Talent Management is not effective without a few calculated risks, both in the searching process and the optimizing process. After you have confidently acquired a successful team, the next step is optimizing the talent that your team supplies. We’ve narrowed it down to 3 key principles for optimizing talent management within your organization. They are as follows: pick out your bad apples, discover your hidden talent, and keep high quality outside hires in mind.
A recent Employee Development Survey by WorkplaceTrends.com stated that 60 percent of U.S. and U.K. human resources leaders believe their companies provide employees with clear advancement opportunities. However, the employees themselves disagreed—only 36 percent believed they were provided with the opportunities they needed and deserved. This unfortunately low number implies that there is some gray area when it comes to making sure employees are properly supported. Not only is this undesirable for the employee, but it could cause your organization to suffer from a lack of retention and employee engagement. Learn how to improve employee engagement and interoffice employee retention by asking these 7 questions to ensure your organization is truly providing for its employees, courtesy of Inc.com
The best way to master your leadership methods is to identify what type of leader you are. There are countless leadership styles in the modern workforce; choosing one you personally reflect will help you focus and hone your skills to become the kind of leader you want to be—and the best kind for your employees.
Harvard Business Review recently did a study of employees’ top complaints about the leadership in their companies, with not recognizing employee achievements as the number one grievance among employees. This complaint, as well as several others, are detrimental to the employee engagement in your organization. So what else are employees complaining about, and how should you go about preventing those employee complaints? Keep reading to find out!
A global study by IBM revealed that today’s CIO spends on average 55 percent of his or her time on activities that help spur innovation, a process that is highly reliant on the organization’s business model. Innovation is the key to cultivating organizational development.
If you’re not careful, it can be almost too easy to set off a red flag or two during your job interview. There are questions and answers that should be avoided when attempting to make a good impression on employers. Keep reading to improve the quality of your interview skills with these questions and answers to avoid.
A common misconception about customer loyalty states that, as long as the customer is satisfied, it is guaranteed that they will return in the future. This is not the case. Because it is much easier to maintain relationships among existing customers than it is to build relationships with new customers, it is important to take effective measures to make sure your customers stick around. Take a look at these 5 keys to unlock customer loyalty.
When it comes to leadership, which do you think is better: authority or influence? According to Fast Company, “a leader who applies influence rather than asserts authority is likelier to succeed.” Why is this? For one, associating with your employees instead of asserting authority over them makes for more communication and gives the employees a feeling of importance and stronger ties with the project of which they are assigned. The second positive effect of influential leadership is that it helps women overcome the double standard that being in charge and giving orders is seen as bossy and demanding, yet considered a strong leadership approach when coming from a male. Keep reading to find out the 3 ways to include influence in the workplace and in your personal leadership style.
Being in charge of the sales department has more responsibilities than just selling—you must also be able to coach your salespeople to the top. This type of coaching is a simple yet extremely effective method to ensure sales success. Keep reading to learn the directions that will lead you to the pathway to sales success.
An effective team of coworkers have the means to be more successful than employees trying to tackle responsibilities solo. So, why doesn’t everyone work in teams to easily boost performance? Unfortunately, teambuilding is often not as easy as it seems—there are several hurdles that must be avoided or overcome in order to work effectively with a team. Let’s take a look at some of these teambuilding hurdles so you know what to avoid when attempting to build your team.