Some interesting statistics were presented in a recent McKinsey Quarterly which reports that despite the efforts of the last couple of decades to advance the careers of women and remove the glass ceiling, women who serve on boards or senior executive teams remains at 15 percent in many countries and only 3 percent of Fortune 500 [...]
Human Resources
I had a question from a reader who asked, “Do you see the causes of workplace absenteeism as a management problem or a personal problem? Second, what do you think is the most effective way of reducing employee absenteeism in the workplace?” Excessive absenteeism can be caused by any number of things so to answer [...]
I recently read a report by the Families and Work Institute (FWI) about Overwork in America. The report shares some interesting information about the symptoms of overworked employees and states that “one third of all US employees can be viewed as being chronically overworked.” The article also gave some insights into how employees perceive being [...]
I know this is dating myself but when I first entered the workforce there were no named generations nor sensitivity to how each generation was managed or interacted with each other in the workplace. There was the well known “generation gap” between kids and their parents but that somehow disappeared when kids got married and [...]
One of the many measures of organizational success is employee turnover. Successful organizations understand the importance of developing and fostering an engaged work force which contributes to increased performance and overall employee satisfaction. There is a lot of research that suggests that employees don’t leave organizations, they leave supervisors. People who manage people need to [...]
The United States spent over 2.3 trillion dollars on health care related costs in 2008, which translates to about $7,681 per resident! Those numbers are staggering and rising rapidly. An estimated 8 out of 10 dollars spent on health care is on diseases that are preventable. There is much heated debate on this issue in [...]
Employee poor time management skills is something we all struggle with. It is very easy to get distracted and pulled into things that don’t necessarily contribute to meeting corporate objectives. Employee time management skills are developed with training and practice. But even the best time managers struggle with time thieves. Managers should pay attention to employee [...]
A compensation strategy defines how an organization views and manages employee pay and benefits. The strategy serves as a guide and should be defined in a written document that clearly articulates the organization’s approach to compensation management. An effective compensation strategy serves to motivate current employees and attract new ones. Some people think of compensation [...]
