Human Resources Articles

1). Mental Toughness For Modern Life By : Hirini Reedy
Rapid changes in modern life brings many challenges. Many people are struggling to keep pace with increasing stress and strain. Mental toughness will become a key attribute of high achievers in the future.
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2). Outsource Your Hiring Process By : Dana Wallert
More small businesses and hiring managers are choosing to outsource some or all of their hiring process. Hiring a "virtual hiring manager" allows them to focus on their ongoing responsibilities and have piece of mind that an experienced person is going to direct to them the most qualified individuals for their open positions.
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3). Recruiting the right people for the right job By : Bob Corcoran
To be successful in this profession, you need the right people doing the right jobs. How do you hire the right people?
Article Related to: recruiting, human resources, management, hiring, sales, real estate

4). Successful Human Resource Management for Employees By : James Hunt
Almost all large sized companies have some type of human resources management in place so that employees have someone available to help them deal with many different types of issues that include understanding the companies medical/dental plan ...
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5). Motivation as a Result of Feedback By : Ben Cowan
A common challenge leaders and managers face in today’s work place is the question of; "How do I keep my team motivated?" Over the past seventy years motivation has been the topic of much research. From Maslow’s needs-hierarchy to Skinner’s reinforcement theory, the question has remained the same. "How do we as leaders create a feeling of interest, a reason for doing something or behaving in a certain way?" Many factors have been taken into consideration when looking at motivation theory.
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6). You Show me yours and I’ll Show you Mine By : Thomas Sheerin
As much as employers complain of the difficulty finding good employees, few have embraced a formula that assures success. The greater the difficulty finding good employees in your industry, or certain positions within that industry, the greater the need to view the relationship as a partnership. With these employees observe the Golden Rule, treat them as you expect to be treated.
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7). Payroll Software Solutions - Options To Count On By : Don Kransteuber
Payroll solutions are necessary to keep not only your business moving in the right direction but also to keep your employees happy. You need several things with the software product that you choose.
Article Related to: payroll, accounting, adp, pay, payroll services, payroll solutions, human resources, hr, finance

8). Employer Cash Incentives To Employees For Hybrids By : Richard A. Chapo
Many companies offer their employees cash incentives to undertake certain actions such as buying a hybrid car. It is important to remember that such situations have tax consequences Employer Cash Incentives To Employees For Hybrids Purchasing a hybrid vehicle makes sense on many fronts. It is a financial windfall given tax credits provided under the Energy Policy Act of 2005.
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9). What is Human Resources Consulting? By : Maureen Cook
Human Resources: sounds depersonalizing, doesn't it, to describe workers in this way? It smacks of older attitudes to the workforce which are now seen as increasingly outdated.
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10). Team Building 101 By : Bob Corcoran
Building and running a team that boosts your income
Article Related to: real estate, sales, team building, hiring, human resources, recruiting, staffing

11). Interview with a Vampire - The High Cost of Recruitment to the SBO By : Dana Wallert
Many small business owners and entrepreneurs don’t anticipate how much the actual hiring process can cost them in both cash and time. It can really suck them dry of their resources!
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12). 15 Steps On How To Welcome Your New Employees By : John Edmond
Looking after a new employee during their first few weeks at work can mean the difference between their success and failure as employees as well as your success and failure as an employer, manager or supervisor. Proper orientation determines how fast the new employee can be productive and efficient in his or her new job while giving you a good opportunity to make your new employee an efficient part of your team.
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13). Inspiring Greatness! Inspiring a culture of leadership in restaurant management. By : Albert Barneto
We've all seen the stereotypes in the movies. A clipboard carrying over zealous boss in a fast food restaurant, with little regard for his employees and their well being. For the most part, the managers of these restaurants are hard working individuals with goals, aspirations, and the desire to achieve them. Often, the fast food manager will be someone's first boss.
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14). How Does Human Resource Management in the Workspace Effect Me? By : Hanif Khaki
How often do you find yourself saying: "I wish I knew how to learn more about this topic" Well, we were listening! And this article is the result. Today human resources management is opening up new horizons in many different offices around not only the United States, but the world. The reason for this is simply supply and demand. More savvy business owners –even of smaller companies, have understood the value of hiring professionals with experience working in HR.
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15). Too Many Employees to Make Any Money By : Helmut Flasch
Employees cost money. With high wages, insurance for them and the rising taxes and most importantly, with the drastically reduced reimbursement for services, one must keep the number of employees at the lowest possible level. Or does one?
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16). NLP in Training: The Power to Facilitate By : Training Journal
How can NLP help to design and run a course that has a positive result for everyone, including you, the trainer? Deni Lyall outlines the processes, gives plentiful advice and shares her personal experiences. I have a degree in electrical engineering and loved mathematics at school – a logical lady I felt. So there I was, one summer afternoon, listening to the voice of my coach gently encouraging me to walk along an imaginary timeline on the carpet of the hotel room.
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17). Egos and the Workplace, a Question of Shortsightedness By : Thomas Sheerin
How many times have you seen a promotion elevate a person’s sense of themselves far beyond what seems warranted? Or are you familiar with the individual who constantly finds fault with the efforts of others as an obvious device to showcase their own greatness? But greatness is not measured in being a big fish in a small pond. Greatness is being a big fish in a big pond, that pond being the entire world .
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18). Why Managing Baby Boomers, Generation X And Generation Y Is Impossible By : Anna Johnson
Why Trying To Manage Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y And Every Other "Generation" May Not Only Be Useless... But Downright Destructive...
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19). The Critical Components of Human Resources Training By : Mary Murtha
There are a few ways human resources training is conducted. For many large companies, a well-trained human resources department is key to running a successful business. Employees of these companies need a place where they can go when a payroll discrepancy occurs, a complaint needs to be filed, or when management needs a report on productivity and or labor management.
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20). Do Your Employees Know The Ground Rules? By : Wade Anderson
One of the main aims of the Employee Handbook is to engender the best of environments for employer and employee, thereby resulting in optimal performance of the company.
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21). The Top 10 Ways to Movtivate Employees By : Terri Levine
Bonuses and rewards make decent motivational tools, but their effects can be short-term. The best way to motivate employees, especially over the long haul, is by creating an environment they enjoy working in. 1. Provide employees with the right work assignments and they will consistently produce. They are self-motivated if the job is challenging enough.
Article Related to: motivation, leadership, teams, business, human resources

22). How Can You Find A Good Ajax Programmer? By : Robert Palmer
It's hard to find good developers. And new technologies - like AJAX - make i even harder. However, there are also more affordable options to connect with skilled contractors. You can ask colleages, of course; you can also post on forums and classified sites. In particular, I'd recommend trying Craigslist. Remember that with any of these choices, you'll get a ton of responses - many of which will be deceitful, incompetent, or both.
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23). The Employer’s Role in Verifying Employment By : Tom Perkins
Paperwork. Nobody likes it, but everyone has to do it. Documentation on a new hire can be the most cumbersome, but is an absolute must. Detailed paperwork not only allows the new employee to collect a paycheck and be eligible for fringe benefits, it protects you, the employer.
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24). The Family Medical Leave Act By : Tom Perkins
The Family and Medical Leave Act is a federal law which provides certain employees with up to 12 workweeks of unpaid, job-protected leave a year and requires group health benefits be maintained during the leave period.
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25). Workplace Violence - 8 Tips For Spotting Early Warning Signs By : Jeffrey Miller
One of the greatest threats facing both employees and the companies they work for, is workplace violence. It has become the leading cause of death for women and the second leading for men, following closely behind motor vehicle accidents.
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