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HR Administration

Dear Workforce How Should We Conduct Performance-Appraisal ‘Calibration’ Meetings With Managers?

I’m interested in how we could conduct productive performance appraisal “calibration” m...

Staffing Management

Dear Workforce How Do I Develop a Needs-Analysis Template

I recently was put in charge of plantwide training for our manufacturing company. Inter...

Workplace Culture

Dear Workforce What Do I Do About the Owner’s Daughter

Our president and owner recently hired his 20-something daughter to work in the firm do...

Recruitment

Dear Workforce How Could We Better Publicize Our Jobs to Would-be Recruits

We have several entry-level job openings for administrative and medical assistants. The...

Recruitment

Dear Workforce How Do We Calculate the ROI of Our Online Job Postings

We want to figure out the return on investment of our job postings, with the aim of cut...

Staffing Management

Dear Workforce What Alternatives to Forced Distribution Could We Use to Measure Employee Performance

We fear that moving from a forced distribution system of performance management eventua...

Workplace Culture

Dear Workforce How to Go Beyond a Pat on the Back?

Most material I’ve read says that supervisors should say thanks for a job well done. Wh...

HR Administration

Dear Workforce How Do I Handle an Employee’s Drinking Problem?

How do I approach a new employee that I suspect may be drinking prior to arriving at wo...