The Human Resource (HR) department handles a number of areas for business production. One of the areas for HR is workplace compensation. Management and employees need to be compensated for their business efforts or work completed. Compensation can be of...
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Performance Management in the Workplace
I. Galindo
As with any business, performance management is a key area that aides in succession. In order for the employee to understand business expectations, management must have expertise knowledge of job functions. When thinking in ways of performance, we want to...
How to Fire an Employee-By Shelby Hjort-Michel
In the business world there is often conflict, laziness, and harassment. As with anything else in human resources, caution should be taken when dealing with inadequate or disgruntled employees. But let's say you have done your best to ensure...
Objectivism versus Compliancy
Interning at only a couple organizations, I assumed compliancy and conformity were valued and expected virtues at every corporation. However in Ray Dalio's book Principles, he offers a vastly different philosophy that is instituted in his company. Dalio's company Bridgewater...
Making Your Training Program a Success – by Kayla Edwards
Every organization must consider how to keep employees up-to-date with new policies, procedures, and business practices. Employee training programs are vital to this process. Prior to implementing a training program, HR managers and training supervisors must consider several things. >The...
Time Management – Laurent Firlotte
It seems people with the most important and powerful positions manage to be the most productive and active in a variety of facets. Why is this? While there has been significant studies and analysis of successful professionals and why they...
The Role of Technology in Human Resources-by Shelby Hjort-Michel
More and more companies are utilizing the broad benefits of technology in the workplace. At the rate of technological growth in the United States, why not? At some point, we must ask ourselves what we are sacrificing in return. Understanding...