Human Resources 101

The simple act of paying positive attention to people has a great deal to do with productivity. —Tom Peters

Tips for Productivity and Happiness at Work – some thoughts on productivity at work and what to do if you’re not happy with your job.

Corporate leadership skills gap revealed – management challenges centre around developing potential leaders, selecting and retaining key talent, and creating an engaged workforce.

Dear John: Some Potential Suggestions for Writing Applicant Rejection Letters – some […]

Samantha Grice takes a look at the the benefits of a mid-day nap on productivity in the workplace in the National Post article, Workers of the world, turn out the lights!.
Napping tips from Take a Nap! Change Your Life. : The Scientific Plan to Make You Smarter, Healthier, More Productive.
- Remove “nap blockers,” meaning […]

So, how do you handle the metrics on this?
Nearly one in five small business managers read work-related e-mails and other documents while in the bathroom, and 49 percent say they work while driving, according to a new survey commissioned by Staples Inc., the office-supply retailer with headquarters in Framingham.
Survey: 1 in 5 managers […]

Slacker Manager gives a few tips on creating personalized greetings for you staff. I have been giving some thought to a generic e-greeting. After reading the post, I’ve changed my mind. I’ll need to put aside a couple of hours tomorrow to get some cards written.
There’s something to be said for a hand-written greeting, personalized […]

A study looks at how the organization’s culture contributes to or causes employee burnout.
Lack of respect from the organization — rather than job demands or personality — is responsible for employees leaving their organizations, according to a new study from a Wharton management professor.
Human Resource Executive Online - Fueling Employee Burnout

Hence workers pulling into the company’s amenity-packed headquarters at 2 p.m. aren’t considered late. Nor are those pulling out at 2 p.m. seen as leaving early. There are no schedules. No mandatory meetings. No impression-management hustles. Work is no longer a place where you go, but something you do. It’s O.K. to take conference calls […]

Rather than using broad organizational metrics to measure employee productivity, Saheli Datta suggests measuring it employee by employee using these six rules.

1. ASK YOUR EMPLOYEES.
2. MAKE IT MULTIDIMENSIONAL.
3. INCLUDE AN OBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT.
4. INCLUDE A SUBJECTIVE MEASUREMENT.
5. DON’T REINVENT THE WHEEL.
6. NO WORKER IS AN ISLAND.

Read the article: 6 ways to measure worker productivity - […]

When it comes to motivating workers to provide great service, which works better: the carrot or the stick?
The restaurant business, which depends on service more heavily than most other industries, offers a glimpse into how companies juggle rewards and reprimands to motivate employees.

Positive Approach
Measuring Performance
Inherent Skills

Read at WSJ.com StartupJournal | Hiring and Retention

“Many famous, successful people have been using this as their secret tool,” Mednick says. “What I’ve always found is that the CEO is usually the one who’s allowed to nap. It’s a huge leap, I think, for bosses to consider letting employees do the same thing that they do to be productive.”
Those same bosses won’t […]