Generation Y are often labelled as lazy and selfish, but is that always the way? Maybe it’s about time you considered an aspect of Gen Y which people often don’t consider – the work/life blur. Everybody’s heard about work/life balance. It’s that old concept of finding the right “balance” of your work and private life, […]
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Bureaucracy is Overrated
If Karl Marx, who coined the above quote, died in 1883, why are we still pushing bureaucratic organisations? Interesting thought. I was recently reading a Q&A type post by Tom Foster over at Management Skills Blog. It was an interesting post on the chain of command in traditional hierarchical structures. It got me thinking about […]
Read More Business, Human resource management, Management, TeamworkIII: Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications">Job Analysis, Part III: Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications
This is the third and final part in a series of articles about job analysis. You can view the first article, about job outcomes, and the second article, about boundaries, tasks and communication. The third part of job analysis, using my methodology, is to determine what knowledge, qualifications and experience an employee would need to […]
III: Knowledge, Experience and Qualifications" class="tb-button tb-button-small default read-more" target="_self">Read More Business, Human resource management, Job analysis, ManagementII: Boundaries, Tasks, Communication">Job Analysis, Part II: Boundaries, Tasks, Communication
This is part two of a series explaining a simple method of job analysis, suitable for use in most organisations. If you haven’t yet read it, you might like to visit Job Analysis, Part I: Outcomes. This is where we uncover the real “size” of the role. A key thing to understand is that we […]
II: Boundaries, Tasks, Communication" class="tb-button tb-button-small default read-more" target="_self">Read More Business, Human resource management, Job analysis, ManagementJob Analysis, Part I: Outcomes
When people redefine organisational structures, defining particular roles is often an area where people struggle. For those who don’t know, this is called “Job Analysis”, and there are a great number of systems available today. that help you perform this task. Whether they are of any use is a different question, though. This post is […]
Read More Business, Human resource management, Job analysis, ManagementPrepare for Performance, not the Appraisal
Somebody mentioned to me the other day that it was performance appraisal time again, and they had to prepare. It’s an exceptionally good idea to prepare for performance appraisals, but it’s better to prepare for performance. What does that mean? Well, consider that there are many great guides to effective performance appraisals, but they all […]
Read More Human resource management, People, Performance managementWhen the person is greater than the position
If you’re a frequent reader, you’ll know I’m often espousing the wisdom of formulating position descriptions based on the role, and not the incumbent. Today I’m going to ignore my own advice and tell you why that’s a bad idea. There is often a need to adjust the responsibilities, duties and authority of positions within any […]
Read More Human resource management, People, StructurePaying a premium for staff attendance
I learnt something new today, a technique that I’d not previously known about. It’s the practice of paying employees a premium for their attendance. When I first heard about this concept, my first reaction was one of confusion. Why would somebody pay their staff in excess of their normal wage, just for showing up? Surely […]
Read More Human resource management, Motivation, PeopleWhat can North Korea teach us about the workplace?
There’s a lot of buzz today about the tension between North & South Korea, and the potential for deeper conflict. In such interesting times, I think it’s possible that we can learn from this. From my perspective, it looks as though North Korea are collectively behaving like a workplace bully. They don’t want to share resources, […]
Read More Conflict resolution, Human resource management, Management, PeopleWhy “Employee of the month” programs don’t work
Earlier I was watching Fox’s “Family Guy”, which is perhaps the most random television show I’ve seen. That’s another story, though. In one scene, the central character “Peter”, misses out on the employee of the month award. Instead it goes to a disabled ward of the state who, it seems, has won it many many […]
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