What Is Sex Stereotyping?
Have you heard the term “sex stereotyping”? Do you know what it means in reference to workplace behaviors?
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Problems with Performance Appraisals
Were you surprised at the title to this article? Performance appraisals are usually discussed with an eye toward all of their various benefits, like improved productivity, keeping employees focused on goals, and aligning employees with the organizational vision. Indeed, there are arguments on both sides of this issue, and clearly both advantages and drawbacks abound. […]
Getting the PIP Process Right: Tips for Employers
An employee continues to make mistakes that cost the company money. You meet with her and place her on a performance improvement plan (PIP). After the 60-day PIP period ends, you conclude that her performance did not improve adequately and terminate her employment.
What Can HR Do About Workplace Gossip?
Let’s face it. We’re living in a society that’s fascinated, if not obsessed, with the private lives of other people. As much as you may want to deny it, you know you’ve looked at the National Enquirer more than once — even if it was just while you were waiting in the grocery store checkout […]
How to Prepare for Difficult Conversations Remotely
During ‘The Great Resignation,’ 4.4 million people left jobs in September and another 4.2 million left in October, according to the U.S. Labor Department. Most of these employees are quitting because they are finding better work environments and higher pay. Therefore, every manager and HR professional is focused right now on employee retention – especially […]
Learning Skills: How Long Does It Take?
By Ryan M. Frischmann In yesterday’s Advisor, Ryan M. Frischmann, author of A Skills-Based Approach to Developing a Career, described how skills are the language of learning and how experiences are a key factor in learning new skills. Today, Frischmann provides some information for our readers regarding an age-old training question: How long does it […]
Knowledge Loss: Turnover Means Losing More Than Employees
The HR Daily Advisor recently sat down with Ari Bixhorn, Vice President of Marketing, at Panopto to discuss the loss of company knowledge when employees leave an organization.
Favorites from 2021: HR Works Podcast
The mission of the HR Works Podcast is to provide clear, relevant, actionable information on topics that matter to HR professionals through engaging and insightful interviews with experts and thought leaders. We are proud to help keep the water-cooler conversations going in such challenging and uncertain times. Over the past year, we’ve spoken with dozens […]
What Is Organizational Knowledge, and Where Can I Find It?
Just like humans, members of a tribe of elephants communicate expressively and meaningfully with one another. Elephants’ memories can span up to 50 years. For example, they can remember the locations of watering holes hundreds of miles away—which is very useful in the savannah. Think of your organization as being like a tribe of elephants, […]
6 Challenges in Establishing a Performance Management Process
Implementing an effective and objective performance management process helps employers communicate expectations and results to employees. This in turn drives higher performance levels from them. Here are some challenges to look out for when implementing (or improving) a performance management process. 6 Challenges in Establishing a Performance Management Process “Employers are refocusing on the importance […]