A successful employee engagement initiative can make lasting and effective changes in the workplace.
Employers’ Use of On-Site Sales Training Rises from 2010
A 2011 survey shows that U.S. employers increased their use of on-site sales training from the previous year. The percentage of employers using on-site classroom training also slightly increased from 2010.
15 Ways to Reduce Hiring & Termination Liability
Issues involving hiring and termination liability are two of employers’ most common questions and concerns. Here are 15 ways that you and your managers can reduce liability when hiring and terminating employees.
3 Tips for Updating Your Compensation Program
Updating your salary structure? Market data discrepancies, pay compression, and alignment with the compensation philosophy are all problems employers experience when updating their compensation programs. Here are some tips to deal with these problems:
6 Ways to Improve Your Hiring Process
Job candidate engagement and relationship management, recruitment metrics and streamlining, selection assessment, and hiring manager relations are all key areas of opportunity for many organizations and some of the major hiring practice trends.
Cleveland Leadership Center Offers Programs for Our Region’s Leaders
The Cleveland Leadership Center offers five outstanding, interconnected flagship programs. Leadership Cleveland, Cleveland Bridge Builders, Civic Leadership Institute, (i)Cleveland, and Look Up to Cleveland provide participants with an economic, social, and political context for our region. This context motivates participants to be active and engaged. An active, engaged civic community is essential for a healthy business community. And a healthy business community is a competitive asset in a global economy. Learn about joining an engaged, active community of leaders at www.cleveleads.org.
5 Secrets to a Becoming a Better Workplace
Why do some organizations receive more qualified job applicants? Have more positive work environments? Experience lower turnover? Enjoy higher employee engagement? Develop more innovative products? Here are five (5) of their top secrets.
8 Steps in a Compensation Project
Compensation initiatives are often on many employers’ agendas, so we’ve summarized eight (8) steps in a basic compensation project.
What a Manager Needs to Know to Drive Project Success
The challenge in project success rests in the ability to deliver to the desired business goal in the desired time frame and within the available budget. These three forces: time, cost, and quality, are often in conflict with each other. The Project Management Institute (PMI) has defined nine body of knowledge areas that when followed, would increase probability of project success. However, if you are not a full-time project manager and still want to increase your project results, follow these three project management principles:
Manufacturing Jobs: Local Pay vs. National Pay
A 2010-2011 survey released by ERC shows how pay for common manufacturing and production jobs in Northeast Ohio compares to pay provided by employers across the U.S, based on data from the recently published 2010-2011 EAA National Wage & Salary Survey.
Are Your Supervisors Prepared for These 5 Challenges?
The following is a complimentary audit and assessment consisting of key questions your organization should ask to determine if your supervisors and managers have the appropriate skills and competencies to combat the most common management pitfalls. Additionally, tips we frequently recommend to organizations in addressing these pitfalls are summarized.
2011 Vacation and Attendance Planners
The following tools will help you plan vacations and attendance in 2011:
