Effective teams allow businesses to perform well. Everyone instinctively knows this but can’t generally articulate what makes a good team and what makes a bad team. GRPI is a popular team effectiveness model that can help teams function better, and you can easily explain it to team managers and members. Let’s look into it in…
The behavioral observation scale is a popular performance appraisal method because it is reliable and easy to use. It is different than an outcomes-based performance appraisal because it focuses on behavior rather than results. What exactly is a behavioral observation scale, its advantages and limitations, and how to create a BOS? Let’s get started! ContentsWhat…
You want to pay your employees accurately and at market levels. There are several metrics you can use to ensure fair pay. Salary range penetration is a crucial compensation metric to help you understand and manage pay differences at your organization. Let’s have a closer look at this metric and find out how HR can…
In many cultures, people don’t talk openly about their pay, but it’s the most important reason people take and leave jobs. Organizations need to make sure that they’re paying their employees correctly and on time and comply with employment laws and payroll regulations. If you don’t have your payroll in order, you won’t have a…
What HR Can Learn From 2020 In this video, we speak with Suzanne Lucas (Evil HR Lady) about what Human Resources professionals and HR organizations can learn from this past challenging year. Working remotely, having to constantly adapt to changing measures, helping employees deal with the stress of the pandemic… as an HR professional, you…
A solid talent management framework helps organizations execute their talent management strategy and improve performance. How can you develop and implement such a framework? ContentsWhat is a talent management framework?Why does your organization need a talent management framework?Elements of your talent management framework7 steps to develop a talent management framework What is a talent management…
The job characteristics model helps make the jobs at your organization more varied, challenging, and motivating. An engaged workforce is happier and more productive but keeping employees happy and engaged is something that HR practitioners and managers struggle with. This is where the job characteristics model comes in. What exactly is this model, and how…
There are very few people who begin and end their careers in one company. Most people move on after a time, or the company forces them to move on with an involuntary termination. People leaving organizations seems like a quite straightforward matter, but there is a lot to unpack with employee attrition. Even though the…
With social media, you can chat with friends, share funny memes, and tweet angry things into the internet void. Social collaboration uses the same tools (and can include the same behaviors), but the goals are different; this is the business side of social media. In this article, we’ll take a closer look at social collaboration;…
Family-friendly workplaces are a great idea – you want a place where people feel comfortable taking an hour or two out of a day to go to a parent-teacher conference, or with a schedule that means you won’t be working until 9:00 at night. But, why on earth do we need to call this family-friendly?…