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August 28, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

How to Increase Employee Accountability in the Workplace

How to Increase Employee Accountability in the Workplace

One of the key factors to the success of any business is how hard its employees work to surpass the goals of the company. In order for this to happen, however, the company’s employees should have a high level of accountability for the work they are doing.

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee accountability, HR Tips, Management Best Practices, Management Tips

August 27, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Top Tips on Holding an Interview

Top Tips on Holding an Interview

Arguably the most important stage of the recruitment and selection process is the interview.

The best interviews are those where the interviewer and the interviewee are both relaxed and able to get clear questions and answers across. Here are some key ways that you can start to learn the tools of the interviewers’ trade!

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, Hiring Tips, HR Tips, Interview Tips, Job Interview

August 23, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Sexual Harassment in the Workplace

Via: C&S

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Turnover, Employment Law, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Sexual Harassment in the Workplace, Sexual Harrassment statistics

August 21, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Five Questions to Ask Before Sacrificing the Human Touch

Five Questions to Ask Before Sacrificing the Human Touch

When it comes to maximizing productivity within a business, automation has grown into its own pursuit. Replacing the human hand (and eliminating human error) with cloud software for tasks like running payroll and invoicing is a modern day equivalent of the cotton gin, taking once tedious, time-consuming tasks and handing them to a machine.

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Firing/Disciplinary Actions, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Management Best Practices

August 16, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Pros and Cons of HR Outsourcing for Small Businesses

The Pros and Cons of HR Outsourcing for Small Businesses

Small businesses sometimes struggle when it comes to meeting their HR needs. The time and effort that they want to spend on the business is focused elsewhere to ensure their company is staffed with the best and is meeting all necessary state and federal employment guidelines.

Filed Under: Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, HR Outsourcing, HR Tips, human resources, Management Tips, small business

August 6, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 3 Comments

Top 5 Tips for Workplace Safety

Top 5 Tips for Workplace Safety

If you’re a business owner with a brick and mortar, you’ll possibly be in need of working with contractors on-site at some point. Depending on the project, contracting work may pose hidden dangers, so it’s paramount that you plan ahead.

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: best management practices, Management Tips, supervisor tips, Workplace Safety

July 20, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Five Employee Management Strategies to Start Using ASAP

Five Employee Management Strategies to Start Using ASAP

You need to address issues as the issues occur and be clear as to your concerns. Let your employees know what you expect moving forward and what the consequences are if workplace issues resurface. And of course you always have these types of conversations in private.

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee management, Employee Management Strategies

July 17, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Clearing Up Legal Misperception of Reference Checking

Clearing Up Legal Misperception of Reference Checking

When it comes to reference checking, far too many organizations are falling down on their duties. Although organizations shy away from this practice because of uncertainty and misperceptions pertaining to the ever-changing, complex array of employment-related legal risks, reference checking should be a vital part of every strategic hiring process.

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Hiring Tips, Management Tips, reference checking

June 20, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Employers and the Facebook Controversy: Do Employers Have The Right To Access Candidate Passwords?

Has social networking become your preferred resource for background checks? Even though looking through wall posts, tweets and photographs may be a cheap alternative to recruitment screening, this hiring practice can lead your small business into serious trouble.

Filed Under: Employment Law, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employer best hiring practices

June 12, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Don’t Ignore Inappropriate Workplace Behavior

Don’t Ignore Inappropriate Workplace Behavior

Unless your staff is a group of robots, you will encounter personnel issues at some point. Some situations, such as showing up late or taking credit for other people’s accomplishments, may be resolved after a single chat. Others may require a series of conversations and even professional intervention.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: inappropriate employee behavior

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