Benchmarking
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Thursday, February 22nd, 2007So, who do you know?
More workers landed their current job through networking than by any other means.
According to a new Hudson survey a full 73% of managers say their company considers internal candidates to fill a job opening before looking at anyone else. Specifically, 40% of managers say that internal promotions are the best [...]
The Golden Rule?
Wednesday, February 21st, 2007DO UNTO OTHERS… how?
As a corporate behavioral specialist, Art Schoeck has some advice for managers and employees who want to improve relations: Forget the Golden Rule.
“The Golden Rule is totally wrong,” says Schoeck, founder and CEO of Data Dome, a clearinghouse for assessment tools. “You don’t treat people the way you want to be treated. [...]
Employee Engagement Crucial to Success
Thursday, January 18th, 2007The 50 best employers in Canada know how to handle their workforce.
At a typical “best” employer, 77% of employees have high employee engagement. Other organizations average 55%.
“When we measure engagement, we’re not simply determining whether employees are happy or loyal. We’re gauging the emotional and intellectual commitment employees demonstrate for the organization for which [...]Big Bad Boss - Reality and Effect
Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007A new study proves once again what we already know about bad management and leadership. Wayne Hochwarter, an associate professor of management in FSU’s College of Business, and two doctoral students have completed a study that documents the magnitude of the problem of the big bad boss. It also highlights some of the effects of [...]
Behavioral Job Description, Alignment, Visioning
Thursday, August 31st, 2006The collaborative process of developing an objective behavioral job description benefits management and employees. Often for very first time, managers understand exactly what employees are going through, and employees understand what management really wanted – all in user-friendly behavioral terms. The behavioral job description has a number of valuable applications beyond benchmarking a position or [...]
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