria. Develop the alternatives. Evaluate the alternatives. Select the best alternative.
Emotional Labor – Is It Affecting Your Employees’ Performance?
February 3, 2011 2 Comments
Employee Motivation If you’ve ever had a job in retail sales or waited on tables in a restaurant, you know the importance of projecting a friendly demeanor and smiling. Even though there were days when you didn’t feel cheerful, you knew management expected you to Read More
Can Managers Create Satisfied Employees?
February 1, 2011 2 Comments
Employee Development Can managers create satisfied employees? Well it depends on who you ask. A review of the evidence suggests that there are solid argument for and against this proposition. On the positive side, the evidence suggests that there are four factors that are conducive Read More
Managers Often “Don’t Get It”
January 28, 2011 0 Comments
Employee Motivation It should come as no surprise that employee job satisfaction can affect the bottom line. One study by a management consulting firm found the stock prices of companies with high morale grew 19.4 percent, compared with 10 percent for medium or low morale Read More
