What’s more important to a company: having someone put in their forty-hour work week or ensuring that projects and tasks are completed accurately and in a timely manner?
I would hope that if I am particularly efficient and can effectively complete the projects assigned to me in the time allotted, that I would be cut a […]

As the Internet has become a dominant force in our everyday lives and employees have gained access to it and email on a regular basis, cyberslacking, also known as goldbricking, or wasting time playing on the computer at work, has become a real concern for white collar employers.
Add to this the concept of multishirking, doing […]

Our people are our most valuable asset.
How often have you heard these words uttered by some executive or seen them incorporated into a company’s mission and values statement?
Simply stated: “A company’s human capital asset is the collective sum of the attributes, life experience, knowledge, inventiveness, energy, and enthusiasm that its people choose to invest in their […]

Enron, Arthur Anderson, WorldCom, Adelphia….
These are not unknown organizations flying under the radar. Yet within the last ten years they have fallen victim to…what? Corporate greed? Stupidity?
Depending on who you speak to, corporate ethics is a) a human resources function, b) not a human resources function, c) a legal issue, d) everyone’s responsibility.
I’d like to […]

A close friend recently told me of her company’s desire to improve the efficiency and cost effectiveness of the human resources department by looking at ways to eliminate, automate or outsource portions of the HR function … i.e. reinventing human resources.
They put together a team of key HR members who looked at all functional areas […]

Change is inevitable, except from vending machines.
–Unknown
Isn’t technology amazing!
The things we can do at work these days: video conferencing, distance learning, instant messaging, and more.
According to the most recent figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 77 million workers or 55.5% of employees use the computer at work.
With all the technology available to us, it can […]

“The more people understand what’s really going on in their company, the more eager they are to help solve its problems” – Jack Stack, CEO, SRC.
Company culture is vital in establishing what your organization values and what drives your company to be successful. But more importantly knowing and understanding your company culture will benefit you […]

Company culture and the established value system are vital in shaping the behavior of employees because things don’t happen independent of the individuals involved. And the individuals involved act as they do based on established norms and a shared sense of what is appropriate given the situation. But how did your company culture become what […]

A company’s culture and value system goes a long way in determining which candidates are the best fit for an organization. Why? Because a company’s culture helps define the norms for expected and accepted behavior within that particular organization.
A lot of companies only have a feeling of what their culture and values are, but they […]

The job of retaining quality employees is not the sole responsibility of the human resources department, though too often managers abdicate their role in the process somehow believing that HR professionals will single-handedly create job satisfaction for their staff.
Employee job satisfaction is not just about having a job and receiving a paycheck, although all too […]