Leading effective teams can be a rewarding part of a job. But many leaders are unsure of where to get started. They may wonder how to build the foundation of an effective team or how to lead them to success.
What is Lean Manufacturing?
Lean Manufacturing concepts eliminate wasteful practices while delivering increased value to the customer, but what does that really mean? We spoke with Rick Bohan, training consultant for ERC, about what lean manufacturing is and the importance of it.
The Do’s and Dont’s of Benchmarking and Performance Reviews
In today’s team and collaborative environment, having a performance review with employees is a great communication and evaluation tool. A survey conducted by SHRM in fall of 2012 shows that 74% of companies perform reviews annually, while 21% conduct reviews semi-annually. A small percentage performs them quarterly or ongoing.
5 Popular Methods for Interviewing Candidates
The traditional hiring process for an employer consists of roughly three stages: collect resumes, conduct an in-person interview, and then offer the job to the most qualified candidate. However, today can be a completely different story.
The 5 Most Common FLSA Exemptions
The most common FLSA exemptions are white collar exemptions. They can be broken down into five main categories, including:
How to Determine if a Job is Exempt or Non-Exempt
The terms non-exempt and exempt can cause a lot of confusion for workers and employers. Exemption status determines if you receive overtime pay for working more than 40 hours in a work week. The exemptions are governed by the Fair Labors Standard Act (FLSA).
The Unique World of “Leave of Absence” Policies
When an employee takes a “leave of absence,” this time away from work can take many forms depending on the situation. From the Family & Medical Leave to Short Term Disability to jury duty to bereavement to military leave, these various policies and structures do share the common purpose of allowing an employee to take time away from work above and beyond vacation time or sick days, while also protecting the employer from potential abuses of these leave requests.
Make Mentoring Meaningful
Complex human resource challenges such as increasing employee retention and improving workforce productivity are common concerns to have in your organization.
Download: Editable Meeting Agenda [PDF]
In “Step 2” of our article about taking your meetings from unproductive to motivating, we identified setting an agenda as an important step to conducting a successful meeting. As a follow up, here’s a free resource that will help you set a meeting agenda. This PDF download includes space for meeting details, topics, meeting attendees/stakeholders, desired results, and notes.
How to Plug Wearable Technology into your Wellness Program
For many years, employers have implemented wellness programs for their employees to encourage and promote a healthy lifestyle inside and outside of work. These wellness programs are proven to provide positive opportunities to their employees to help improve their fitness, nutrition, and get a kick start to making more health-conscious decisions.
Free Printable Daylight Savings Time Change Poster – March 8, 2015
Download this free printable Daylight Savings Time Change Poster to alert your staff of the impending time change on Sunday, March 8, 2015.
