Human Resources 101

More than a million Canadian workers, or about 1 in 12, are dissatisfied with their jobs, a Statscan survey released Tuesday suggests – and that dissatisfaction leads to stress and depression, researchers warn.
The 2002 Canadian Community Health Survey, which focused on mental health and well-being, said just over six per cent of workers were “not [...]

Do your co-workers find the rumor du jour hard to resist? Is your office laced with backbiting and backstabbing? April Callis of Springboard Consulting says she has the cure: Gossip Stoppers. The East Lansing, Mich., trainer has given this half-day workshop 30 times this year at infected workplaces like hospitals and universities and is now [...]

In the average workplace, there are lots of meetings. Reports indicate that the average number of meetings at work more than doubled in the second half of the 20th Century and time spent in meetings keeps growing. While the importance of this change has been largely unnoticed, a new study on the effects of meetings [...]

The Steven Covey classic, “The 7 Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” has been required reading for personal and professional development for some years now. If you’ve not yet read it and want a taste or you’re looking for a quick recap, Michael Gray takes 300 plus pages and condenses it to a few dozen [...]

As in many other situations, the Pareto principle applies to performance management. Twenty percent of your employees will create 80 percent of your performance issues and seem to suck 180 percent of your energy.
And, as much as you would like it to, ignoring the problems will not make them go away. Such an approach usually leads to escalation.
Here [...]

Secrets of greatness: How I work – Fortune Magazine Mar. 16, 2006:
E-mail and voice mail; yoga and personal assistants; structure and grooving: A dozen accomplished people tell what works for them.
Who is the ideal boss?
Who is your ideal boss? I firmly believe that a good boss is one of the factors shaping your decision on [...]

Do you find you come up with good work-related ideas at times when you are in the un-work zone? Maya posts some thoughts:
“You might have experienced this kind of so-called associative thinking while in the shower, chopping up onions or getting your hair done. It’s the kind of “eureka” moment you can’t really encounter while [...]