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The Importance of Team Roles
April 26, 2011 0 Comments
Recruiting Understanding the differing roles on a team and using this information to select team members can lead to greater team success. A study of 778 major league baseball teams over a 21-year period highlights the importance of assigning roles appropriately. The study showed (not Read More
The Pros and Cons of Telecommuting
March 29, 2011 1 Comment
Organizational Development Telecommuting is on the rise! Telecommuting is defined as working from an office in your home at least two days a week. The U.S. Department of the Census estimated that in 2002 approximately 15 percent of the workforce worked from home at least 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
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
Understanding Attitudes to Work – Europe vs. USA
January 25, 2011 1 Comment
Culture Change Europeans pride themselves on their quality of life—but is the quality of life in Europe any better than in the USA? The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Quality-of-Life Index claims that it is.
Helping Employees Balance Work-Life Conflicts
January 24, 2011 1 Comment
Employee Engagement The typical employee in the 1960s or 1970s showed up at a specified workplace Monday through Friday and worked for clearly defined 8 or 9-hour chunks of time. That’s no longer true for a large segment of today’s workforce. Employees are increasingly complaining Read More
The Importance of Interpersonal Skills
January 12, 2011 3 Comments
Employee Development Until the late 1980s, business school curricula emphasized the technical aspects of management, focusing on economics, accounting, finance, and quantitative techniques. Course work in human behavior and people skills received relatively less attention. However, over the past three decades business faculty have come Read More
The Ten Basic Steps to Career Development
December 21, 2010 1 Comment
When you decide that employment inertia is no longer working for you or you find that economic conditions beyond your control have thrust you into a job or possibly a career change, then you need a plan. The better you accept and strategically deal with change, the more likely a positive outcome can be realized. As a career transition specialist I have determined that ten important steps must be followed in order to form a complete plan.
5 Common Pitfalls for New Supervisors to Avoid
December 9, 2010 0 Comments
Leadership Development Many new supervisors have little or no experience of managing other people, and for most people new to the supervisory role it takes time and training to make to adjustment. A key to making a successful transition to a supervisory role is to Read More
