Category: HR Training

Fun at Work

Engaging Employees with Fun For some people, the words “fun” and “work” just don’t go together. However, many of the world’s most successful companies (such as Google and Zappos) attribute their success to creating a fun work environment. By combining … Continue reading →

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Improving Engagement and Productivity With Social Media at Work

Social Media as a Collaboration & Communication Tool Last week we discussed how social media use is a trust issue and how organizations can encourage appropriate usage. This week we’re taking a look at how organizations can leverage social media … Continue reading →

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Social Media Use is a Trust Issue

Approaches to Social Media Use Many organizations today understand that social media can be leveraged to improve transparency, collaboration, productivity and knowledge transfer. However, in order to do so, you need to implement a social media strategy for your organization … Continue reading →

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A Generational Perspective to Managing Virtual Teams

Making All Generations Comfortable with Working Virtually These days, working for an organization doesn’t necessarily mean heading into an office each day for eight hours or more. In the age of video chats, smartphones, instant messaging, social media and online … Continue reading →

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Effectively Delegating

How Each Generation of Leaders Approaches  Delegation Delegation can be difficult for many leaders, as it can be perceived as giving up control. Different generations see delegation in different ways. For example, in a Traditionalist environment, it may be seen … Continue reading →

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Generational Expectations for Employee Recognition

Employee Recognition for all Generations in the Workplace Every generation desires recognition. However, each generation has different expectations as to what, when and how often they are recognized. Gen Xers and Gen Ys tend to view their employment relationship as … Continue reading →

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Getting each generation to embrace performance management

Defining Performance Management Performance management can be defined in a number of different ways. At its core, it is a process designed to deliver business results through high-performing employees. Performance management allows you to get better results from your organization, … Continue reading →

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Putting Employee Engagement into Action

Effective Practices to Increase Employee Engagement To increase productivity levels, organizations now focus more on the human side of productivity than ever before. In an economy that requires businesses to be agile and adaptable, leaders know that improved technology is … Continue reading →

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Employee Brand Promises from a Generational Perspective

Employee Brand Promises: What’s the Point? Most organizations have a customer or stakeholder brand promise. This is the promise you make externally regarding what experience customers or stakeholders will have when interacting with your organization. It requires a lot of … Continue reading →

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Designing an Effective Mentoring Program for your Organization

Mentoring or ‘Tormentoring’? It’s all in the program design! Mentoring can be an invaluable mechanism to help colleagues learn about an organization’s formal practices and culture as well as a way to transfer knowledge and help build professional skills. However, … Continue reading →

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