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Performance Review Process Demystified
Performance review is an important activity for all organizations and HR either implements a new performance review process or improves the existing process. In this procedure, HR has many queries on the performance review best practices. In my earlier blog Competencies across performance appraisals, I had analyzed the competency usage in existing performance appraisals. Analyzing … Read more
HR Department – a whipping boy for failing businesses
When a business is failing who do you blame – and is any of it HR’s fault? This topic is trending on LinkedIn currently and the discussion is apparently yielding interesting, and useful insights about HR practices. The whole discussion looks biased with two old clichés. HR controls the hiring process, and is also responsible … Read more
Top 7 posts in the HR space ( August 19th – August 24th)
We know that being an HR manager can be particularly taxing – from outlining workplace rules to preventing the next discrimination lawsuit. Wouldn’t you just love it if all the latest in HR news was condensed into a capsule for a quick read? Help us, help you stay updated. Subscribe to our blog posts for the latest … Read more
Amazon’s Work Culture – A Classic Case of Mismanagement of ‘Human Resource Data’?
Last weekend, an inside story of Amazon, published by The New York Times, stormed the Internet. The story led to a huge outcry on social media. The outcry was so loud that Amazon’s PR team could not handle it. Mr. Jeff Bezos, CEO of the company, immediately issued a memo. He urged his employees to … Read more
How to Baseline your Goal Setting Process?
An excellent article on Forbes Why You Should Be Writing Down Your Goals says that most of us don’t have a clear idea on how to write goals and hence don’t spend time in writing them down. There are over 84% employees who do not write goals and hence there is a significant loss of … Read more
Top 7 posts in the HR space ( August 12th – August 18th)
We know that being an HR manager can be particularly taxing – from outlining workplace rules to preventing the next discrimination lawsuit. Wouldn’t you just love it if all the latest in HR news was condensed into a capsule for a quick read? Help us, help you stay updated. Why Online Onboarding Is Better For … Read more
What should be the size of my HR Department?
HR Department is a very important function in an organization. The HR professionals are involved in critical jobs such as hiring, employee data management and query handling, employee engagement and development, exits, reporting and compliance. CXOs often wonder if they have too few or too many employees in the HR department and often question what … Read more
Top 7 posts in the HR space ( August 4th – August 11th)
We know that being an HR manager can be particularly taxing – from outlining workplace rules to preventing the next discrimination lawsuit. Wouldn’t you just love it if all the latest in HR news was condensed into a capsule for a quick read? Help us, help you stay updated. Minimize Risk When Terminating Employees Who … Read more
4 Steps to Douse the Fiery Flames of Office Politics
We all tend to disagree on various matters, have different priorities and may even want to change other’s opinions to achieve our vested interests – but what lengths should one go to achieve it? A research team from at the University of Amsterdam found that 90 per cent of total office conversation qualifies as gossip. … Read more
How to Ensure Gender Equality at the Workplace?
Gender Equality at the workplace, is it a myth? While there is lots being said and done about gender equality, and even with global progress in women’s pay-scale parity to men – there is much left wanting. The workplace is still a man’s world, with a significant share of Americans (45%) who feel that the … Read more
