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What Burnout Is and Why It Isn’t Confined To The Occupational Sphere

Workplace Psychology

According to psychology professors, Michael Leiter, Christina Maslach, and Wilmar Schaufeli (2009): “burnout is a psychological syndrome in response to chronic interpersonal stressors on the job. And while burnout is an individual phenomenon, the impact of burnout can reverberate throughout an entire team or even department.

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Five Essential Fixes for Amateur Talent Management Tactics

Visier

In my previous role at an HR association, we benchmarked absence rates for over 100 organizations and found that the number of employee absences was 28 per cent higher during the first quarter of 2010 (when the Winter Olympics was in full swing) than during the first quarter of 2009 (when the H1N1 flu scare was prevalent). Why the increase?

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15 OD Interventions Every HR Practitioner Should Know

Analytics in HR

According to Cummings and Worley (2009), there is no way to know how many different kinds of interventions exist. Team building. Team building is one of the best-known organizational development interventions. Types of OD interventions.

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How to Create Employee Development Plans That Actually Work

6Q

A 124-slide PowerPoint presentation from the company about its unique approach to employment now has millions of views since it was published in 2009, and since then the company has grown to become one of the biggest media brands in the world. And it works. Evaluate your company’s needs.

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The Pursuit of Getting It “First Time Right” (FTR)

QAspire

Do, what you know Best, Tanmay By Jay Chhaya, August 19, 2010 @ 8:11 am Determination is the name of the game. For project success the points rightly identified above are part of Verification process in V&V model.

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Embrace the Truth About Measuring Employee Engagement

Bonfyre

How are the dynamics between individual team members? How are you making yourself available to the members of your team? Are there ways you can promote better team-building opportunities? How can you support these teams with better options for growth and development?

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On the Job by Anita Bruzzese: Julia Child's Passion Brings.

45 Things

Helpful information and advice from Americas favorite workplace columnist About Anita Blog Books Syndicated Column Interviews Career Links Contact Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Julia Childs Passion Brings Employees Together I recently saw the movie "Julie/Julia," and was so inspired I made Julia Childs roast chicken the next day.