If job responsibilities are easy then it's very likely that you may not be using the full potential of your workers, preventing their personal growth and causing demotivation.
In a discussion of the topic in an article in Harvard Business Review, Francesca Gino says that the belief that work without stress increases productivity, is false.
Companies recognize how important managing a growing international and mobile workforce is for the future of their businesses, but they do not know how to do it.
Companies do not have an appropriate strategy to deal with the transformation that is happening the way of working in the world -from the convergence of five generations to operations spread across the planet- which will lead to a crisis in management, attraction and retention of talent, concludes the Workforce 2020 study, prepared by Oxford Economics and SAP.
A professional degree used to be a guarantee of social mobility and prestige, but the current labour market pays little for some of them.
The labor market can be compared to the commercial market. Salaries are defined by the evolution of supply and demand. When supply is greater than demand, salaries are lowered and when demand is greater than supply, wages rise.
Simply paying more is not enough, instead specific needs of each worker should be addressed, such as flexible schedules, teleworking and services such as child care and fitness.
Participating in the Forum on Human Resources by Capital Financiero entitled "Keys to Success in Retaining Talent," were Juan Planells, former director of the National Institute of Vocational Training for Human Development (Inadeh); Alberto Saenz, director of PwC Consulting, and human resourcemanager of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), Procter & Gamble and Dell, Jose Rivera, and David Cabrera Enrique Salgado, respectively, who addressed this issue.
If done right, teleworking yields great results. If done wrong ...
Good methods for managing teleworking depend on several factors: matching time zones, mutual cultural adaptation, the ability to define processes more or less strictly, and especially clear rules on the responsibilities of each of the parties: employer and employee.
There are plenty of applicants for the posts, but there are few who are really qualified to meet the demands of each job.
A study entitled 'Lack of Talent 2011' by the firm Manpower Group shows that 30% of companies in Costa Rica say they have trouble finding certain types of staff such as technicians, salesmen and secretaries with the required skills.
The organizational climate, a responsibility of the maximum chief of a company, is made of communication, fairness, teamwork and training.
A good working atmosphere is usually considered a responsibility of the HR manager, but the factors that ultimately determine it are controlled by the CEO.
“In this context, the role of the HR manager is to provide permanent advice to directors, managers and bosses on good management and leadership tools, promoting communication, information and a proper treatment of the company’s personnel”.
FedEx Express is first, Kimberly Clark second, followed by Oracle Caribbean, SC Johnson, Diageo, McDonalds and Agrisal Group.
In the rankings elaborated by the Great Place to Work Institute of Central America and the Caribbean, FedEx repeated as the best company to work for within Central America and the Caribbean.
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