Performance Appraisals are conducted to evaluate employee performance, identify skill development needs and recognize valuable contribution of the top performers. Using a standard rating criterion in performance evaluation ensures fairness in the process. Impact of Rating Patterns of Managers in Performance Appraisals During performance reviews, every manager uniquely evaluates and scores employees on multiple performance […]
Office politics is an evil that impacts employee’s performance. It can occur for any reason, be it money, power, status or just for greed. Politics at workplace takes an emotional toll on everyone involved in it. Arguments, favouritism and difference in opinions become a common sight at workplaces where political games exist. Political games, often […]
A human resource information system (HRIS) that uses online data is said to be on cloud. HRIS has the capability to speed up HR processes, ease the workload, and accelerate overall productivity. With the advances in Smart HR technology, HR vendors started offering cloud based HRIS. 6 reasons to invest in cloud-based Human Resource Management […]
Hiring of employees is a challenging and time-consuming process. Sourcing candidates, reviewing resumes, shortlisting candidates and interviewing multiple applicants can often be both physically and mentally draining. But the real challenge begins with onboarding of new hires. In small and midsize companies, it becomes difficult to keep a balance between core HR activities and recruitment […]
“Succession Planning Doesn’t Start with People. It Starts with the Requirements of the Position.” – David Ulrich Succession Planning is a process to identify employees from within the company, for leadership or any other kind of key roles in the company. A survey conducted by National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) found that 2/3rd of […]
In today’s global economy, HR challenges affect all aspects of a business. The traditional ways of hiring, managing and retaining workforce need to be transformed to meet the business objectives. HR should be well informed and updated with the latest evolution in HR automation and aim at becoming a strategic partner in the business. Overcome […]
Appreciation is a basic human need! Experts believe that praise and recognition have always been crucial in improving employee productivity, engagement and retention. Managers, HR and the leadership need to understand its significance and the positive impact it has on business growth. A simple thing, such as a shout out in a team meeting or […]
What is open enrollment and why is it important? If you are employed by an organization, then every year around the fall, you would be getting a notification from your employer about the upcoming open enrollment. This would be the yearly period when you and other employees could enroll in or make changes to your […]
Are performance reviews making any difference in your workforce productivity? Is it even effective in optimizing an employee’s performance? Not sure? You’re not alone! Ideally, performance review is a systematic process to evaluate and document performance of an employee. If an appraisal process is designed and implemented carefully, it can help managers and HR to […]
Here’s an incident that inspired me to write about an online leave application system and how managers can make best use of this tool. I manage a team of 5 people. Last month, we had an important project, and unfortunately, we missed on our first project delivery deadline. I was taken by surprise when one […]
