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Why Are Companies Turning to Older Workers? Should You?

AvilarHR

Combats a skills shortage that , according to the Department of Labor, left employers unable to find enough talent in 2017 to fill approximately 6 million open jobs. What skills and competencies are required to do the job? Consider the talent pool you know. Stick to skills and competencies. Are they interested?

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How to Up Your Competency Management Game for 2019

AvilarHR

It’s exactly how competency-driven organizations look, feel and act. There’s still time to take these five steps to up your competency management game in 2019. 1) Adopt Competency Management Technology. Increasingly, organizations are using competencies more holistically, to support their strategic plans.

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How to Quickly Improve Any Performance Appraisal System

DecisionWise

In a similar vein, our experience and research at DecisionWise confirm the following principles: (1) employees want meaningful feedback (with more being better than less); and (2) understanding others’ perceptions about one’s performance is critical to that person’s leadership potential, personal development, and good management practice.

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5 Eye-Opening HR Stats: Why Employee Recognition Matters

Achievers

Employees put a human face on the product, build relationships with customers, and define the work culture that feeds business performance – yet 32% of companies struggle to retain top talent. To help set the groundwork for a successful 2017, we present to you five revealing HR stats that prove the value of employee recognition.

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How to (Really) Get to Workplace Satisfaction

AvilarHR

Business and government leaders know that they need a top-down strategy to align skills and competencies with long-term business and mission goals. Companies in the top quartile of employee engagement experience 41 percent less absenteeism and a 17 percent boost in productivity compared with those in the bottom quartile.

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Volunteer Time Off (VTO): Definition, Benefits & Importance

CuteHR

According to a survey conducted in 2017, 75% of Millennials want their company to contribute to social good through donations or volunteering. Because there are more positions available than individuals to fill them, businesses must fight to attract top talent. The good news is that VTO can assist in attracting young, fresh talent.

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Book Review: The Leadership Challenge, 6th Edition

Workplace Psychology

It’s about leadership that makes a positive difference in the workplace and creates the climate in which people turn challenging opportunities into remarkable successes” (Kouzes & Posner, 2017, p. The fifth edition (2012) marked the 25th anniversary of the book and the sixth edition (2017) marks the 30th anniversary. Commitment 6.