Guest Post

Becoming An HR Business Partner

By Brandon W. Jones on July 19, 2013 0

This is a guest post by Bert Somsinsawasdi. He is an HR Professional that currently manages the HR department for a fortune 50 company. He oversees six facilities with approximately 1,300 employees. His website is Understanding HR and his Twitter Handle is @BertSomsin

As revenues decrease and margins get tighter, focus is shifted towards increased efficiency and effectiveness. Many corporations are weary about making adjustments to revenue producing sectors of the business so the support functions have been targeted for change. One particular department undergoing dramatic changes across multiple industries is the human resources department.

When earnings were plentiful, Human Resources consisted of many different sub-divisions such as: employee relations, learning and development, workforce planning, health and wellness, safety, recruiting, and so on. Fast-forward to today when everyone is struggling to meet analyst expectations on Wall Street and you get a bandwagon movement towards a package deal approach. The separate divisions within HR have been dismantled and bundled up into one generalist model.

Large corporations like Amazon, Conoco Phillips, Northrop Grumman and Volvo, to name a few, have transformed to meet shareholder expectations by developing the position of HR business partner. This revolution is demanding HR professionals with a wider skill set and deeper understanding of the overall business. As the title implies, a business partner is involved in the execution of all initiatives. Gone are the days when technical knowledge was enough to move you forward in your career. In the present and future, corporate America wants more! [Read more…] about Becoming An HR Business Partner

Prevent Leadership from Becoming Micromanagement

By Brandon W. Jones on July 18, 2013 0

This is a guest post by Chloe Trogden. She is a seasoned financial aid writer who covers specific opportunities such as grants for college. Her leisure activities include camping, swimming and volunteer work.

Dangers of Micromanagement

Many good leaders let their dedication and attention to detail become too much of a good thing – to the point where they are double-checking every detail of their employees’ work or they can’t let their employees make any

independent decisions, crippling work flow and robbing employees of a needed sense of autonomy or pride in a job well done.

Here are a few tips for how to prevent your leadership from becoming micromanagement: Take an honest look at your own management style. Is it more like micromanagement than leadership? Is it flirting dangerously close to the edge? Learning how to control this impulse will help you to create a happier work force that is more invested in their work and produces better results.

Learn to Delegate

When you maintain control over every aspect of a project or the decision making, you are micromanaging. It is important that you learn to delegate so that your employees feel empowered to make decisions and can use their unique skills to make a project successful. Rob them of that ability to make decisions for themselves, and they won’t make any. [Read more…] about Prevent Leadership from Becoming Micromanagement

Creative Rewards For Employees

By Brandon W. Jones on July 11, 2013 0

Dennis Phoenix is a human resource specialist and writer. He writes on topics including business relationships, productivity, employee satisfaction, and corporate awards. He spends his weekends mountain biking and photographing nature. His twitter handle is @DennisPhoenix1.

Managers are always on the lookout for new and creative ways to meet the objectives of their business. However, when it comes to rewarding employees for a job well done, they often opt for the default choice, increased compensation. While there is nothing wrong with this since we all need money to survive, creative leaders should look for other avenues to keep their employees engaged in the workplace.

Creative Rewards

An important consideration for any reward program is to ask if the rewards meet the objective goals of the organization. First, a leader must identify what behaviors contribute to the success of the company. Successful behaviors may include meeting sales quotas, improving managerial skills, or streamlining key processes. Whatever they are for an organization, the rewards should also include some form of recognition and appreciation, two important elements that are often overlooked. [Read more…] about Creative Rewards For Employees

Wait A minute, I’m Thinking!

By Brandon W. Jones on June 3, 2013 0

Guest post by Rt. Rev. Daniel T. Partiss. Rt. Rev. Daniel T. Partiss was ordained as a Minster and Missionary Evangelist in 1985 by The Right Reverend William H Jackson of the Church of Universal Brotherhood in Bristol, CT. Dan is pastor of the Spiritualist Church of love and Light. For over 25 years Rev. Dan has been a teacher of several topics in Prosperity. At this time Dan is teaching 2 courses a year. Due to the fact that he asks no salary from the church Dan finds other ways to gain the prosperity. In 1997 Dan graduated from Central Connecticut State University. He then worked with corporations and the City of New Rochelle, New York as a Consultant. Dan has been the CIO for 2 businesses, the Owner of an LLC and 2 other businesses, one he is currently developing. His Twitter ID is @revdanpartiss

Two Thinking Processes Essential to Successful Leaders

Critical vs. Strategic Thinking

Critical Thinking is a problem solving process used for issues that seem insurmountable at first glance. By taking facts and events, analyzing them using reason and evidence, and not your personal opinions or feelings. Critical thinking is an important leadership skill because it helps you come to a reasonable solution to a problem. Without critical thinking there would be no problem solving ability and without problem solving nothing would get done.

Strategic Thinking, however, is based on process analysis. It is used to assess a company program or corporate direction and see if it is maintaining its goals. If the company program or corporate direction is not maintaining goals, strategic thinking allows the leader to ask the correct questions to get back to those goals or if the goals need to be rethought. Strategic thinking is important to leaders because it is a skill based on process analysis. It is the ability to access a program and see how well it is maintaining its goals. If it s not maintaining it goals, it allows a person to ask the correct questions to get back to those goals.

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Critical Thinking works best using diverse groups when solving a problem (also called Masterminding). Getting several persons’ perspective can help you conceive of more creative answers. While In Strategic Thinking you try to get feedback from within your industry and not just from your internal sources. Things like market research and surveys can help Strategic Thinking match the vision for your company to all expectations. [Read more…] about Wait A minute, I’m Thinking!

Leadership Qualities You Need to Develop

By Brandon W. Jones on May 22, 2013 1

This is a guest post by Paul Smith. He likes music and comedies. He knows perfectly what he wants to achieve in his life. He is fond of writing and you can evaluate his works at essay writing service uk.

Your life is dull and boring, the days are similar and nothing special happens. You have a hateful work, your colleagues don’t seem to be friendly and you don’t know what you want to achieve. You dream about the better future, however don’t do anything to come closer to it. The leader always executes the possible ideas and it is the main difference between him and the dreamer. Stop living in your dreams – develop your leadership and make your desires real.

What are the main leadership qualities? Here I want to present you a short list of the required qualities to develop if you want to change your life for better.

Good communication. Well-developed communicative skills are very important in business, especially when you are a director. If you have some great idea concerning some future project or whatever else and cannot state your thought clearly, you will never come to a united cooperation and will never arrive at a consensus. That is why it is important to work for the improvement of your communication. [Read more…] about Leadership Qualities You Need to Develop

How To Deal With An Office Conflict

By Brandon W. Jones on August 31, 2012 3

This guest post is by Sally B. Sally writes for Principal Corp a leader in the consumer electronics and managed services industry. Principal specializes in Office Systems and fax machines amongst other practical IT based solutions.

Working in an office environment can be a challenge for many people. While office life usually provides an individual with a healthy income, dealing with a large number of co-workers can be difficult. In many cases, office environments suffer from conflicts of interest. Fortunately, there are a number of ways one can avoid problems in a modern office. The following guide provides simple tips and tricks on how to deal with office conflict.

Typical Office Conflicts

Office conflicts are often the result of limited resources. For example, if employees doing the same work receive different levels of compensation, it can be difficult to maintain a healthy workplace. In some cases, unequal levels of pay can lead to dissent in a workforce.

In addition, many office workers experience conflict over budgets for different departments. Since everyone enjoys new computers, chairs and other office equipment, there will often be a lot of competition for these limited goods. [Read more…] about How To Deal With An Office Conflict