Performance reviews can improve employee performance and motivate them, or lead to burnout and negative feelings about managers and the workplace. Employee performance reviews help businesses by looking at the efforts and effectiveness of each of their employees while measuring their success and pointing out areas of improvement. However, employee reviews can make staff feel unappreciated and belittled when done improperly. 

In every person’s life, there may become a moment when they think about career changes. They may begin to doubt whether they should continue to work in the company/run the existing business or look for something new and start moving in a different direction. This is when turning to a career-changing mentor can be the correct decision.

The list of initiatives to retain your people can often be overwhelming, and while most of us can agree that training is important, it is not uncommon that employee development falls to the bottom of the list of priorities.

“Neurodiversity” is a newer term for what we instinctively sense: We don’t think alike and that’s good. Innovation in today’s Human Capital Management includes understanding neurodiversity in an effort to better engage employees and candidates.

The Urban Dictionary defines a poser as a person who habitually pretends to be something he or she is not. The Free Dictionary defines a performer as one that is able to carry through to completion.

Who is responsible when HCM technology and service vendors fall short of delivering on the desired outcomes?

Are vendors over promising, or are buyers making assumptions about technology and services during their evaluation process that haunt them later?

After two decades of sales in both the mid-market and enterprise HR space, I have seen a dramatic shift on how buyers and vendors engage.  In the late 80s and early 90s, prospective buyers had to rely on direct interaction with sales representatives to learn about products and services and sales representatives needed to meet with prospective buyers to learn about their businesses and their requirements. 

With more than one billion active Facebook users already, social networking is strong and getting stronger as literally hundreds of millions of new users join a social network this year.

It’s really not about ageism. It is simply that a great attitude and passion to succeed trump years of experience and perfect qualifications every time.

There is a buzz now about Employee Engagement in all industries. Thought leaders in Human Resources are centered on the idea that engaged employees are more motivated, effective, and productive, and therefore can do more with less.

Protect yourself and your organization with strong passwords. Did you know that leading security experts have reported 4,000 daily cybersecurity attacks since the onset of the COVID-19. Now more than ever it is important to refrain from using personal passwords that lack security. There are a number of risks and companies are left vulnerable when employees fail to do their due diligence. 

Watch a video from our IT Guru and learn more about the sensitivity of security and protecting yourself with strong passwords. 

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