The evolution of appraisal
The purpose of appraisal is to help people improve their performance, yet traditional methods of appraisal will be increasingly inappropriate for the future. Bernard Wynne and David Clutterbuck look at the evolution of appraisal in this article published this week on the The purpose of appraisal is to help people improve their performance, yet traditional […]
‘Performance Management for Front Line Managers’ by Christine Chun
Performance Management for Front Line Managers. by Christine Chun. Fenman, 2000. A4 Ringbinder, £195 plus £4.90 p&p. ISBN 1 872483 89 5This is an interesting collection of 20 activities that can be used in training programmes for new or developing managers and concentrates on the effective dealing with staff from identifying their training needs to […]
Leadership vs. management
[This posting appeared on the UKHRD digest on Thursday, 3 February:]In response to the question on “leadership vs. management”, you may be interested in some of the conclusions from a study on executive development sponsored by six major American corporations – Aetna, Bank of America, EDS, Lockheed Martin, Sun Microsystems and US West. Participants included […]
Top Team Games By E-Mail
GNP, creators of Top Team 2000, are to launch a ground-breaking publication on the Internet, which they are calling an ‘idea-zine.’TEAM THEME, available by e-mail in instalments, is a toolkit of tips and techniques for running team-building events and away days. Each issue will focus on a different theme, providing a set of games from […]
A ‘telecommuting toolkit’
Telecommuting. Is it for you? asks a feature article in Workforce Online. It’s not for everyone and may not logically fit every situation. Crucially, before you — or your company — even entertain the concept of Flexible Workplace Arrangements, beware! Do your homework. There are many considerations that must be taken into account such as […]
Benefits of workplace technology — 8 out of 10 agree
Managing Workplace Technology, a study conducted by the William Olsten Center for Workforce Strategies, reports that eight out of ten executives agree that technology is having a profound and positive effect on workplace productivity. Many companies rely on technologies employed in “e-work”–that portion of a worker’s activities carried out while telecommuting or using desktop productivity […]
Government campaign for work – home balance
NEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE – FIRST STEP IN GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN FOR WORK – HOME BALANCEA new committee to provide expert advice on the development of the Government’s campaign to promote a better work-home balance for employees was announced today (24 January) by Margaret Hodge, Minister for Employment and Equal Opportunities. She also announced that the Institute […]
Flight simulators in teamwork training
Bourne Group Ltd. puts the innovative use of flight simulators at the heart of their latest offering for teamwork training.The Bourne Group is offering teamwork training courses based on the use of flight simulators. Using the British Airways’ pilot training facilities at London Heathrow and the GE Capital Aviation Training Centre at Gatwick, teams are […]
Free Management Library
The Free Management Library was developed to provide coaches and managers with the free, basic information needed to understand leadership, management and organizations. The Library includes 10,000 links that are organized into 600categories. The Free Management Library was developed to provide coaches and managers with the free, basic information needed to understand leadership, management and […]
Bully at Work
A newly recognised scourge is stalking the workplace – the bullying manager – and he’s creating untold harm, misery and distress to untold thousands of staff. Tackling bullies at work is hard. Adult bullies are much more skilled and calculating than the sort we used to encounter at school. Victims are reluctant to complain for […]
Where next for appraisals?
For more than ten years, performance appraisals have been a recurring issue. HR staff and managers have been looking for ways of achieving greater performance from employees or of motivating them better; others have been searching for ways of dealing with under-performance. Amongst staff teams, criticism and critical comparison of individual appraisals form the subject […]
Increase your power through delegation
In “Power Failure in Management Circuits,” Rosabeth Moss Kanter argues that larger organisations often suffer from a feeling of “powerlessness” – the acquisition of “responsibility for results without the resources to get them”. To counteract this perceived lack of power to complete tasks, managers tend to create an alternative, oppressive form of power through which […]
MCB press relaunches ‘Strategy & Leadership’ title
From: “Moyna Arnot” Subject: Strategy & Leadership – Acquisition AnnouncementDate: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 09:56:40 -0000To Human resource management list************************Strategy & LeadershipAcquisition Announcement************************Strategy & Leadership Covers the broad field of strategy and long range planning. It features significant, unique articles and case studies that tackle issues in strategic management, planning philosophy, methodology and practice.************************Benefits to […]
virginbiz.net – online resources for small business
If you can cope with some pages written in white text on a lilac ground (when-oh-when will web designers learn?), you may find useful resources on the recently-launched virginbiz.net site. Aimed at small businesses, it offers fairly basic ‘hints and tips’ on most aspects of management, describing itself as ‘your online business service’ and urging […]
‘What should I delegate – and what not?’
DelegationWhat should I delegate?Managers should delegate any task which somebody else can do…..1. ….better than they can. Managers should ensure that they are taking advantage of anybody who has work-related, specialist knowledge, so that the talents of individuals work for everyone’s benefit.2. ….cheaper than they can, because staff get paid less.3. ….with better timing – […]
10 Easy Ways to Praise
Clip and save these ideas for boosting performance.Ideas from “Dr. Kudoz” (at kudoz.com):1. Practice “concentrated” recognition. Call a team member into your office just to thank him or her for doing a good job. Don’t discuss any other issue, or else you will dilute the effect.2. Establish a “traveling” trophy. Buy a trophy and present […]
Performance record for PeopleSoft payroll applications
Reaffirming its dominance in the networked data center, Sun Microsystems, Inc. has reported a record performance result on PeopleSoft Payroll 7.5, the world’s most widely used human resources payroll application. The Sun Enterprise(TM) 10000 (a.k.a. Starfire(TM)) server processed an astounding 437,000 paychecks per hour — the fastest performance result of any platform — almost doubling […]
New round of Millennium Volunteers projects gets go-ahead
DfEE press release: 19 January 2000Whether it’s learning to DJ, steering a narrow boat along the canals of Manchester, or getting fit in an environmentally friendly green gym, the new round of Millennium Volunteer (MV) projects has something for all young people. Minister for Employment and Equal Opportunities Margaret Hodge today announced 79 new projects […]
Companies rate effectiveness of incentives
Responses from a 1999 study by the Incentive Marketing Association and Ralph Head & Affiliates Ltd. (numbers represent the number of respondents): Extremely Very Fairly Somewhat Not Very Not at AllMerchandise 12 38 33 11 5 3Group travel 23 20 22 13 9 14Individualtravel 26 36 17 11 1 10Cash awards 37 43 12 4 […]
This month’s articles in the-shelf on work/life balance and communications
On the ‘Spotlight’ page of the-shelf this month, there are two interesting articles: ‘Flexible Working’, by Penny De Valk from Ceridian Performance Partners. (Providers of corporate work/life services). An article that begs the question “Is the work/life balance improving or getting worse?”Next in line is Di Kamp of Meta the performance improvement consultancy. Di has […]