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Advantages of a Hybrid eMentoring System & eLearning Platform By : Tony Colon We suggest blending learning & mentoring initiatives together. By combining traditional face-to-face learning and mentoring along with an e-learning and e-mentoring component, a healthcare organization can address three major issues - time, distance, and financial constraints. How To Hire Qualified And Reliable People By : David Gass Explains how to hire the best people for the job and some common mistakes made when trying to do this. The Need For Employee Leasing For Small Businesses By : David Gass Describes the growing necessity for employee leasing between companies and why it's different from merely outsourcing. Insure Your Business Against Crimes By Employees With Employee Dishonesty Coverage By : David Gass Gives the reasons for obtaining employee dishonesty coverage as well as its advantages and disadvantages. The Keys To Effective Employee Training By : David Gass Supplies the information necessary to effectively train employees for maximum efficiency. How To Select Appropriate Business Gifts By : David Gass Explains the need for business gifts and which ones are the most appropriate. A Four Step Process to Easily Reduce Employee Turnover By : Robert Cameron Companies either struggle with employee turnover reduction plans or, worse yet, do absolutely nothing to reduce it. Robert A. Cameron & Associates suggests how to correct this problem in four easy steps that companies can easily implement immediately. Dangerous Employee Test Announced By : Heyward Ewart With the increased risk of workplace violence and perhaps even terrorist activity, a means is needed to spot a perpetrator beforehand. Now, a test has been created for that purpose. Hiring and Retaining Employees Part I By : Phil Morettini There is probably nothing more important to a high tech company's long-term success, than hiring and retaining employees. Is every Manager a Leader? By : Marcia Granger As a Manager, make sure you are a Leader as well How to Implement Change in the Workplace Without Sending Your Staff to a Psychiatrist By : Mike Moore Thirteen suggestions to help you bring about workplace change without sending your entire staff to a Psychiatrist. Favoritism in the Workplace--How to Avoid Even the Perception of It By : Phil Morettini I'm going to address a topic that isn't often discussed formally by top management within a business, certainly not out in the open. It's a major topic in HR circles, I'm sure. It's also a major topic, in hushed tones, around the water cooler and during lunch among friends. The Power of Employee Recognition By : Dave Cohen A discussion of how to motivate employees and inspire them to become more punctual, productive, and loyal. Why Hiring A DJ For Your Next Corporate Event Can Be A Slap In The Face By : Steve Meade "Not another DJ - How Boring!" Ever heard that out of the mouth of your employees at your annual party? Hire A Hypnotist For Convention Fun! By : Steve Meade Imagine a comedy show at your next event so hilarious - your guests talk about it - and are still laughing about it years later... An Employment Background Check Makes Sense By : Ray La Foy If you're an employer and you don't run background checks, let's look at some of the biggest reasons you should change that policy: Employee Background Check By : John Pawlett Hire in haste repent at leisure! Do You Recognize The 5 Early Warning Signs Of Employee Insubordination? By : Kevin Muir Dealing with employee insubordination is a difficult task. If left unchecked, it can snowball into a major problem that affects more than just one employee. In this article, you'll learn the 5 early warning signs of an insubordinate employee and what you must do to correct the employee behavior. A Foolproof Termination Letter: Fire Your Employee Quickly And Easily By : Kevin Muir A foolproof termination letter is one of the most important documents of the firing process. If your former employee decides to file a wrongful termination lawsuit, his lawyer may use your termination letter in the proceedings. This article will help you write a letter that shows you and your company in the most positive light. Firing Employees and Increasing Your Productivity By : Kevin Muir Are you frustrated by a problem employee who is ruining your business' productivity? If so, you are not alone. Don't let a bad employee ruin your bottom line. Learn how other small business owners are firing problem employees while lowering their risk of wrongful termination lawsuits. Learn How To Interview Applicants By : Jeff Casmer So you are hiring new employees and have narrowed your stack of resumes to the 10 or so top candidates, now it's time to start setting up interviews. If you dread this portion of the process, you're not alone. Thoughts on Dealing with Difficult Employees By : Colleen Kettenhofen Do you manage or supervise difficult employees? Ever think you're alone? You're not. Most likely your difficult employee is someone you've inherited. Not someone you would've hired. Yet somehow they fell through the cracks and got hired anyway. Discover proven strategies for dealing with difficult employees. Employee Retention-How To Keep People Happy and Focused By : Kreg Enderson Employee turnover impacts an organization in a variety of ways, most of which are negative. High turnover generates not only heavy tangible costs, but takes its toll on the current team members as well. So what can you do to reduce the cost of continually bringing in new people? Here are just a few reasons for high turnover and some strategies to correct. Things They Donâ€™t Teach You in Management Training By : Louise A. Kiernan, MA, PHR "Working with people” is arguably the most difficult aspect of a Manager’s job. Training prepares Managers to delegate, motivate, influence, coach, communicate, recognize and strategize. Often it does not prepare a Manager for the difficult employee who is resistant to most motivating, influencing, coaching, and recognition techniques. So, what’s a manager to do? Here are a few examples of how to handle some difficult types. A Different Perspective On Your Job By : James Delrojo There seems to be a lot of focus these days on the negative side of a job. This includes unfair dismissal, strikes for increased wages, sexual harassment, unfair treatment, and so on. It seems to me that workers are seeing the employer as their enemy and their job as a painful burden. The Whistleblower Protection Law By : James Monahan A whistleblower is a person who tells on something he believes is an illegal act. The employees are the most commonly known whistleblower. They tell on their employers which they suspect is doing or committing an illegal act. Is There A Place For Humor In The Workplace By : John Edmond Lighten up! Okay, that may be hard advice for anyone who hears that phrase on the job, but humor in the workplace is more than possible and without getting served a pink slip either, but keep in mind that there are some jobs where humor isn't a good idea The 5 Keys To Inducting New Employees By : Mr Sital Ruparelia When it comes to inducting new employees into your business you only get one chance. Get it wrong and you have started to sow the seeds of doubt in the mind of your new starter in the first few weeks. Get it right and it will make a huge difference to how the person settles in. Without being perfectionist, the key is to make sure that every new starter feels excited and positive that they have made the right choice in joining your business. The Pros And Cons Of Rewarding Your Employees By : Martin Haworth A management tool that is so often missed is the ad hoc motivation of employees by reward. A great opportunity. Yet there are some reasons to be cautious... Why Does Work Not Get Done? By : Helmut Flasch There are perhaps as many reasons why work does not get done as there are unfinished tasks laying around. Work not getting done, even in a small business, over a lifetime means millions of dollars lost. Stress in the Workplace - A Management Responsibility By : Leslie Hardy Stress in the workplace can have a disastrous effect on peoples' health and lead to sickness and absence. It can also seriously disrupt the business and reduce profits. Yet many organisations consider stress to be a personal problem of individual workers, and something which an organisation can do little to address. Agitators In The Office By : Gary Crow Understanding the motivations of agitators is not too difficult if you look at their behavior and then ask yourself why they are behaving that way. More to the point, what do they get out of it? This article helps you understand their motivations and, more importantly, how to effectively manage their disruptive behavior. How Great Managers Improve Employee Performance Goals By : Saleem Rana Great managers recognize and respect employee loyalty to a business world and work to improve it with these five simple tips. Successful Corporate Gift Buying Basics By : Ramon Torres Although there are no definitive rules, knowing the following corporate gift buying basics will increase your chances of attaining your goals. The Exit Interview: Don't Let That Valuable Information Walk Out Your Door! By : Jack Deal Departing employees through an exit interview provide an excellent way to find out more about your company but it requires discipline and focus. This article discusses exit interview basics. Break the Golden Rule For the Sake of your Team By : Daiv Russell It looks so very simple, don't you think? "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." The Golden Rule appears so undisputed that it could be a solution for every relationship. Simply act toward everyone the same way you would prefer to be taken care of and everything will run wonderfully, right? A Winning Spirit Inspires Leaders and Employees to Achieve Greater Success By : Randy Gilbert Many employees dread going to work each day. They are miserable, spending their entire week just waiting for the weekend to arrive. Their work suffers; they don't work up to their potential, feeling unappreciated. Hiring the Perfect Candidate for Your Company By : Eric Reed Selecting the perfect candidate for a new position is difficult but there are some steps to take to make the selection process easier and not as overwhelming. The Role of Great Employee Benefits By : Eric Reed There are many different benefits to consider when putting together your companys benefit package. Money And Time Will Never Just Be Left Over No Matter How Little You Work Or How Much You Make By : Helmut Flasch A company, which does not have a goal maker who devotes just about all his time to goal setting, but does the actual work in the firm, will hardly ever reach the heights it could. Boston Scavenger Hunt: Genuine Team-Building Fun By : Art Gib Take in the Boston Sights by raiding Paul Revere's house in search of clues, or head up to Salem's Haunted house (you know the place where the so-called witches were hung) to look for clues scavenger- hunt style. Businesses experience genuinely fun scavenger hunting as a team-building outing. Why People Fear A Background Check By : Mark Reardon Its very easy to ignore background reports which may be accumulating containing the wrong information about you or members of your family. If this is the case you may find that you are not being hired for jobs to which you were well qualified. Employers are doing background checks before they employee new staff but are the reports accurate? Alcohol Prescreening For Employees-What Used To Be Considered A Waste Of Money Is Now By : Melissa Peterman With so many jobs requiring manual labor, driving, operation of machinery among others, previous screening of employees would cost employers thousands of dollars only to find out their testing didn’t provide accurate results. Managing Human Resource: Improving Your People Skill, Part I By : Annette Estes Building good interpersonal relationships can be difficult until we learn what motivates people. Here are some observations on human behavior from a man who had achieved personal mastery in communication and organizational skills. How to Organize and Run an Assessment Centre By : Perry Burns Because of the increasing burden of legislation, employers are having to show that their recruitment is fair, honest and transparent. This Article discusses why assessment centres are becoming more important in the recruitment process, how they switch the balance of power back to the employer and how to organize one effectively. The Not So Independent Contractor By : Eric Patrick This article describes a common and seemingly innocent mistake that employers make when classifying their employees as true employees or independent contractors. How to Handle High Maintenance Employees By : Pat Brill Have you a "high maintenance" employee....one who demands a lot of your time? Every manager usually bumps into this type of employee. The 8 Most Popular Corporate Wellness Programs By : Konstantin Koss If you work in an office or a jobsite or are a member of an organization who spends a considerable amount of time at work, you will definitely benefit from a well-designed worker wellness program. Find out more about the most popular corporate wellness programs. Employees Need To Know Where They Fit In By : Pamela Scott A key communication gap in most professional service firms involves what is called "line of sight." That phrase refers to how well an employee understands the entire business process and her connection to that process. This gap becomes evident when cuts have to be made. Bad Economy Makes Business Owners Targets of Employee Lawsuits By : Eric Patrick Describes why it is absolutely critical that business owners maintain Employment Practices Liability Insurance on their organization.