Workplace Communication

Job performance appraisals are needed in order to provide information about performance rankings. This information helps in making decisions regarding ...  Read more

Managers have for many years been evaluated against standards of personal traits and work characteristic. Typical trait-rating evaluation systems may ...  Read more

Measurement of actual performance does not only mean knowing what has happened, but also what is likely to happen. It means that deviations are predic ...  Read more

Are You Sure? People are ‘unsure’ of their place, and who-and-what they are. Confidence is an assumption – not a tangible entity like a leg. Is self- ...  Read more

There is a problem. Nothing unusual but these things happen in every organization. In any situation; from chipping come chips? What is important is ho ...  Read more

It is a well known fact that communication is the most important part of human life. Good communication skills are required in about every aspect of l ...  Read more

Microsoft is in the midst of building a new Web 2.0 property branded as Windows Live (currently in beta). Windows Live is part of Microsoft’s strategy ...  Read more

Two dogs share our lives. Luigi is a tiny Shih Tzu stray we found running along a road some years back. Hugo is a giant Newfoundland and Golden Retrie ...  Read more

Outsourcing dispute resolution services can save an organization time, stress, and money when the mediator is called in to help sort out a co-worker, ...  Read more

I once worked for someone who would periodically stroll into my office and say, “Can I give you some feedback?” Obviously, I wasn’t likely to say no t ...  Read more

The web is a virtual world. However, knowledge, science, marketing, travel, the stock market and everything you have in the real world, you will find ...  Read more

Feedback in business is a collaborative process of two-way communication between management and employees. Too often, input from a manager doesn’t com ...  Read more

At a recent American Psychological Association conference, psychologist Paula Grubb from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health rep ...  Read more

According to various surveys conducted by IES, Gallup, The Conference Board, The Society for Human Resource Management, Towers Perrin, and The Discove ...  Read more

Performance appraisal is a nine-step process. At the first stage, performance standards are established based on job description and job specification ...  Read more

Pricing is undoubtedly one of the most important decision areas of manufacturing performance management. Price and sales volume together decide the re ...  Read more

The appraiser may be any person who observes the employee while performing a job. The appraiser has thorough knowledge about the job content, contents ...  Read more

The increased competition in the market has made corporate gifts more commonplace. Businesses use gifts to appease, motivate and retain employees, and ...  Read more

Starting the Meeting Test the dial-in number and access password 10 minutes prior to start of meeting to ensure the phone call conference service ...  Read more

It doesn't matter if you have hundred of thousands of employees, or just three, employee surveys are still necessary to ensure a smooth running organi ...  Read more