When you go to work, what part of yourself do you leave at the door? In a recent survey of top Fortune 500 executives and managers, business leaders described a strong desire to stop leaving a significant part of themselves out of their decision making processes—the spiritual underpinning of their ethical decisions. All 134 managers…
The value of relational strategies in HR and supply chain management as they apply to the deployment of human capital is a human resources hot topic in recent years. Forecasting talent demand is not wholly dissimilar from forecasting product demand. A manufacturer will source for the most inexpensive and expedient methods of production. Some aspects…
Workplace Communication Styles In our personal lives it may be easier to distinguish the ways in which men and women have communication style difference; however, it seems that these differences are less considered in the workplace if we are not mindful that they exist. To do an effective job of communicating, it is important to…
A few years ago we had the pleasure of beta testing an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) and learned lots about the software development phases; making a contribution to identifying bugs and reporting on speed and performance issues. The insight we gained was invaluable and allowed us to develop an expertise in this area as a…
A survey of the landscape in the area of performance appraisal and management reveals a number of scholars and practitioners attempting to grapple with and address the inherent complexities arising when trying to capture the meaning of performance management and its ultimate measure and criterion validity. Without a clear definition of what is meant by…
Strategic planning can be defined as an organization’s process of defining and refining its strategy, or direction, and making decision on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. For-profit and non-profit organizations implementing strategic planning may ask the questions of: What consumers do we currently serve? Who are our potential…