Category Archives: Employee Relations
HR as a Business Partner
The role of HR as a strategic business partner has developed a lot from the days of the past when people had not even heard of flatter organizations, flexi timing etc. The term business partner means to cover a range [...]
Issue: Boss Troubles: A Gray-Area Behavior Problem
Tara Conroy* winced when her new boss would tell her, "You look especially lovely today" or "You have beautiful flawless skin" even though she knew he meant well.
"Pete was always looking for reasons to compliment people," says Tara, a sales [...]
IMPORTANCE OF RECEPTIVENESS
The Receptiveness Hypothesis is applicable at a number of levels. For example, it applies to organizations in general, and the ability of the organization to respond to the needs of customers, staff and other stakeholders (e.g. politicians, etc). It applies [...]
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KBR: Roles and responsibilities within an organisational structure
KBR (Kellogg, Brown and Root) is a Texas-based global corporation. It employs over 57,000 people worldwide and is a leading engineering, construction and services company. It supports the energy, hydrocarbon, government services and civil infrastructure sectors. KBR’s business is based [...]
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Sustaining Top Talent : 5 Biggest Mistakes
Executives have a unique opportunity to boost the motivation and productivity of their top talent without spending lots of money, with today's stale job market limiting employees' mobility. But the fact is that when it comes to managing their emerging [...]
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Run the Extra Mile: Sales force reward system
Few areas within management control have gained as much attention as incentives and reward systems. However, in the current media discourse, the focus has been on bonuses for management. In the competitive business environment of today, companies need to enter [...]
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New Belgium Brewing : An ESOP Case Study
Jeff Lebesch and Kim Jordan founded New Belgium Brewing in 1991. The company, which brews and distributes Fat Tire Amber Ale and five other beers in the western United States, now has over 280 employees. Early on, the company created [...]
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IMPORTANCE OF LEADERSHIP IN DOWNSIZING
Downsizing...Right-sizing, lay-offs or workforce adjustment, whatever the current "correct" terminology, the fact remains that it is the most difficult thing that managers will deal with in their careers.
There are two (only two?!) issues regarding downsizing. First, the [...]
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Managing The Maverick Employee
Workplace is often said to full of professional challenges but it the situation becomes even tougher when we encounter an independent minded person. These personalities seem to march to his own drum, always slightly out of step with the rest [...]
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The Six Deadly Sins of Team-Building
There is no question that the traditional workplace, with its emphasis on internal competition and individual star performers is undergoing a transformation. Management experts and researchers are suggesting that the successful organization is one characterized by effective teamwork, and leadership [...]
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