Gaming the System—PA Sin #7-10
Yesterday, we featured the first 6 “sins” of performance appraisers; today, we present the rest of the sins on our Top 10 list.
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Will Your Investigation Hold Up? Expert Offers Tips
Take care with your investigations, says investigator and trainer DeDe Church, or they may do more harm than good. Here are some things you need to know about doing your investigations, she says. Church (DeDe Church & Associates, LLC, www.dedechurch.com) offered her advice at the Employers Counsel Network Convention held recently in Austin, Texas. The […]
Danger Zone—FMLA Certs Are Like a Pre-Nup
Caraway, who is a member of Miller & Martin PLLC, in the Chattanooga office, offered six tips for reducing FMLA abuse during a recent webinar sponsored by BLR®. Here are her six tips for dealing with FMLA abuse. Tip # 1—Don’t Accept ‘Unknown’ Certs FMLA certifications (certs) are like an “FMLA prenuptial agreement,” says Caraway. […]
Do You Address Employee Engagement During Management Training?
“All managers should be taught the subtle signs of a disengaged workforce,” says Todd Patkin, author of Finding Happiness: One Man’s Quest to Beat Depression and Anxiety and—Finally—Let the Sunshine In. “They should all learn which words and actions tend to upset employees and which get people fired up. They should know how to handle […]
Performance Appraisals—10 Most Common Sins
Sin #1. Failure to set meaningful goals “Well, Sandy, I think we did fairly well this year, eh?” “Tracy, I was sort of hoping you’d make more progress this year.” Evaluation is difficult when there aren’t clear, measurable goals. Many experts recommend the S-M-A-R-T approach to setting goals. That means goals should be: Specific Measurable […]
Gaming the System—PA Sin Number Seven
Yesterday’s Advisor featured the first 6 of our 10 sins of performance appraisers; today, we present the rest of the sins. [Go here for sins 1 to 6.] Sin #7. Gaming the system “John’s work is just OK, to be sure, but I need to give him a big raise to keep him, so […]
The 10 Sins of Performance Appraisers
Performance evaluation—it’s hard to get it right, but, unfortunately, it’s easy—and expensive— to get it wrong. We’ve identified the 10 most common mistakes of managers and supervisors who conduct performance appraisals. We call them the “10 Sins.” Sin #1. Failure to set meaningful goals “Well, Sandy, I think we did fairly well this year, […]
Do You Train Your Employees to Be Leaders?
At the start of each basketball season at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Coach John Wooden used to personally demonstrate for his players “how to correctly put on sweat socks to avoid folds, wrinkles, or creases that cause blisters,” he recently told BLR®. Such attention to detail, he says, is critical for success […]
How To Support—And Manage—Employees With Chronic Illnesses (Hint: They’re Not The Same Thing)
As an HR person, you care about people, says attorney Susan Fentin. Your impulse is to help an employee with a chronic illness. However, if the situation is driving the business down, you may not be able to help.
Partner or Police: How Is your HR Department Perceived?
Human Resources is as complex as the customers it serves. But, when HR Practitioners lose perspective on where their allegiance should reside, it sacrifices the integrity of the profession and potentially alienates customers. This article will provide tips and suggestions on how HR can gain and maintain trust to gain the ultimate reward of that valued “Seat at the Table.”