Tag: communication

April 8, 2022

The Israeli Privacy Protection Authority has published a statement for public comment regarding the legality of employers using technology that monitors the location of employees, such as GPS applications on company phones or devices in company vehicles. In most cases, […]

April 6, 2022

When recruiting or training anyone who will be responsible for managing others today, there are certain skills that should be at the top of your list for ensuring effectiveness in their ability to manage, coach and motivate others. Some of […]

March 22, 2022

Is your company struggling to wade through a sea of job applications? Or do you have the opposite problem, where job postings seem dry as a desert? Recruitment can be frustrating, even in normal circumstances. It has gotten even worse […]

January 28, 2022

These days, upskilling employees is more important than ever. In 2021, about 60% of hiring decision-makers said that they planned to reskill their employees by the end of the year, and the majority of large companies said that they would […]

January 27, 2022

During the Great Resignation, recruiters and hiring organizations have been providing job candidates with a “slightly above average” experience. That’s the verdict from Cappfinity’s Candidate Experience Survey, conducted by YouGov from November 2020 to November 2021. Of the more than […]

January 18, 2022

Annual performance goals that feel purposeful and attainable to employees can be a great motivator. But too often, goals set at the start of the year become obsolete by midyear. “No one wants to work on a goal that is […]

January 14, 2022

One of the most famous lines in movie history comes from the 1967 picture “Cool Hand Luke.” After the prison warden (played by Strother Martin) uses a club to strike a rebellious convict (played by Paul Newman), the warden looks […]

January 5, 2022

Recruitment can be a labor-intensive, costly, and long process. Even if your hiring pipeline is streamlined, juggling which candidates are where isn’t always simple. Enter: a solid candidate relationship manager (CRM). Is a CRM just another acronym or, worse yet, […]

December 2, 2021

Employers often make policy changes to address potentially discriminatory conditions. If you hope to use the changes as a defense to future bias claims based on the former policy, however, you must communicate them to your employees. A ruling from […]

November 30, 2021

While the fact that the COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted both the personal and professional lives of most people around the world comes as no surprise, people are left wondering if the aftershocks are here to stay for years to come. […]

October 25, 2021

The rule implementing President Joe Biden’s order for employers with at least 100 employees to mandate COVID-19 vaccination or weekly testing is likely to be released soon, prompting many employers to begin preparations. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration sent […]

October 22, 2021

When Pamela J. McGee, SHRM-CP, accepted an offer to become vice president of HR at The Father’s Table, a national dessert manufacturer in Sanford, Fla., she decided to begin the job by going undercover. “My background was in retail, not […]

September 2, 2021

The past year has seen a massive shift in how work gets done around the world. As a result, organizational performance and workplace culture have become mission-critical issues that are now top of mind for every business leader. I’ve mentored […]

August 31, 2021

Being digitally connected doesn’t necessarily mean that a team working remotely feels connected. Discover five simple strategies to bridge the gap and create a sense of community. remote worker teamworkThere’s certainly no denying that working remotely has a host of […]

August 11, 2021

With the exception of sleep, a job is the #1 time-consuming activity for the average person. Most people spend one-third of their lives at work, which equates to 90,000 hours over a lifetime. Now that’s a lot of time, especially […]

August 6, 2021

For managers, improving or growing as a professional destined for bigger and better roles requires feedback. And this feedback shouldn’t just come from a manager’s supervisors, but from her employees as well. The problem is that the higher up the […]

July 22, 2021

Everyone knows how challenging the pandemic was for the food service industry. Navigating a restaurant group must have been very difficult. In this “Faces of HR,” I spoke with Katie Laudick, VP of HR and Operating Partner at Cameron Mitchell […]

July 21, 2021

Effective communication amongst members of the workforce is capable of scaling business whether small or large. Irrespective of your industry, your business needs not just good but effective communication. According to statistics, effective communication can increase your organization’s productivity by […]

June 28, 2021

In my experience, performance improvement plans (PIPs) have a lousy return on investment. On rare occasions, they’re useful in fending off an employee claim of wrongful termination. However, in terms of the stated purpose—performance improvement—the returns are often dismal. Sometimes […]

June 14, 2021

There are many benefits to e-mail communication over real-time, spoken communication. For one, because the conversation is in writing, there’s a record of what was said, which can be useful both for recollection and to settle any disputes about what […]