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What HR Tasks Could You Outsource to a Virtual Assistant? As your business grows, you will find more tasks that need your attention. At the same time, you may not have the budget to get an internal team to handle all the HR tasks. This is where a virtual assistant comes in. Most virtual assistants […]
Improving SMB Learning And Development Efforts If your company has less than ten people, there’s a chance that you’re running a small company that has a meager training budget and not much time to spare for training. It’s normal for small businesses to struggle with finding the resources to develop the skills of their workers […]
In HRchat episode 454, we focus on employee appraisals and I’m joined by Lucinda Carney, Founder and CEO of Actus Performance Management Software which was launched in 2009 and has over 70,000 users across the globe. Questions For Lucinda Include: Why are appraisals so unpopular? Are appraisals relevant still necessary? What are the alternatives to […]
Giving employees feedback is an important way to keep communication open, but when given the wrong way, it may end up causing more harm than good. The wrong approach can make employees feel underappreciated and uninterested in striving to do a better job. Here are 5 things NOT to do when giving employees feedback. Provide […]
5-Star Careers Create 5-Star Companies Over the last 18 months, employees across industries demonstrated self-motivation and reliability when called upon to manage and execute their work remotely. They felt a new kind of empowerment and they liked it. As a result, how millions of employees think about work has changed and ways of working has […]
New Podcast and Webinar Content to Help You Get to Grips With Every Stage of Workforce Planning I’m pleased to share that Fidello is entering the wonderful world of podcasting! Launched today, the new People and Performance Podcast will offer insights on the strategic competencies, behaviors, and results needed to increase the performance of employees. […]
Mistakes commonly happen at this ‘transition’ stage of a manager getting his feet wet in management. Fortunately, with the help of a little foresight, they can all be prevented from ever happening. Below are five of the most common mistakes made by sales managers and how to avoid or correct them.
My guest in episode 251 of the HRchat podcast is Mark S. Babbitt, culture architect, career coach, blogger, speaker and author. Mark is also President at WorqIQ and CEO at YouTern.
The Value of Reskilling and Pivoting to a Career in HR In episode 183 of the HRchat show, we hear from Van Le, Director of HR at Lighthouse Labs about her career pivot into HR and how leaders can help employees to learn new skills and become more competitive in the jobs market. Van has […]
Research has shown that organizational cultures that thrive in uncertain environments support and encourage behavioral flexibility at all levels. The question is how do we get there or get better at it? I propose that we look at a process that is often misused and misunderstood: Performance Management.