Managers conduct them at pre-determined intervals, so problems are uncovered only after they’ve negatively impacted the company. Furthermore, Aberdeen has found that more than 70% of the time, lead managers grade on a scale. MORE

Have you ever been concerned that competitors have been diligently measuring the ROI on their employee reward and recognition programs, while your company hasn’t? . If so, your fears are well-founded, suggests Award Program Value & Evidence , a new study by the Incentive Research Foundation. We’ve already looked at one large component of this IRF study, discussing ways in which non-cash tangible rewards often outperform their cash counterparts. MORE

Fifty-nine percent (59%) also do not measure and reward managers for developing these workers. While only 34% of organizations reward line leaders who encourage workers to take advantage of provided opportunities, it's a practice that is 2.5x MORE

Although constantly recruiting and training new employees is expensive, it is the ancillary effects on productivity, customer satisfaction, manger effectiveness and engagement metrics that truly impact the overall business operations. 2) Establish Formal Career Pathing Encourage and help employees create formal career paths for themselves so both employees and their managers have a concrete understanding of each other's goals and expectations. MORE

With globalization, Human Resource Management or Personnel Management as it was called in earlier days has transformed. What is Human Resource Management? It is aimed at synergizing the entire spectrum of creating, managing, and cultivating the employer-employee relationship. MORE

There is a trend: recruitment marketing going anti-employer brand (aka video montages about the great open workspace) and moving toward featuring authentic videos about the people, hiring managers, etc. Do this inhouse corporate as well! Do this inhouse corporate as well! MORE

Well, what if we told you that the secret weapon to driving employee success was your managers? More often than not, employees don’t leave companies – they leave bad managers. Your managers need real-time insight into their team’s engagement levels. MORE