“Employer of Choice” — What is It?

We’re seeing this term used a lot these days. “An Employer of Choice” say the recruitment advertisements, but you’re right to wonder what it really means. The term has as yet no universally-recognized legal or professional standing other than...

8 Keys to Employability

Personal Values Valued workers are honest, have good self-esteem and a positive self-image. They have personal and career goals, demonstrate emotional stability, exhibit a good attitude, are self-motivated and do not limit themselves. Problem-Solving and...

A New Look at the Workforce

The implications of what has been termed the “skills shortage” need to be understood by every business owner. The ways we hire, train, remunerate and manage people will have to change, and so will the way we run our businesses. Most countries have an aging...

Accentuate the Positive

Every firm has its ups and downs, and that can have a major effect on morale. If times get tough or the firm has to drastically cut expenditures there’s often a negative emotion that grows until it pervades the enterprise. We’ve all seen places like that...

Coaches Do It By the Rules

As long as there has been a need for improvement there have been coaches to provide it. Two thousand years ago the Roman army had coaches to develop skills in such critical areas as fighting battles, defending a fortress, setting up an encampment and how to manage...

Coaching is Coaching

The term “coaching” is used a lot these days. We hear about “personal coaching” and “business coaching” as often as we hear about coaching in the field of sports, but are we really talking about such different things? Leaving aside...

Develop an Employee Retention Strategy

The Herman Group of Greensboro, North Carolina are business advisers specializing in issues concerning the workforce and workplace trends. They tell us that “an estimated 75 percent of American employers do not have a dedicated employee retention...

Dishonesty in the Workplace

Dishonesty in the workplace takes two main forms – lying and stealing, and both are more common than many of us would like to think. Everyday examples of lying in the workplace include embellishing the truth on personal resumes and company track records; suggesting to...

Easy Time Management

Every person in every organization is well aware that by adopting even the most basic time management techniques they can become more effective, and hence more productive. Even if they don’t actually do it. For professional service firms it is especially...

Employee Selection:  The Interview

One of the most critical elements in the team selection process is the interview. If it’s handled correctly you get the team members your company needs. The interview gives an employer the opportunity to find someone who will “fit in” with the organization. The...