“Companies which develop “best practices” for beginning such relationships will have a better chance of avoiding joint employer and misclassification issues down the road.” By Betsy Johnson
When Team Skills Don’t Equal Team Performance
The gap between skills and performance is a frequent frustration and worse, a conundrum, for leaders. The team appears to have all of the skills required to excel but doesn’t measure up on key performance metrics. The most frequent performance inhibitor is lack of team synergy. Getting along well together isn’t enough. High performance teamwork […]
Ways to Salvage a “Below Standard” Employee
Managers can use five simple performance management steps to address and improve the performance of a below standard employee.
Another take on the dreaded, outdated performance review!
Ah, the performance review. Please allow me to add my two cents to this topic. It’s been well documented that performance reviews are rife with deficiencies. Too often, they are used to place blame. Objective criteria becomes subjective. Rating scales save time, but don’t gauge performance OR identify areas for improvement. The process itself is […]
HR tech interview: Cheryl Kerrigan, VP of Employee Success, Achievers
We caught up with Cheryl Kerrigan, VP of Employee Success, at Achievers, sponsor and host of SocialHRCamp Toronto 2014, to get her insights on the upcoming event: Editor: Tell us a bit about your personal career history and what brought you to your current company? CK: Prior to joining Achievers, I worked at Eloqua and helped grow […]
Russam GMS grows Executive Search with appointment of John Schonert
Experienced head hunter John Schonert has joined Russam GMS’s Executive Search team as Associate Director. John spent his early career in financial services and advertising before moving into executive search. As an executive recruiter and coach, he has advised a variety of organisations operating in the TMT and manufacturing sectors on their executive talent acquisition […]
Big HR tech meet up happening tonight in Toronto
Learn Best Practices on Employee Feedback Looking ahead to performance review season, join SocialHRCamp sponsor WIRL at Shopify’s brand new Toronto Office to discuss employee feedback best practices with Shopify’s Human Relations Manager Kim Orszulak. Coaches Mic Berman and Gregor Bingham will also be offering insights. 50 HR tech pros have confirmed attendance. Here’s the who’s […]
HR tech interview: Gajendra Ratnavel, CEO, L Squared Digital Signage
The HR Gazette, in partnership with Digital Signage eXaminer caught up with Gajendra Ratnavel, CEO of L Squared Digital Signage and one of the sponsors at SocialHRCamp Toronto 2014, to get his thoughts on HR tech developments and the upcoming event. Editor: Tell us a bit about your personal career history and what brought you to your […]
HR tech interview: Rayanne Langdon, Marketing and Community Manager at Tilt
The HR Gazette has exclusively caught up with Rayanne Langdon, Marketing & Community Manager at Tilt, one of the sponsors at SocialHRCamp Toronto 2014, to get her thoughts on HR tech developments and the upcoming event. Editor: Tell us a bit about your personal career history and what brought you to your current company? RL: I’m the Marketing […]
HR tech interview: Greg Pantelic, Co-Founder, WIRL
The HR Gazette has exclusively caught up with Greg Pantelic, Co-Founder at WIRL (http://www.wirl.ca) one of the sponsors at SocialHRCamp Toronto 2014, to get his insights on the upcoming event. Greg is the Co-Founder of WIRL, a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company that empowers employees and their organizations through continuous feedback. He is a strategist, mentor and […]