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As organizations wage the war for talent, the need to address succession planning has become increasingly important. Global surveys report that concerns about succession planning are among the top items [...]

It is clear that the newly entering workforce is not prepared for work in the 21st century. National surveys have echoed the same findings over the past several years. The [...]

With the war for talent in full swing, it is essential that every manager be better prepared to make more effective hiring decisions. The consequences of poor hiring will be [...]

Managers today must be proactive and progressive to stay ahead of the curve. Success in the past is irrelevant; resting on one's laurels signals death for a career. Relying on [...]

In the book, The New Workforce, Harriet Hankin explained the five trends that are shaping the workforce today. One of these is the trend toward a greater emphasis on a [...]

Conservative experts have forecast that by the year 2010, the American workforce will have a shortage of three million workers. Other experts estimate the shortage could be as high as [...]

While a manager's job is always difficult, the current economic downturn has provided additional challenges. As organizations themselves have less room for error in a poor economy, the same applies [...]

Communication is absolutely essential to business. National and global surveys have continued to cite the importance of soft skills in the workplace--with communication skills ranking among the most important. And [...]

In today's turbulent environment, people need to bring their A game in all they do more than ever before. The days of feeling entitled to that job--or that high salary--are [...]

In today's uncertain economy, a vast number of organizations have made the tough decision to lay off a portion of their workforce. This decision has proven painful for the organization, [...]

Talent management continues to be at the forefront of most organizations' strategic initiatives. Ironically enough, over three-fourths of companies surveyed, however, don't even feel confident in filling their leadership gap. [...]

Strategic management has evolved over the last few decades and has become a critical approach for all businesses across all industries. The term strategic has been paired with most organizational [...]

There are four generations in the American workplace today. This is creating greater complexities in managing than ever before. The largest percentage of these workers is comprised of Baby Boomers. [...]

It is now common knowledge in the business community that every organization will be faced with the challenge of winning the war for talent. The looming talent shortage will impact [...]

The mystery of leadership effectiveness continues to intrigue individuals and companies--of all sizes and across all industries. The question remains as to what characteristics an effective leader possesses and what [...]

We've all heard the stat: More than 50 years after the enactment of the Equal Pay Act, women still earn an average of 76 cents for every $1 their male [...]

Leadership has been the most researched management topic for several decades. And yet there still remains great mystery surrounding the phenomenon. Some researchers have said that leaders are simply born; [...]

Organizations today continue to wage the war for talent. Some experts have suggested that this war will be won by the companies that are able to recruit the cream of [...]

Corporate America has replaced traditional work groups with the team structure in the majority of organizations. Most of the Fortune 500 companies today use teams. Yet many are still attempting [...]

The importance of interpersonal skills can not be stressed enough in today's business environment. Since management has been defined as getting things done through others, without strong interpersonal skills, it [...]

In today's highly competitive and complex business environment, more organizations have embraced the team structure. The variables of the competitive landscape are too uncertain and complex to 'go it alone'. [...]

Too often people say that if they just had more time, they could be more productive. They may see many other people who are indeed more productive. And yet they [...]

Performance appraisal is a critical human resource function. The performance of individuals within the organization is modified and improved through the effective utilization of the performance appraisal process. More companies [...]

Organizations today must employ strategic management on a continuous basis to remain competitive. A business environment of hypercompetition requires a strategic approach to even survive. All members of the organization [...]

Management is defined as 'getting things done through others'. Without strong interpersonal skills, then, it is not possible to be a successful manager. Interacting with others is an essential building [...]

As technically competent staff members are moved into management positions, they become responsible for a critical organizational function--the selection of new employees. Too often in today's work environment, these new [...]

Aligning Human Resources to Better Meet Strategic Objectives Too often organizations craft their strategy in a vacuum. Some organizations don't even include key people as part of the dominant coalition. [...]

The classic mistake made by most individuals is the assumption that someone else will look out for their career. The days of rapid upward mobility with the company carefully outlining [...]

Managerial success requires more than knowing what to do. It also requires knowing those behaviors to avoid--the pitfalls that can hinder the path to success. The astute manager must consciously [...]

Today's organizations have recognized that the skills once referred to as 'soft' are now the hard skills. Yet, these are the skills that business feels less prepared to offer their [...]

Even with high unemployment rates, there is a talent war being waged. The astute organizations have recognized that the source of their competitive advantage may very well reside in their [...]

There is a silent talent war being waged in American business. As organizations acknowledged that a management shortage was looming on the horizon, steps were outlined in the astute companies [...]

Motivation continues to be of concern to every manager. Since management is all about getting things done through others, knowing how to motivate others can improve the effectiveness of managers. [...]

As organizations continue to restructure and downsize, employees at all organizational levels are being asked to do more with less. That is, everyone is wearing more hats than ever -- [...]

It is no secret organizations depend on information for their very survival. Companies now boast Chief Information Officers (CIO's), Chief Learning Officers (CLO's), Chief Knowledge Officers (CKO's) and more. These [...]

Organizations must be fast, agile and responsive to survive in today's rapidly changing competitive landscape. Those organizations that remain wed to the past will quickly find themselves being left behind [...]

The press has publicized rage of various types for the past few decades. They have even helped coin new terms for the various types of rages. The general public has [...]

Today's economic environment has encouraged a new round of downsizing in companies across a variety of industries. While still one of the most popular retrenchment strategies, its implementation in far [...]

Corporate America has heard the lesson for over two decades--building a learning organization is an integral component of success in business. While the bottom line lesson for organizations may remain [...]

Managers get things done through other people. So the effectiveness of any manager depends in part on who these other people are. The quality of the manager's staff impacts their [...]

Organizations today are being told that they must be fast, agile and responsive. To be successful, organizations must quickly respond to a constantly changing competitive environment. In their book, Competing [...]

As competition intensifies, Un-certainty increases and change becomes the order of the day, organizations must be constantly ready to respond to this dynamic world. Every firm is encouraged to move [...]

The exit interview is a critical responsibility shared by every organization. While separation is always difficult, a well-organized exit interview can help the employee transition through an emotional time. The [...]

As the slowing economy has generated increased interest in the already popular downsizing strategy, more companies are addressing the problems of how to effectively implement the strategy. A flawed implementation [...]

Business organizations are increasingly acknowledging the reality that human capital constitutes the core of their competitive advantage and their success depends considerably on the work force and the skills employees possess. An emphasis has therefore been placed on the learning organization. Creating such entities entails training workers to acquire, develop and continually enhance the skills they need to compete effectively in the contemporary business setting., 'Today's twin problems of an increasingly competitive business environment and demographic change have done much to heighten awareness of the importance of training as a means of achieving organization effectiveness.' [...]

Globalization has made it necessary for most managers to become culturally sensitive to their managed groups. Technological innovations have redefined the workplace to mean not just the physical office, but all work-related aspects. Managers are advised to maintain a global mindset that is sensitive to the needs of the employees and the environment. Managers must also be open-minded to organizational change and new knowledge from others around the world., 'Now, we have moved beyond cross-border issues toward a world economy, supranational legal agreements, multi-sourced manufactured goods that have no real country-home, and 24-hour stock markets around the globe.... and [...]

The function of the human resource (HR) management is undergoing radical changes. Previously, the HR department has the support role of giving out salaries and managing employee benefits. HR departments are now being given activities which can contribute more value to the organization. Most companies have the HR head as belonging to the top management. One recommendable structure is where each business unit is provided with an HR generalist who gets to learn the details of the business so as to be able to recommend the appropriate HR support., The role of the human resource department is undergoing drastic changes. In the recent past, many organizations thought of the human resource department as simply a support service to the [...]

Companies are advised to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards sexual harassment. A written policy should be clearly communicated to all employees and an educational program set up to inform employees about what is and what is not sexual harassment. A grievance process should ensure that all complaints are dealt with in a consistent and fair manner. A proactive stance towards the problem will help companies deal with it upfront and even avoid its occurrence altogether., Daily headlines in the newspaper have brought sexual harassment to the forefront in American companies. Many are taking a second look at their policies to ensure they are sufficient. Still [...]

Companies can expand their employees' stake in the business by adopting open book management (OBM). OBM, a concept of opening up operating numbers to employees, is one of the management techniques within the 'Ownership Culture' that includes stock options, variable pay, pay-for-performance and employee stock ownership plans. The Ownership Culture benefits companies by reducing employee turnover, improving performance and enhancing employee morale. The ten principles of OBM are presented., Open book management has been one of the latest management techniques to take corporate America by storm. Unfortunately, too many managers still don't understand just what it is. And too [...]

Changes in the environment in which organizations operate in the 1990s have greatly changed leadership characteristics. The new type of leadership is based on two sources of power. Expert power is the capability to acquire knowledge and skills that are beneficial of the organization and its members. Referent power is the ability to influence people. The new leader can also empower other people and create and shape organizational culture and is a doer and a role model to everyone., Leadership today comes with many different labels reflecting the fact it is not the same leadership as organizations experienced in the past two decades. The terms used to describe leadership [...]