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Using Assessments to Develop Employee Learning Paths

September 23, 2024August 9, 2018 Elizabeth Maier-Liu

Talent, in many organizations, seek learning and development opportunities to advance their careers. They often look to their employer for support and guidance. Therefore, it is important for organizations to provide structured learning. However, many employees may not know where to start when it comes to their professional and career development. Organizations have the unique opportunity to provide the “where to start” for employees in conjunction with developing the skills necessary for the overall goals of the organization.

Do Companies Request Salary History Information From Job Applicants?

September 23, 2024July 12, 2018 Elizabeth Maier-Liu

You’re filling out a job application and just as you’re about to hit “submit”, you see the dreaded “Please provide the salary for your current position” question. Plus, it has a little red asterisk next to it, so you know you are going to have to answer it to even be considered. Well in recent years a combination of case law and statewide and local statutes are beginning to change that practice, or at least removing that pesky red asterisk.

Rise of Employees In Stigmatized Occupations

September 23, 2024June 26, 2018 Elizabeth Maier-Liu

Leveraging Managers to Increase Person-Environment Fit in Stigmatized Occupations

Recruiting and retaining people in stigmatized occupations can be difficult for many organizations. Stigmatized occupations are jobs that may be seen by society as being physically or socially tainted.¹

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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.

Achieving Maximum Fit Using Assessments for Employee Selection

September 23, 2024June 6, 2018 Elizabeth Maier-Liu

Recruiting and hiring the right people for the right position is an essential piece of an organization’s success. Employee selection is much more complex than an impressive resume and a feeling that they’re a cultural fit. When your employee selection is approached incorrectly, it may result in high turnover, low morale, increased stress, and decreased productivity.

Defining and Measuring Employee Engagement

September 23, 2024June 1, 2018 Elizabeth Maier-Liu

Employee engagement is generally defined as a positive, fulfilled state of the employee regarding their work and their organization. Employee engagement is characterized by vigor, dedication, and absorption in work-related activities. Unsurprisingly, employee engagement connects with many desirable outcomes, including high performance, overall positive attitudes, better mental health, and increased innovation. If employees are not engaged, they tend to burn out and disconnect from their work.

Can Employers Require Arbitration Agreements & Class Action Waivers?

September 23, 2024May 25, 2018 Elizabeth Maier-Liu

After years of conflict amongst lower level courts, the United States Supreme Court has weighed in and settled the uncertainty of whether arbitration agreements and class action waivers are lawful.

Are Managers Motivated to Give Accurate Performance Ratings?

September 23, 2024May 4, 2018 Elizabeth Maier-Liu

Are Managers Motivated to Give Accurate Performance Ratings?

Research has highlighted three key non-performance factors that can distort the performance ratings managers give to their employees.¹ While rating subordinates, managers consider the negative consequences that can occur when providing accurate ratings, the organizational norms surrounding how they are supposed to rate, and the potential of fulfilling self-interests. These three factors add to the complexity of how managers are motivated to rate, and they lend support to the idea that managers are not always motivated to rate their subordinates accurately.

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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.

How to Make HR Metrics Work For You

September 23, 2024April 27, 2018 Elizabeth 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.

Do You Have a Competency-Based Selection Strategy?

September 23, 2024April 3, 2018 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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.

Additional Resource

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 Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth 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.

Using Assessments to Develop Employee Learning Paths

Do Companies Request Salary History Information From Job Applicants?

Rise of Employees In Stigmatized Occupations

Achieving Maximum Fit Using Assessments for Employee Selection

Defining and Measuring Employee Engagement

Can Employers Require Arbitration Agreements & Class Action Waivers?

Are Managers Motivated to Give Accurate Performance Ratings?

How to Make HR Metrics Work For You

Do You Have a Competency-Based Selection Strategy?

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

It’s Time To Turn Your Managers Into Coaches

Vertical Development for Leadership

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