HR, like life, is subject to the laws of momentum. The biggest mistake I see on a day to day basis is the delay in making an offer to a great candidate...
As an HR pro, if you don't have a good indicator of employee satisfaction, you need to work on getting a clear picture sooner rather than later... You need to look at your workforce as a whole and figure out if you have more employees this close to snapping than would be considered normal...
Trusting the employees to do their job and do to the best of their potential while supporting others and themselves is still the most important focus to concentrate on...
What would happen at your organisation if you and an employee parted ways and they then decided one year, two years, three years later that they wanted to come back?
Onboarding, like comedy, is about bridging the gap between the unknown and the familiar. The sooner the crowd likes, relates and trusts you, the sooner everyone can relax and have a good time...
Predictive tools can be very powerful and useful in talent management, but caution should be exercised in the form of not applying the same conclusions across all types of roles, candidate/manager behavioral profiles and work situations...
Leading an industry, or a market, or a sector, isn't about comparison to everyone else - it's about comparison between you and where you want to be. It's working to reach an ideal, not to outpace a crowd...
Is loyalty increasing? Perhaps, pay conditions have improved and employees have more reasons to stay with their current employer. As unemployment rate dropped to 5.2% and the economy show signs of more recovery, it could well be that alarmed employers are on charm offensive and are having success with their retention strategies...
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