A Secret Motivational Weapon for Managers & Supervisors

Written by Mike Burstein


Any discussion among managers and supervisors about motivating their employees inevitably revolves around pay, hours and benefits. Obviously these are key elements in attracting and retaining qualified employees but skilled managers and supervisors know of another strategic weapon in today's highly competitive market that costs nothing but pays huge dividends.

Praise and recognition can result in employee job satisfaction far surpassing any costly benefit. Recognizingrepparttar achievements of your employees leads torepparttar 105080 ultimate in job fulfillment and promotes powerful respect from subordinates. The ability to bestow recognition upon deserving employees sounds simple enough but too many supervisors neglect to utilize this potent weapon.

Why would a competent manager or supervisor fail to utilize this seemingly failsafe motivational tool? Too many times,repparttar 105081 supervisor or manager may actually feel threatened by recognition given to his or her subordinates.

Managing The Human Resource Project

Written by John T. Mooney


MANAGING THE HUMAN RESOURCE PROJECT By: John T. Mooney

We obtain strategic results by aligning HR mission, vision and values. The following overview highlights a macro approach to project management. Seeking a stretch assignment, such as ownership of a major corporate HR initiative, we lead our organization by example. Strategic project management affords an exciting and challenging opportunity to direct our futures and show case our talents.

The VP of HR announces torepparttar team that we must transition from a decentralized function to a centralized function within six months placing you in charge. The set timeframe required to realize budget improvement for immediate bottom line results. The cost savings will be unprecedented forrepparttar 105078 dozens of locations countrywide. Senior management setrepparttar 105079 expectation, on time – on budget, ensuring precise project implementation.

You take pride in your ability as an accomplished HR generalist to deliver results and get projects done. Success comes, in part, from your tactical / transactional ability to prioritize assignments and communicaterepparttar 105080 necessary timeline to managers.

Byrepparttar 105081 execution of project leadership skills, you will add measurable strategic value to your organization and your own skill-set. A project assignment budgeted inrepparttar 105082 five, six or seven-figure range will require skills and HR competencies including: •communications •documentation •execution and accountability •formal controls

Strategic HR leadership necessitates project management skills that require you seerepparttar 105083 big picture. Your approach may be similar torepparttar 105084 strategic creation of your HR mission, vision and values. Likewise,repparttar 105085 values of a project assignment becomerepparttar 105086 blueprint upon which you make project planning decisions. HR Influence Your scope of influence requires proficient skills in project plan and design. This may include a draft plan to senior management detailing how you will accomplish this task. In addition, you may be required to design assessment tools where they may not exist, or evaluate and communicate risk up line to your organization. Measurements including corporate resources, budget assumptions, timeline and accountability are typically established. These metrics develop into key result areas as they relate to time, cost and objective.

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