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The Hidden Costs of Layoffs: Think downsizing will solve your company’s financial woes? These harsh realities may make you think twice. 1. Significant indirect costs often wipe out the direct savings of layoffs. While layoffs may seem like a good way to...; Tags: Layoff, Workplace, Employee, Downsizing, Employee Retention, Uchitelle, Workforce Management, Human Resources, Carlos Bergfeld, Louis Uchitelle, Recession, Economy, Management, Team, Johnson & Johnson; Articles 2008-06-23
Workplace Conflict Resolution: People Management Tips: Organization leaders are responsible for creating a work environment that enables people to thrive. If turf wars, disagreements and differences of opinion escalate into interpersonal conflict, a person must intervene immediately. Not intervening is not an option if a person values the organization and the positive culture. In conflict-ridden situations,...; Tags: workplace, leader, environment; White papers
Motivation in the Workplace: Regarding motivation in the workplace, countless managers are heard asking the question - "How do I keep my staff motivated?" While the above question may not surprise a person, people's answer to the question just might change the entire outlook on the subject of motivating his team. Motivation of employees...; Tags: Leadership, Recruitment & Selection, motivation, workplace, team; White papers
Teaching Team Behaviors Earlier...Much Earlier: Did a person ever wonder why adults seem to struggle when assigned to a new workplace team of some kind? As organizations increase their use of teams, the "New" skills and behaviors required seem to challenge everyone. Why does a person have so much difficulty in the workplace with something...; Tags: Team management, Recruitment & Selection, workplace, team; White papers
Giving with One Hand...: Proven: altruism will make you happier. This should cheer Arpad 'Arki' Busson of hedge-fund investor EIM, who is just about to hold a fundraising dinner for his seven-year-old charity ARK ('Absolute Return for Kids'). The annual shindig is famously high-powered -- last year Busson...; Tags: Workplace, Volunteer, Busson, Recruitment & Selection, Professional Development, Team Management, Financial Accounting, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Career, Management, Finance, BNET UK Staff; Blog posts 2008-06-04

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: Andrew Mager, BNET Feature Package, Human Resources, Jennifer Alsever, Management, Performance, Workplace, Termination, Worker, Firing, Employee; Articles 2008-02-19
Studies Show That Business Book Summaries Can Increase Workplace Productivity: Inspection of the various factors that affect a company worker's motivation shows that much of the productivity of an employee can be attributed to the right kind of information being disseminated regularly and in an engaging manner. But how can an organization provide employees with sufficient, relevant, timely information without...; Tags: motivation, workplace; White papers 2008-03-17
Web-Tracking Vs. Privacy: The New York Times ran a front-page story today about how companies are collecting massive amounts of data about what people search for on the Internet, and the pages they visit, so they can target them with specific advertisements. Yahoo alone is collecting data more than 2,500 times per month...; Tags: Channel management, William Baker, Web; Blog posts 2008-03-10
Techniques of the Office Politics Masters: How five of the country's top CEOs maneuvered to reach the top and stay there. Steve Jobs CEO, Apple Political Style: The charismatic visionary Passion is Jobs’ greatest asset in motivating employees, negotiating deals, and cultivating a...; Tags: Kelly Pate Dwyer, PepsiCo, Steve Jobs, office politics, stock option, staffing, CEO, Apple Inc., asset, career, technique, acquisition, worker, stock, job; Articles 2007-07-20
Office Politicos: A Field Guide: Every workplace has its share of good guys and bad, solo artists and team players. To get ahead — or even just survive — you need to know them all: the good eggs who can become your allies, and the bad apples to avoid or occasionally placate. Here’s a handy...; Tags: Kelly Pate Dwyer, workplace, team; Articles 2007-07-09
Top Seven Workplace Plays and Maneuvers: All office politicking relies upon a simple concept: the biggest help and the biggest hindrance to reaching your goals is other people. What’s the right way to win friends and influence people? The most effective moves build alliances, sell your ideas, and solve problems. They also involve risk — so...; Tags: Team management, Strategy, Kelly Pate Dwyer, office politics, consultant, team, workplace, alliance, Human Resources, vision, e-mail, environment, software; Articles 2007-07-02
Overcoming Sexism in the Workplace: Sexual harassment is a very sensitive subject and bound by legal and regulatory guidelines that must be adhered to. The advice provided within this article is not intended to be a definitive guide to dealing with sexism. Managers should use their discretion when dealing with such situations and use the...; Tags: BNET Editorial, harassment, workplace, regulatory guideline, team, technique, training, monitor, environment; Articles 2008-01-30
Tales from the Firing Line: Letting an employee go can make your feel like the angel of death. Here's how three managers cope with the realities of bearing bad news. James Wright Position: Partner at IT staffing firm Bridge Technical Solutions. Experience: In the 1990s,...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Workforce management, Jennifer Alsever, layoff, job, strategy, team, firing, termination, workplace, dot-com, Human Resources, career, marketing, information technology; Articles 2007-03-20
Firing and the Law: As workers become more knowledgeable about their rights, the number of wrongful-termination lawsuits is on the rise. Here's how you can avoid legal trouble when firing an employee. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Also known as: Title VII...; Tags: Workforce management, Jennifer Alsever, firing, Family and Medical Leave Act, worker, Americans with Disabilities Act, disability, retaliation, severance package, termination, absence, layoff, workplace, Sarbanes-Oxley Act, accounting, job, health care; Articles 2007-03-20
Successful Workplace Communication: View Available Dates and Locations This course features activities and role-playing exercise that will help you improve your oral interpersonal and small group communication skills in a workplace environment. Determine your communication style to help you capitalize on your strengths and improve your weaknesses. Have more...; Tags: Leadership, PRODUCTIVITY, Team management, Global Knowledge Network Inc., emotional intelligence, rapport, technique, workplace, effective leadership, communication skill, conflict resolution, team-building, alliance, performance, team; Training 2008-01-01
How Did Workplace Confrontation Get Such a Bad Rap?: confront: vt 1. To face, especially in challenge. 2. to cause to meet, bring face-to-face. Somewhere along the line, it was decided that teams should necessarily get along if they are to be productive. Around this time, it must have also been decided that the word confrontation...; Tags: Team management, Recruitment & Selection, Jeff Palfini, confrontation, workplace, team; Blog posts 2007-12-27
Ridding the Workplace of a Bullying Culture: When we hear about bullying we tend to think of children at school. Unfortunately, it’s no less common in the workplace, and though we might expect adults to behave differently, that’s not always the case.Not only is bullying highly detrimental to employee morale and individual well-being – leading to prolonged...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Team management, BNET Editorial, workplace, team, hiring, monitor; Articles 2007-12-04
Communicating Effectively with Groups: The workplace has changed radically in the past 30 years, and in many cases instructions are given—and discussions happen—over e-mail and the phone. That said, some issues and tasks are still best handled in person, and being able to get your point across clearly to groups within and outside your...; Tags: BNET Editorial, body language, workplace, technique, knowledge, marketing, phone, e-mail; Articles 2007-11-14
What Is Forced Ranking?: Forced ranking is a controversial workforce management tool that uses intense yearly evaluations to identify a company's best and worst performing employees. Why It Matters Now Although most large organizations refuse to publicly discuss or even confirm whether they're using some form of forced ranking, as many as...; Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Jennifer Alsever, General Electric Co., worker, workforce management, C, firing, teamwork, compensation, Human Resources, shareholder, workplace, talent, performance, training, job, strategy, tool, environment, Internet; Articles 2007-03-20
Decision-making under Pressure: When an important decision must be made in a high-pressure situation, it is natural to worry about making a “bad” or “wrong” decision. Most people prefer to have sufficient time to analyze a situation and consider the alternatives. In a high-pressure situation, however, time is often a luxury they cannot...; Tags: Tools & Techniques, BNET Editorial, instinct, decision-making, decision tree, technique, analysis, motivation, workplace, accounting, job, tool; Articles 2007-10-12