How to Build Effective Team Work
To create effective teamwork, these powerful actions must occur:Managers communicate the clear expectation that teamwork and collaboration are expected. Supervisors are open and receptive to ideas and input from others. Team members can help keep other employee motivated by encouraging each other to contribute ideas, resolving differences to make the situation a win/win situation, help keep everyone involved by asking members for input and ideas, and using humor as a reminder that we can all get…
How to Provide Constructive Criticism
Usually the goal in constructive criticism is to critique an individual so they will benefit or improve. Constructive criticism will provide feedback that enhances job results, reduces employees stress, creates psychological security and helps develop the ideal organizational climate. Now, the question is how do we give constructive criticism? Always give criticism to your employee in private. You have to understand why you are offering criticism and ask if it is appropriate to the situation and…
Encouraging Employee Communication
As manager you have the responsibility to establish and administer the disciplinary procedure and to effectively handle grievances and complaints. Your actions are the major factor in determining the human relations climate in your company. Communication provides the key to successfully meeting these responsibilities. Keep your employee informed satisfies an important need. Employees get information from communications network which includes any conversations they have with employees. As employe…
How to Hold an Employee Meeting
Meetings are the vehicle to build your group. They help you recruit, train, and sustain a membership base. If you get the meetings right, your group will function well and achieve long term success. Running a good meeting is simple. But most meetings are not well run. Ineffective meetings use critical resources, sap organizational energy and movement, and affect employee morale. Find out how to make your meetings work for you. If you run good meetings, your group will be successful.A key to a go…
Probationary Employee Evaluation
May 20th, 2010 
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Introductory period of employment that allows the manager to determine if the employee is suited for the job. Employees serve a probationary period commencing at the time of hire and/or when the employee changes employee job position. The supervisor should establish performance expectations for each new employee. This plan should be established within the first week of employment.
A formal probation procedure help...
How to Write a Job Description
May 20th, 2010 admin
A job description should include a:
Job Title – The job identification should set out the title of the person. Avoid titles or terms that are gender specific.
Pay Range – This is the employer Classification Code for categorizing pay ranges for the position could be included but it is facultative. You need to include the minimum, midpoint or maximum of the salary range for this position. Salary structure...
Firing a Worker
May 20th, 2010 admin
Firing an employee is never easy. Preparation is a key when firing someone. You need to prepare documentation before the meeting with the employee. Pull together performance appraisals, written warnings, salary information and all correspondence with that employee. Have a witness observe the proceedings. Choose the best time during the week. You will have to choose the place. Your office is private and you are in c...
Taking Disciplinary Action
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This process satisfies a legal requirement to terminate justifiably. It also provides the employees with fair and equal treatment to understand performance issues and be provided with an opportunity to improve over a reasonable and specified period of time.
Documented verbal warning – Where the gap in job performance is clearly explained to the employee as well as the potential outcome should performance not ...
Developing an Absence Policy
May 20th, 2010 admin
Many companies are developing more progressive strategies for dealing with absence; these frequently include relatively new disciplines such as health assessments or Employee Assistance Programmes. As an employer you will need to develop a series of cohesive policies that clearly establish the practices that you will follow when running your organisation.
Absenteeism policies should contain:
Payment for work incl...
Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
May 20th, 2010 admin
Any person in a management position who uses or condones implicit or explicit sexual behavior to control, influence, or affect the career, pay, or job is engaging in sexual harassment. Sexual harassment in the workplace is against the law. An employer has a legal responsibility to provide a workplace free from sexual harassment.
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination involving unwelcome sexual advances,...
How to Hold an Employee Meeting
May 20th, 2010 admin
Meetings are the vehicle to build your group. They help you recruit, train, and sustain a membership base. If you get the meetings right, your group will function well and achieve long term success. Running a good meeting is simple. But most meetings are not well run. Ineffective meetings use critical resources, sap organizational energy and movement, and affect employee morale. Find out how to make your meetings w...
Encouraging Employee Communication
May 20th, 2010 admin
As manager you have the responsibility to establish and administer the disciplinary procedure and to effectively handle grievances and complaints. Your actions are the major factor in determining the human relations climate in your company. Communication provides the key to successfully meeting these responsibilities. Keep your employee informed satisfies an important need. Employees get information from communicat...
Managing Employee Retention
May 20th, 2010 admin
To maintain a stable workforce, employers must deliberately engage in retention activities. These efforts range from recruiting good employees, enriching work environment and individualized compensation packages. People need to feel wanted, valued, appreciated. They want to do meaningful work and have some say in how their jobs are designed, managed, and measured. It is important you create an environment of respec...
Employee Conflict Resolution
May 20th, 2010 admin
In a company with a mix of personalities, backgrounds, ages, skills, values, expectations and work styles converging at the office there are bound to be some misunderstandings between employees. If employee relations are a part of your job, you may at times find yourself caught in the middle of feuding employees. As manager or supervisor you will have to be mediator and resolve complaints in a timely, professional ...