The success of your business highly depends on your employees. Taking the time to thank your employees is more than just acknowledging their hard work. It is one of the smallest, yet most effective way to boost morale and promote a healthy culture. A report which comprises data from more than 30,000 employees across 500 […]
8 Must-Read Employee Engagement Articles
The year of employee engagement… again!?!? I don’t think any year is THE year of employee engagement. Successful companies have figured out a way to ensure employee engagement strategies and tactics are “always-on” and not a one-time initiative or reaction to an annual employee engagement survey. What makes it more challenging is that there is […]
Why Companies are Abandoning Performance Reviews
The yearly ritual of evaluating and sometimes rating and ranking the performance of employees has many flaws that are constantly overlooked. This method is time-consuming, excessively subjective, demotivating, and ultimately unhelpful. In addition, employees find these evaluations to be quite stressful. Employees are unsure how to improve their performance, and instead, they stress about the […]
Want To Be Innovative In HR? Start With People, Not Technology.
It seems every article I read about HR innovation revolves around technology. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve dedicated 15 years of my career to HR technology and think the last decade of technological advancement has changed HR for the better, but I think we’re missing something important: the real innovation happens when we change how […]
Looking Ahead to HRPA 2017
The HRPA Conference and Expo is next week and the team at The HR Gazette are super excited to once again to in attendance. Contact editor@hr-gazette.com to book a meeting at the Conference and share your HR, Talent and Leadership lessons with the wider business world. Ii Now in its 75th year, HRPA’s 2017 Annual […]
Thought Leaders, The New Leadership
Business growth can be achieved in various ways, yet corporations still focus on the traditional approaches such as sales, new markets, new brands, mergers and acquisitions and introducing new products. What organizations don’t realize is the power of knowledge sharing. There is a unique opportunity for corporations to tap into knowledge with clients and strategic […]
The Shift of Performance Management
In order to engage in business growth, we must shift from the traditional performance management, a process that is no longer working. On a primary level, traditional performance reviews are used to document an employee’s performance and used to determine if he or she should get a raise. On a strategic level, the purpose of […]
The Importance of Team Building
When employees hear about having to participate in team building activities and games, many will find an excuse to get out of it. Team building has a bad rep as many view it as utterly useless and unproductive. However, team building is the most important investment you can make for your people. Team building builds […]
The Employee Engagement Awards Announces Engagement 101
The Employee Engagement Awards today announces its inaugaural #Engagement101 list. The top influencers & experts in the world of Employee Engagement. The list recognises people from all walks of business: the boardroom, HR, Internal Communications, Finance, Technology and Entrepreneurs. Each one has made a significant contribution to the development of Employee Engagement. Some inspire action, […]
The Importance of Talent Management
“There is no way to spend too much time on obtaining and developing the best people” – Larry Bossidy Many organizations are coming to the realization that success comes from a strong pool of talent. In “Talent Management: A Critical part of every leader’s job,” the authors explain how leaders today are playing a significant […]