A new poll on ‘bad bosses’ gives an insight into what workers in Britain and the United States want – and don’t want – from their leaders. Learning content specialist Video Arts asked employees to vote for the worst bosses depicted in film or on television either side of ‘the pond’. The poll shows that […]
Why provide incentives in the first place?
[quote]“Our employees should be happy just to have a job at all.” “We’ve got a great product – that’s incentive enough for customers to buy from us.” “Our sales force gets paid enough to sell – what other incentive do they need?”[/quote] Any of those sound familiar at your company? If so, you could be in […]
Re-Imagining the Company Intranet
Every company has one, and, let’s be honest, the vast majority of them stink. I’m talking about the standard-issue (and still industry standard) Company Intranet — typically, a collection of Web pages where companies stockpile resources like employee handbooks and policies, the company directory, health and benefit portals and other content that sees some activity […]
5 Reasons to choose Google sites for your intranet
Kyle Horst offers five reasons why Google Sites is designed for excellent intranets. 1. Highly Customizable If you’ve ever seen a Sharepoint based intranet you know how ugly an intranet can be. We aren’t living in the 1995 era web-o-sphere so your company intranet shouldn’t look like that either. Google Sites is excellent for customization since designers […]
Social Media for Nonprofits Summit happening in Chicago
Chicago will host an exciting Social Media Summit in October. The summit will help aid HR and other business professionals with the tools to create irresistible content, increase collaboration and start conversations employees can’t ignore.
HRreview UK launches revamped weekly podcast
Hrreview have released a revamped weekly podcast, available now! Containing news and comments from this week´s HR news and featuring a special interview with CEO of HR tech company, Silk Road, discussing the future of technology and the difficulties of running a multi-national company. Click here to listen now!
Harnessing the power of inclusive shortlisting
You’ve advertised your position, received upwards of 100 applications – how do you screen the candidates to bring in the best ones for an interview. What we know, based on “eye tracking” research undertaken last year, is that on average, recruiters spend six seconds looking at each resume to make an initial judgement. That’s right, […]
Growing into our potential: Like bamboo in the wind
First published in our partner title, HR Agenda, Daniela Ploberger and Dr. Florian Ploberger discuss discovering one’s essense of being and what it means for our work-life behaviors.
Work-family balance still at odds
Summer makes everything better. Personally, I just can’t be depressed about anything for too long and possibilities seem endless — ideas on how to drum up more work, how to be more efficient, how to begin the new school year with a renew attitude and more energy.
11 Marketing tips for reviving your business
Has your business lost it’s lustre? Is it sluggish? Don’t worry, there are ways to bring it back to life. If you think this stuff is outside the world of HR, you should think again! BizTV’s marketing guru Eric Gilboord offers 11 tips tactics that you should ask your Marketing team to consider to bolster […]