HR as Supporters of "Equal Pay" vs “Differential Pay” Capitalists learn that you must differentiate rewards in order to improve performance. What is needed is not "reward them all equally" or "reward each according to their need,” but rather reward those that produce the best results. In contrast, most compensation …
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HR Lessons to be Learned from Sports — It’s All About Performance
Same situation but different results – An example Let’s start with a basketball analogy. First compare two teams that play in the same league and the same city, the L.A. Lakers and the L.A. Clippers. If you compare the two teams you will find that both are exactly the same …
Read More »Clarifying the Strategic Role of HR
HR “work” can be classified into five distinct levels from the basic to the most strategic. Those levels include: Level One –Information Management and Basic Transactions Every HR department must provide basic information, answer employee and manager questions and complete operational level transactions. These most would agree are the oldest …
Read More »HR Must Eliminate “Innovation Killers” Within Their Firm
I) – Factors, activities and events that can harm innovation There are many "corporate events" or actions that can impact a company's culture, processes and ways of doing business. If HR is to help improve innovation in a corporation, it must identify the corporate events that are likely to have …
Read More »How Should HR React in the Aftermath of Terrorism Events?
Below is a list of potential business issues that may arise as a result of the events: Potential employee fears and anxiety Employees may fear working in (or even near) tall buildings, especially landmark or symbolic buildings. Employees will likely fear taking commercial airline flights, especially out of major airports. …
Read More »An Action Plan For The Anniversary of September 11th
There is no catchall answer as to the exact actions corporations should take. Whatever you do, it must fit your culture and situation. Individual managers and corporations need to allow their people the time and the flexibility they need to reflect, mourn, or just work through any anxiety that might …
Read More »Forecasting “Headcount Fat” in Order to Avoid Large Scale Layoffs
Why it's essential to avoid layoffs Laying off thousands of workers is not only embarrassing, it's also expensive. Because the company has invested thousands of dollars in recruiting and training these employees, it makes no sense to release them in large numbers. The negative publicity related to the lay off …
Read More »SELECTING AN HR STRATEGY
Each of the ten distinct HR models that are outlined above has made a significant impact in some organization because they fit the need at the time. Its important to emphasize that there are no good and bad strategies, just ones that are appropriate for the organization and the goals that it sets.
Read More »Helping Employees Handle The Stress of Heightened Terror Alerts
Why do you need to act? · present and potential employees will judge your firm based on your reaction to this issue · having stressed out or nervous employees coming in to work may actually be disruptive and actually be worse than letting them stay at home · even if …
Read More »Preparing for the Upcoming War For Talent — How To Identify the “Leading Indicators” of an Upcoming
"Leading indicators or precursors are events or data points that generally occur shortly before an event materializes.” There are two types of warning signs for indicating that there is a coming upturn in employment. The first group contains precursors that are internal to the company. These precursors are generally changes …
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