Many employees dread going to work each day. They are miserable, spending their entire week just waiting for the weekend to arrive. Their work suffers; they don't work up to their potential, feeling unappreciated. It is a vicious circle causing management to be unreasonable and demanding while employees become more unhappy. Lisa Wicker, a lea

Does your organization struggle with hiring great employees? Do you suffer from employee conflict or workforce compatibility issues? This article is designed to provide you with some useful tips to consider for your hiring process. Specific requirements may vary from job to job; however, the following information includes helpful and important g

The employment world is now reeling from a sudden new wave of government regulations and workplace enforcement efforts. Despite the failure of Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform, new polices from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and bold new precedents in state legislation have changed the hiring landscape almost over-ni

An old saying goes 'that in good times anybody can make money; in bad times only the best can.' In down times, even more than boom times, employees become the critical edge. And in good times or bad, employees determine profitability. The question is, are yours good enough? And if the numbers are not where they should be, what can you do?

The on-going expansion of national economies across Asia is giving birth to new companies and ratcheting up demand for Asia experienced executives. It is also producing the kind of headlines that indicate to the region's executive recruiters that their best days are still very much ahead of them. If anyone requires further convincing that the A

In a survey conducted recently, 600 chief executives of multinational companies with businesses across Asia said a lack of qualified staff ranked as their biggest worry in China and South-East Asia. It was their second-biggest concern in Japan after cultural differences and the fourth-biggest in India after problems with infrastructure, bureaucracy

Tired of working the 9-5 grind? Struggling to balance work and family? Why not look into alternative work schedules with your employer? More and more companies offer flexible work schedules, or flextime, for their employees. These alternatives help employees balance their jobs, their families, and their personal responsibilities. Flextime is dif

When I present seminars on Indian business culture to American managers and technical professionals involved in offshoring or offshore outsourcing to India, someone inevitably asks, "So what are our offshore teams and counterparts in India being taught about American business culture?" The answer is, "More than they used to, but seldom at a leve

When someone leaves your employ your relationship with them is far from over. Former employee's future job opportunities depend on the references from their past employers and the stakes can be very high. A good reference can mean unlimited opportunities but a poor reference can be the equivalent of being "blacklisted." Just where do you, as a f

There are employees and then there are breakthrough employees. Once in a blue moon the average company hires someone that can make a dramatic difference. This is usually done by chance in the routine hiring process...someone retires, quits or is fired and someone else is hired to take their place. The sheer number of hires means that on occasio

The Oxford English Dictionary defines an incentive as "Something that arouses feeling or incites to action". If the only thing that will do this for your employees is money then you have problems. Of course people want financial returns for their work - they have to live and, yes, financial incentives work in many situations, but let's look at some

Over the last 4 years leading up to the 2008 presidential election, the "immigration debate" has been increasing in volume almost exponentially. The attempts by congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform have failed despite fervent bipartisan efforts to address this very controversial yet important issue. However, under tremendous pol

Some businesses have trouble keeping employees for a long period of time. It might reflect the management style, the current economy, or simply be a reality common to organizations in that industry. Managers in these companies question the value of training courses. After all, they reason, why pay for PowerPoint training if the employee is going to

About 15 years ago I attended one of the best wedding receptions I've ever been to in my entire life. Don't ask me whose reception it was because I honestly couldn't tell you - all I remember is they had a DJ that could have headlined at any club on South Beach. Toddlers, grandmothers, and everyone else in-between crowded the dance floor non-stop

No matter what kind of business you have, hiring the right people is the key to making it successful. You need good employees and if you start out with the right group of people, your business will become successful much quicker than if you have to go through a process of hiring and firing people because they just are not the right people to meet y