Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a productive and enriching week. Today I want to leave you with a short message that will have a significant impact on your talent management goals and overall company wide health. I hope you have a great weekend and remember, “Success is continuous improvement!” “Taking the time toContinue reading “Notable Friday Chat: Care about your employees!”
Category Archives: human resources
The Most Important HR Metrics that you should be tracking
To really understand the health and performance of your human resources function, I have created a list of the most important HR metrics that will provide a clear picture of how the department is performing. Cost of Hire Ratio Compensation/Benefits to Revenue/Profit (compare each year to industry averages) Employee turnover rate of new hires withinContinue reading “The Most Important HR Metrics that you should be tracking”
The Paid vs Unpaid Internship Conundrum
To be paid or not to be paid. That is the question. The debates are fierce in regards to internship compensation. Some consider since interns are learning they are not contributing value to the bottom line but that all depends on the company’s internship program. For example, lets say company ABC prides itself on aContinue reading “The Paid vs Unpaid Internship Conundrum”
On-boarding Employees: Where are the supplies?
 Onboarding a new hire is stressful enough. Paperwork needs to be done, work area needs to be set up, et cetera. But no one remembers about supplies. Utilizing Lean Six Sigma methods and tools like 5S, visual management and Kanban to remove office waste is a great way to have a supplies inventory system thatContinue reading “On-boarding Employees: Where are the supplies?”
Talent Management: The Evergreen Learning Culture
 Great employees want to be challenged and learn new things. To increase employee retention and overall workplace satisfaction rates Human Resources must stay abreast of individual skills, learning capabilities, and industry skill trends. They should also encourage Managers/Supervisors to offer opportunities​ that allow employees to further enhance their skills, learn valuable new skills, or pursueContinue reading “Talent Management: The Evergreen Learning Culture”
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