5 Tips to Improve Employee Assessment Practices
Employee assessment and performance reviews have been under fire for some time. Studies show that not only do people actively dislike performance reviews, they dread them, allowing them to interrupt real productivity and value delivery. At the same time, most experts agree the real problem isn’t performance reviews or employee assessment, it’s organizations using outdated assessment practices that fail to take the individual, goals or other factors into account. Performance reviews can add a lot [...]
How to Follow Up on HR Assessments and Performance Reviews
Performance reviews are a crucial element of most company cultures. At the same time, HR assessments and performance reviews are in the middle of a massive overhaul. Most organizations recognize that old-school performance reviews are more harmful than helpful and many offer little value, only demotivation. While some of this demotivation surrounds the natural process of being tested and the possibility of being found wanting, most of it relates to what is tested, how, and [...]
How to Gauge Your HR Department’s Performance Quarterly
Investing in your workplace often means investing in HR so they have the resources to hire, train, and develop individuals to help the organization. Once you’ve made those investments, how do you ensure HR stays on track? How do you review HR’s performance? While there are numerous ways to track the efficacy and efficiency of HR, quarterly reviews are one of the best methods you can choose. Unlike year-end performance review, quarterly reviews allow you [...]
5 Fatal flaws of attracting talent
The global talent shortage is at a record high, with 45% of employers across the world finding it difficult to fill roles with the right people - but is the talent shortage really the problem? Millions of businesses are so busy trying to find talent, that they’ve neglected to attract it - adopting practices that, instead, are driving candidates away. If you’re struggling to fill positions, take a look at these six fatal flaws of [...]
How and Why to Assess Core Values in Candidates
Value-based assessments have always been popular in organizations, but today, they’re more popular than ever. With even large-scale organizations like Southwest Airlines and Aegon adopting core-value based hiring, many businesses are wondering why and how they can do the same. Core values represent a candidate’s core beliefs relating to moral questions and answers. Most organizations benefit from learning about these values before making a hire but it’s important not to rely too heavily on value-based [...]