Liz Maier-Liu, Author at ERC

How to Make HR Metrics Work For You

September 23, 2024April 27, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

As for most departments within an organization, measuring effectiveness is an essential part of continuous improvement. Sales departments analyze previous deals to determine their average buy-cycle and use that information to improve their performance, finance departments measure their accounts payable and accounts receivable timelines and use that information to improve cash flow, and so on. However, oftentimes HR metrics are misused. When HR metrics are simply calculated and reported on, the true value of the metrics is lost.

Are Companies Offering Flexible Summer Hours? View the Poll Results

September 23, 2024April 23, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

Despite the chilly temperatures outside, summer is just around the corner. To help employers prepare for the summer months ahead, we asked organizations to share any special “summer hours” benefits that they offer to their employees.

Do You Have a Competency-Based Selection Strategy?

September 23, 2024April 3, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

When it comes to hiring, looking at the competencies of a candidate can support your talent management strategies. Looking at job-related competencies helps with selection, promotion, training and development, performance management, career planning, and succession planning.

4 Things All New Managers Should Do In Their First 30 Days

September 23, 2024March 26, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

4 Things All New Managers Should Do In Their First 30 Days

New managers may have a hard time adjusting if they are equipped with the proper tools, tips, and tricks that enable them to reach success. Getting off on the right foot for new managers often sets the tone for the they are managing for the foreseeable future.

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The Ultimate Guide to Training Your Supervisors and Managers

Learn how training your supervisors and managers will help them overcome challenges, motivate those around them, and be more effective in their roles.

It’s Time To Turn Your Managers Into Coaches

September 23, 2024March 21, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

It’s Time to Turn Your Managers into Coaches

In the 2017 ERC/Crain’s Cleveland Workplace Practices Survey, the majority of respondents noted the hiring and retention of talent is their biggest organizational challenge, and that employees were the greatest strength of their company.

Vertical Development for Leadership

September 23, 2024March 21, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

Leadership development and professional development are not new concepts, yet their evolvement has been less than progressive. Many organizations focus on the horizontal development of leaders by investing in soft skills and technical skills training with a focus on broadening tools and competencies used. Horizontal development is a key part of leadership development and organizational success.

4 Keys to Executive Coaching

September 23, 2024March 2, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

There are many factors that go into an effective executive coaching intervention, but there are four that stand out as being essential for success.

Free Printable Daylight Savings Time Change Poster: March 11, 2018

September 23, 2024March 1, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

Download this free printable Daylight Savings Time Change Poster to alert your staff of the impending time change on Sunday, March 11, 2018.

Are You Wage-Fixing? Discussing Salary With HR Friends Could Turn Sour

September 23, 2024February 23, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

We all do it with our counterparts in the industry…we share stories about that uncomfortable discussion that we had to have with an employee, ask our friends how they have handled sensitive situations, and grumble about our never-ending to-do list. However, are you also talking to people at other organizations about employee salaries? Are hiring or compensation conversations coming up during networking events? Remember that these discussions could land you in hot water!

What Is Succession Planning and Why Is It Important?

September 23, 2024February 16, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

According to a Global SHRM Survey, executives worldwide believe their two biggest challenges through 2020 will be attracting the best people to their organizations and retaining and rewarding the best people in their organizations through creative reward, engagement, development, and involvement practices.

The Rules for Paying Interns Changed: Here’s What You Need to Know

September 23, 2024February 12, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

Up until January 5, 2018, when employers needed to determine whether the internships they would offer qualify as paid or unpaid, they would turn to the long held 6-part test that was officially enacted by the Department of Labor (DOL) as of 2010. Amidst a number of high profile legal cases brought by unpaid interns against their employers (some of which initially favored the interns in their verdicts), several courts recently found the 6-part test was too rigid.

The 3 Ps to an Employee Engagement Communication Strategy

September 23, 2024January 22, 2018 Liz Maier-Liu

It’s no surprise to anyone in Human Resources that high engagement leads to increased retention, productivity, and business success. Assessing the level of engagement or commitment your employees have to your organization through Employee Engagement Surveys is only half the battle. The other, more crucial, half of the battle is how you communicate Employee Engagement Surveys and the results to your employees.