Hiring managers frequently obsess over talent – they want to get all of the best candidates to work at the right positions to ensure optimal results. However, as the Better Managers blog notes, efficiency and profitability have little to do with the capabilities of employees, but everything to do with the processes and systems followed
Continue reading »Major staffing problems have hit Kansas state hospitals, creating a stressful and inhospitable work environment, the Kansas City Star reports. The issue stems from a program launched last year by Kansas Governor Sam Brownback. The initiative, an early retirement program which offered health insurance benefits and one-time payment initiatives to state workers, was jumped on
Continue reading »One of the most important skills at any workplace is the ability of employees to think broadly about the task at hand. When employees understand the goal of their jobs and their roles as employees in the grand scale of their companies, they will be able to come up with effective solutions to problems they may encounter as
Continue reading »Rather than outsourcing manufacturing jobs to foreign countries, companies such as Terex Aerial Work Platforms are keeping these positions domestic and helping reduce the United States' unemployment rate, one person at a time. In Washington state, for example, more than 14,600 jobs were created by the manufacturing sector over the past year. Since December alone,
Continue reading »The Chinese scholar Laozi once said something to the effect of “knowing others is intelligence, knowing yourself is true wisdom.” That saying holds a lot of truth when it comes to the continuous improvement of business leaders and management – efficiency doesn't come from being able to boss around employees but by truly knowing your
Continue reading »It's difficult to determine how much impact the culture of an office can have on a company's bottom line. In an economic climate that's encouraging many business owners to do more with less, empowering employees and nurturing this workplace culture can unfortunately fall by the wayside in an effort to achieve more tangible and seemingly
Continue reading »Cisco Systems, a leader in the field of business communications, had seen better days. Last year at the company's Partner Summit in New Orleans, attendees could taste the desperation in the air, despite executives at the meeting boasting key metrics – market share, profit margins, roadmap numbers, etc. Nonetheless, employees and company insiders said the
Continue reading »The employee has become more important than ever before in light of the economic recession, and it's pivotal that companies spend the necessary time to nurture and empower their workers so as to maximize their value. B.T. Bangera, an Indian business executive, recently noted the importance of the human element to a company. During a
Continue reading »You could write a book on what drives employee engagement – in fact, many people have. When it comes to individual empowerment, though, sometimes all that's needed is a greater degree of personal happiness. With that in mind, professional network CareerBliss released a survey this week ranking the “happiest” job in the U.S. Analyzing factors
Continue reading »Companies are taking tremendous steps to retain and develop their top leaders, particularly managers and senior-level executives, according to a recent survey by OI Partners. The report alludes to a mounting talent gap not only in the U.S. but worldwide. With an aging Baby Boomer population, organization have been forced to ramp up their recruiting
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