employee development
Best Practices In Employee Development
November 9, 2010 0 Comments
Employee Development In a recent survey of a multi-industry group of seventy-one companies, Best-in-Class.com identified a set of best practices for organizations to think about when implementing employee training and development programs.
Problems With Providing Candid Feedback To Employees
September 1, 2010 0 Comments
Employee Training Some managers are naturally gifted in providing timely and accurate performance feedback to their employees; however, most are not! Most managers need training to develop feedback skills. In fact, according to a large scale study by McKinsey, about 40% of the feedback given Read More
3 Tips for Being The Best Boss You Can Be!
May 14, 2010 0 Comments
What makes a great boss? It is something to do with personal likability, gaining respect from people, and getting results! Does it have anything to do with their leadership style or methods of disciplining employees? Well, it has a little something to do with all Read More
Cultural Intelligence – Or The Art Of Avoiding “FARTFULLNESS”
May 12, 2010 0 Comments
We all know that intelligence is a good thing; however, it seems that new “flavors” of intelligence pop-up with annoying regularity. A few years ago it was emotional intelligence – this was cited as a “must have” for successful organizational players. Then we had social Read More
Business Acumen Boot Camp is not for Sissies
April 7, 2010 0 Comments
Spring is in the air, buds are starting to bloom, the economy is starting to turn, and the sap is rising in the veins of entrepreneur’s everywhere (forgive the poetic license – it has been a hard winter). But although our entrepreneur’s sap is rising Read More
Train Your Workers, Develop Your Leaders
September 30, 2009 0 Comments
Some managers view training and development as the same thing, whereas they are actually distinctly different. Managers sometimes send their employees to training courses expecting them to return with a new set of behaviors that will make them more effective as leaders—and are then disappointed Read More
The Supervisor’s Role in Training
September 16, 2009 0 Comments
Supervisors play a crucial and integral role in ensuring that employee training is effective. They can help to do this by working with Human Resources and/or the Training Department to: Conduct a training needs assessment (what skills, knowledge, or behaviors need to be targeted for Read More
Problems with Providing Candid Feedback To Employees
June 10, 2009 0 Comments
Some managers are naturally gifted in providing timely and accurate performance feedback to their employees – however most are not! Most managers need training to develop feedback skills. In fact, according to a large scale study by McKinsey, about 40% of the feedback given to Read More
Distinguishing between Employee Training and Development
May 20, 2009 0 Comments
One afternoon, John Q Employee decided to visit the circus. While there he sat and watched the usual fanfare of clowns, trapeze artists, and men being shot out of cannons. But the one act that truly caught his attention was the Bicycle Riding Bears. Somehow, Read More
Tip #68: What is the role of HR in managing career development?
May 1, 2009 0 Comments
So what is career development? From an organization’s point of view it can be defined as – An ongoing and formalized effort that focuses on developing enriched and more capable workers. So, should HR have a role in managing the career development of employees or Read More
