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- the combined beliefs, values, ethics, procedures, and atmosphere of an organization. The culture of an organization is often expressed as "the way we do things around here" and consists of...
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- Looking For a New Job: The Pros and Cons
- Do you dread Monday mornings, cringing at the prospect of returning to a job you hate, feeling tired, stressed, and unmotivated just thinking about it? If you don't find joy or satisfaction in your work, it may be time to quit—after thinking it through. Even if you're tempted to hand...
- Articles 2007-10-17
- Blowing Up Business As Usual
- At some companies, employees skip meetings, set their own schedules, and take unlimited vacation time. Surprise: They also get more done.There's no shortage of approaches to organizational and performance management — from balanced scorecard and total quality management to management by walking around and rightsizing, just for starters. One of...
- Articles 2008-09-26
- The Impact Of Downsizing On Corporate Culture
- In the contemporary business era, where the emphasis is on cost-effectiveness and ‘lean' organizations, corporate downsizing has gained prominence. The employees actually responsible for carrying out organizational process endure the most of corporate downsizing. It is imperative to exercise caution and prudence in making the decision to downsize the organization....
- White papers 2001-07-01
- Corporate Culture Job Interview Questions And Fit Assessment
- An effective method for culture fit assessment is cultural questionnaires. Some employers design the questionnaires to gather information about characteristics you would find appealing in an ideal company. Once you've completed them your profiles are matched to the employers' profiles to identify areas of alignment and potential mismatch. Other companies...
- White papers 2009-01-01
- Corporate Culture Clash: When Boomers And Veterans Run The Office
- Even though today's workforce seems to be aging, new graduates are joining the ranks of the employed everyday. The mix of generations in today's workplace has spawned a new level of diversity and creativity. However, the generational gaps can often create as many problems as solutions. The differences in motivational...
- White papers 2007-09-04
- Selective Job Cuts Often Benefits Firm More Than Broad Layoffs Over Long Term
- There are numerous direct benefits to either not cutting staff or, if cuts must be made, to minimizing them. And if cuts are necessary, highly selective surgical cuts should be utilized wherever possible to remove only under-performing or marginal employees rather than implementing massive across-the-board cuts. In the long term,...
- White papers
- How to Get Results From Your Team
- Ten tips from the creators of the Results-Only Work Environment, from their book Why Work Sucks and How to Fix It. 1. Make meetings optional. Let people evaluate their need to participate. If they know they can make better use of ...
- Articles 2008-09-26
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- Reducing and Managing Workplace Absenteeism
- Productivity loss due to absenteeism is a serious and growing challenge. In the United States, the annual cost to employers for time lost due to accidents is almost $100 billion, and other unscheduled worker absences costs even more. Absence management is a growing body of knowledge and experience that managers...
- Articles 2007-03-27
- The Importance of the Talent Mindset in Workforce Management
- Strategic sourcing and recruitment, workforce planning, employment branding, building a strong and diverse corporate culture, alignment of rewards, succession planning - all of these issues, and many more, are becoming strategically important as organizations compete for knowledge workers and ideas. It is very important to know how these can be...
- White papers 2005-04-05
- Web-Based Pre-Employment Assessments Help Firms Hire Better Candidates, Retain Stronger Workforce, Says AberdeenGroup; Latest Survey Finds Broader Market Acceptance and Adoption of Online Assessment Tools
- BOSTON -- According to Aberdeen's latest research findings, corporations are using pre-employment testing and employee assessment to identify, hire, and retain candidates who best fit a corporate culture and demonstrate potential to remain on the job longer. Online assessment tools are also becoming integral to senior management recruitment. Aberdeen...
- Research articles 2005-07-08
- Coordinating a Volunteer Workforce
- Volunteers are an important part of the business culture. Organizations can leverage volunteers in many ways to help them meet institutional goals. Beyond the obvious economic benefits, volunteerism provides opportunities for individuals to meet their own personal objectives, acquire new skills, and/or contribute to their communities.Volunteers can be found within...
- Articles 2007-02-15
- Motives Mattter When It Comes to Diversity Training
- Motives Mattter When It Comes to Diversity TrainingA BIt of Bias, A Bit of Reality....First of all, "forced diversity training" is a highly biased term. All training in a company deemed as mandatory might be called "forced." That can range from varying forms of safety training to specific job...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-23
- Ethical workforce reflects honest management
- TRANSPARENCY CAN HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON AN organization's culture, according to Deloitte's 2008 Ethics and Workplace survey, conducted by global market research firm Opinion Research. The study of more than 4,000 adults, including I,670 full-time U.S. workers, finds that open and honest communication between corporate leaders and employees can...
- Research articles 2008-06-01
- Global Talent Management: Fostering Global Workforce Practices That Are Scalable, Sustainable and Ethical - 8 Principles & 7 Field Lessons for Success in Global Talent Management
- Given the social, political and economic consequences for people, nations and corporations, the time for true Global Talent Management GTM has arrived. To remain competitive, organizations have to expand their search for the best talent globally and must nurture their brands and reputations in countries that were once viewed as...
- White papers 2004-06-01
- Avoid the Perils of Employee Inbreeding
- Avoid the Perils of Employee InbreedingNo Free Thinkers AllowedI agree with you, Monger. Very few organizations really walk their talk. And even fewer are willing to tolerate "misfits" or "free thinkers", regardless of how good their ideas may be.Weird Ideas That WorkRight on Target! There's a wonderful book about this...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-27
- In Break With Past, No More Passing the Buck at Opel
- By Christiaan HetznerFRANKFURT (Reuters) - The new head of Opel promised investments in new models and pledged to put an end to business as usual at the General Motors brand -- addressing two key grievances by unions when he outlined his turnaround plan this weekend.Newly anointed as Opel chief executive...
- News items 2009-12-16
- No More Passing the Buck at Opel
- By Christiaan HetznerFRANKFURT (Reuters UK) - The new head of Opel promised investments in new models and pledged to put an end to business as usual at the General Motors GM brand -- addressing two key grievances by unions when he outlined his turnaround plan this weekend.Newly anointed as Opel...
- News items 2009-12-17
- Avoid the Perils of Employee Inbreeding
- It's human nature to gravitate to people who are like you, and that holds true in the office as well. When you're hiring for your team, people who click with potential co-workers and fit in with the culture often seem like best candidates. And much of the time, they have...
- Blog posts 2008-05-26
- Workforce Performance Solutions: WPS Magazine Discusses Senior Leadership's Role in Business Ethics; Case Study Looks at American Management Association Survey on Causes of Unethical Behavior
- CHICAGO -- Although compliance programs, internal reporting and policies can address the surface issues surrounding business ethics, the real problems often go deeper. Appropriately, the Engagement feature in the March issue of Workforce Performance Solutions magazine examines how ensuring that leadership walks the talk is part of making ethical corporate...
- Research articles 2006-03-09
- Perfect One Day. Then What? | BTalk Australia
- (13min 14) The Queensland mining sector is being hit hard by the collapse of export demand, yet the state’s CEOs remain relatively optimistic about the year ahead. While they expect a downturn they don’t expect to bit hit as hard as the rest of the country. Phil...
- Blog posts 2009-02-09
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