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Researchers to Managers: Employees CAN Change: The Find: Managers who believe in their employees' capacity to change and grow are more likely to provide them support and to spot changes in performance than those who believe you can't teach an old dog new tricks. The Source: "Managers' Implicit Assumptions About Personnel" in...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Performance Management, Manager, Performance, Employee; Blog posts 2008-08-04
The Uncompromising Leader: Managing the tension between performance and people is at the heart of every leader's job. Focus single-mindedly on delivering profits, and you disenchant your workforce, destroying your capacity to drive needed strategic change. Concentrate solely on...; Tags: Flemming Norrgren, Nathaniel Foote, Michael Beer, Harvard Business Review, In Brief, Russell A. Eisenstat, Management, Leadership, Leader, Employee, Tobias Fredberg; Articles 2008-07-18
Give Your Employees a $1,700 a Year Raise, Free: The Find: Sun Microsystems conducted a careful study of its flexible working program and found that giving its employees the freedom and tools to work at home saved each employee $1,700 a year in gas and vehicle wear and tear. The Source: Sun's "Open Work Energy Measurement...; Tags: Employee, Sun Microsystems Inc., Jessica Stillman; Blog posts 2008-06-16
Should You Bribe Your Team to Quit?: If you're looking to fill your organization with people who are as dedicated to your company as you are, why not weed out the wanna-bes by giving them a quitting bonus? That's the unusual approach taken by Zappos.com, a leading Internet shoe retailer. As Bill Taylor explains...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, CC Holland, Human Resources, Payroll Solutions, Internet, Zappo, Workforce Management, Retail, Employee, Team; Blog posts 2008-06-02
Top Companies Pay Employees Less, But Hold Onto Them Longer: The Find: Successful companies pay salaries that are 5 percent lower than those of their peers, through retention tactics and avoiding the need to pay for expensive outside talent. The Source: Deeper analysis of Fortune's "Most Admired Companies," from the consultancy Hay Group. ...; Tags: Jessica Stillman, Human Resources, Hay Group, Employee, Talent, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management; Blog posts 2008-05-27

Five Reasons Why Global Moves Are Good For Your Firm: A new McKinsey survey subscription required of leading multinational firms has come up with a surprising result -- that movement of employees around different countries is still limited and that employees fear that time overseas will somehow penalize their careers. McKinsey came up with the results in...; Tags: Employee, Survey, Move, Professional Development, Marketing Research, Career, Marketing, Peter Galuszka; Blog posts 2008-05-15
How to Hang on to Your Talent: Your best employees have lots of reasons to leave. Keep them happy, loyal, and productive with these proven strategies. Create a Culture of Retention Source: Harvard Knowledgebase Without an effective employee retention program, labor shortages...; Tags: downsizing, layoffs, turnover, employee retention, BNET Staff, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Employee, Talent, top five; Articles 2008-05-13
Productivity Tip: Have a Fun Day: Having fun outside of the office boosts productivity. Or so argues the blog Chief Happiness Officer, which suggests that companies would improve productivity by giving employees a fun day -- an extra day off and a little bit of money to go do something fun. To ensure that it's...; Tags: Michael Fitzgerald, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Networking, Personal Technology, Telecommunications, Internet, Recruitment & Selection, Network Technology, Cable, Blogging, Fun Day, Employee; Blog posts 2008-05-09
How to Execute a Merger: Planning and brokering an M&A deal is the easy part. It's after the ink is dry that the real work begins. Here's how to navigate this critical period in five key steps. Set Expectations GOAL: Ensure...; Tags: Merger, Employee, Firm, Acquisition, Mergers & Acquisitions, Organization, Crash Course, Strategic Planning, Strategy, Geoffrey James, Business Operations, Finance, Investment, Corporate Law; Articles 2008-05-06
Great Expectations Lead to Great Performance: The Find: When managers have high expectations for employees, they're three times more likely to get superior performance. The Source: Research from Tel Aviv University's Faculty of Management. The Takeaway: If you want exceptional results, forget cracking the whip and running down...; Tags: Bank, Employee, Performance, Performance Management, Financial Services, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Jessica Stillman; Blog posts 2008-04-30
The Right Way To Spy On Employees: Be honest. We're you really surprised at the revelations that State Department employees took clandestine peeks at the presidential candidate's passport files? I wasn't. I know of a department store credit office where the night shift routinely passes the time by pulling up records of famous customers....; Tags: Human Resources, Recruitment & Selection, Monitoring, Employee, Workplace, Workforce Management, Sean Silverthorne; Blog posts 2008-03-28
Sick Leave Creates a Dilemma: Last week, Washington D.C. approved a new law requiring all city businesses to provide paid sick leave to their employees. This is a positive step for small businesses and low-wage workers most large companies already have such policies in place for their professionals, but it reminded me of a...; Tags: Online Communications, E-mail, Dilemma, Leave, Employee, William Baker; Blog posts 2008-03-18
Break Your CEO Out Of His Gated Community: The corporate and personal lifestyles of top execs often lead them on a path of isolation. Eventually they lose touch with employees, customers, and market trends. As Bryant University professor Michael Roberto puts it: Far too many senior executives at large companies become isolated in...; Tags: Employee, E-mail, Online Communications, Sean Silverthorne; Blog posts 2008-03-17
Innovation from the Bottom Up at Google: As noted in this space recently, there are tools media company managers can use to encourage entrepreneurial efforts inside their departments. You need look no further than the most successful corporate innovator on the planet -- Google -- for an idea how to accomplish this. ...; Tags: David Weir, Human Resources, Strategy, Management, Recruitment & Selection, Workforce Management, Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Employee, Google Inc., Innovation; Blog posts 2008-03-06
Office Designs for Optimizing Collaboration: The nature of work has changed considerably since the first cubicle was introduced in 1968. Today's workplaces need to be as adaptable and collaborative as the people inside them. Here's how Microsoft and other large companies have redesigned their offices for the way people work now. .officeDesignPic...; Tags: BNET Feature, Workspace Design, Office Architecture, Office Design, Jane Hodges, Management, Team Management, Construction, Wall, Worker, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Office, Collaboration, Employee, Cubicle, Team, Space; Articles 2008-03-03
Office Design: How to Build a Better Office: A well-designed office is one of the easiest and most cost-effective ways to retain workers and make them more productive. Size Up Your Current Space Goal: Understand how well — or...; Tags: Office Design, Adjustment, Jane Hodges, Charlotte Wiederholt, Office Layout, Office, Worker, Space, Workplace, Employee, Microsoft Office, Conference, Office Architecture, Design, Crash Course; Articles 2008-02-29
Learning to Say You're Fired: One chronic underperformer can hold back an entire team. Here's how to let someone go with professionalism—and compassion.Is one of your workers holding back the rest of your team? If you've given them plenty of chances to improve and things just aren't working out, it's time to consider another option:...; Tags: Employee, Firing, Worker, Termination, Performance, Workplace, Management, Andrew Mager, Jennifer Alsever, Human Resources, BNET Feature Package; Articles 2008-02-19
Introducing a Productivity Initiative: In a company where good, solid, and effective managerial processes exist already, many of the techniques for improving productivity should be easy to incorporate. Though technical capabilities are crucial, implementing new systems can be expensive and often lead to drastic reductions in productivity. Employing innovative managerial techniques is a cheaper...; Tags: BNET Editorial, Management, Productivity, Team Management, Staff, Employee, Team, Technique; Articles 2008-01-30
Poll: Racism in the Office: Starting today, "Where's the Line" begins a series of discussions on some of the hot-button ethical issues in business today. We offer you a dilemma and let you decide who's right, who's wrong and who are just plain out of their minds. Today's dilemma deals with issues of race and...; Tags: William Baker, Human Resources, Online Communications, Workforce Management, E-mail, Minority Employee, Employee, Microsoft Office; Blog posts 2008-01-24
The Secrets of Recruiting and Motivating Talent: We've posted several times about what is and is not key to motivating employees. Do employees want fun, work-life balance, a pleasant office environment, or a boss with an iron will? The exact formula for a truly motivated team remains elusive, but new research out yesterday from consulting firm Watson...; Tags: Workforce Management, Human Resources, Marketing, Recruitment & Selection, Branding, Employer Brand, Recruiting, Brand, Employee, Talent, Jessica Stillman; Blog posts 2007-12-12