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Thursday, May 17, 2012

About Human Resources: Your Future Demands Agility; Mentoring, Learning

Dear People:

Effective relationships and learning are the mainstays of organizational success today. Organizations that find meaningful ways for their employees to connect are more likely to realize greater productivity, enhanced career growth, freely flowing innovation and overall improvement in employee performance. Mentoring serves both purposes. One-on-one mentoring, with a mentor who exhibits the mentoring characteristics needed by people who become successful mentors, is one of the key methods you can use to develop employees. Group mentoring is a value-added tool for connecting employees and advancing learning within your organization. Whether singly or in groups, employees benefit from learning and exchanges with more experienced employees. Read more...

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Susan


Your Organization's Future Demands Agility

Is the world of your competitors and customers changing faster every day? If so, you're not alone. Organizations that are committed to ongoing success recognize the critical need for agility in your organization's workplace culture and environment. Who you hire is the first challenge. How you develop employees for agility is the second. Find out more.


Creative Staffing at Legoland

Looking for creative ways to recruit and test your job candidates? I am a fan of job specific testing because it helps you determine who is really qualified for your open position. The challenge is to come up with legitimate, sensible testing and recruiting methods relevant to your opening. Consequently, I like to hear stories about creative, exciting recruiting methods. Legoland Chicago presented this opportunity for me. Find out more.


Are Employee Handbooks Required?

Is having an employee handbook the law, asked another reader recently. Not something I have ever really thought about in the past. Good question. I don't know of a law that mandates employee handbooks. That said, an employee handbook is in the best interests of both the company and the employees. Find out more.


Would You Friend Your Boss on Facebook?

My husband joined me on Facebook last year primarily to see pictures of our grandchildren. But, it turns out that he's much more fun than I am and takes photographs to boot. His joining also brought to my mind a frequent debate I hear and see in companies and workplaces. Who should I friend on Facebook and in other social media? Interested in my rules that I live by? Here's what I do.

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