How to Conduct an HR Audit
No matter what the size of your organization, the end of the fiscal year is an ideal time to set new goals, adjust old ones, and realign the organization to keep everything and everyone on track with targets and objectives. Conducting an HR audit to determine how, why, and where HR processes are contributing or not contributing to these goals will help you to better define what is adding value to HR and what is [...]
Want to be a good manager? Don’t stop learning
Today’s world of fast-paced innovation and change often necessitate rapid changes, adaptability, and agility. This is evident in changes to technology and software inside many organizations, but often overlooked when it comes to the most important resource in any company, people. As a leader inside an organization, it is crucial that you be able to adapt and move forward at the same pace as the organization and the world around you, adopting a mindset of [...]
How to Eliminate Bias in The Workplace
This is a guest post from Johanna Cider. Johanna is a freelance writer from Wellington, New Zealand with a special interest in business, travel and lifestyle topics, as well as experience producing written content for various sites and blogs. Visit Johanna’s Tumblr page to see more of her published work. With issues of racial discrimination and unequal pay hot topics in the corporate world, the question of how to eliminate bias in the workplace is [...]
5 Ways to Have More Effective, Better Meetings
Meetings are an important and often necessary element of working in teams, but in many workplaces, they are dreaded, inefficient, and often not able to achieve intended goals. Creating structure and using tools like leadership and emotional intelligence to manage and improve meetings can improve team morale, boost total productivity, and improve communication cross teams – simply because meetings become a tool for communication and collaboration rather than an ineffective to-do item. Here are 5 [...]
7 ways to build a company that attracts top talent
The competition for top experts is getting more intense as global communications simplify international job searches, so companies have to work harder than ever to recruit the most talented individuals. To consistently attract high-value candidates, employers need to think strategically and apply proactive measures aimed at improving company image in the eyes of the public. The following factors can help you attract and retain top talent, regardless of which industry you might be active. 7 [...]