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Articles & Books From Human Resources
This friendly, compassionate guide is the antidote to workplace toxicity Toxic workplaces can be bad for your mental and physical health, and they're one of the leading causes of employee turnover. Navigating a Toxic Workplace For Dummies explores what causes work environments to turn sour, and what you—as an employee, manager or leader—can do about it.
The newest steps and strategies to enhance the performance appraisals you provide Performance Appraisals & Phrases For Dummies shows you how to apply the latest performance appraisal practices and generate positive outcomes for your employees, for your company, and for you. The days of stand-alone annual performance appraisals are drawing to a close, with today’s appraisals utilizing quarterly or biannual sessions, continuous feedback with regular two-way communication, collaborative goal-setting, career development, and an ongoing forward focus.
Article / Updated 04-14-2023
Globalization, labor shortages, digitization, major demographic shifts, and the global pandemic that began in 2020 have redefined the workforce, workplace, and marketplace. Into the 2030s, workers will continue to experience a new normal in the way they work and live as workforce predictions come true. ©Peopleimages.
Article / Updated 04-13-2023
When deciding to make large-scale change, people from Western cultures often think in terms of what they must build to create the change they want to see. In the case of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace, this approach may mean setting up an Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; hiring a chief diversity officer; conducting diversity and inclusion training; setting up a diversity council; and so on.
Article / Updated 04-13-2023
Cultural competence, which is often used interchangeably with intercultural competence, is the ability to work effectively in a multicultural environment. In today’s increasingly global workforce, people are working together on teams with colleagues who are literally on the other side of the world, from very different cultures.
Article / Updated 01-06-2023
Making the right hiring choice is essential for your organization because making the wrong one can be downright disastrous. What is job fit? Your goal should be to hire the right person for the job to be done — this concept is known as job fit.Job fit is the ideal approach for selecting a candidate and includes matching their skills and personal characteristics to those needed to excel at a particular job.
Article / Updated 07-05-2023
You make your best hiring decisions when you use objective data about a job candidate’s thinking style, behavioral traits, and interests. Sure, a candidate’s experiences and how they perform in interviews are meaningful, but those aspects are far more prone to unconscious bias. To ensure you and your organization align with industry best practices, a validated hiring and selection tool with data-driven insights is essential.
Article / Updated 01-06-2023
The basic aim of the hiring process is to find and select the best fit for the job to be done — a concept known as job fit. Job fit is determined by how closely an individual’s innate talents, behavioral tendencies, and interests align with those predictive of success in a particular role. Essentially, job fit helps you determine if someone can do the job and if they will find fulfillment in the job.
Retain outstanding talent with a successful training and development programOne of the best ways to retain great talent in your business is to deliver a strong training and development program—and this book gives you the tools to do just that. Featuring the latest strides in talent development, such as social learning, hybrid training, creating videos, and more, it arms you with everything you need to upskill employees to be more effective, productive, satisfied, and loyal.
Strengthen your company culture through inclusive and equitable policies and practicesThe global workforce and marketplace will continue to undergo dramatic demographic shifts—redefining the workplace, the workers, and how work gets done. Organizations that want to attract and retain the best talent and to capitalize on the full breath of their perspectives and experiences must first reflect our society as a whole, and secondly, must create the right kind of work environment where ALL talent can thrive.