10 Tasks Handled by Managers
PLODS CC RIM
- Planning
- Organizing
- Leading
- Directing
- Staffing
- Controlling
- Coordinating
- Representing
- Innovating
- Motivating
***Benchmarking
Comparison of your company’s performance against:
- Other companies in your industry
- Best practices, standards, or certification criteria
for HR Strategies Diversity:
Encourage gender and ethnic diversity.
for HR Strategies Retention:
Develop programs to encourage valued employees to stay with the company.
Payroll Taxes:
Must be withheld from employee earnings, and then paid to local, state, and federal government as wage taxes and Social Security (FICA)
Equal Pay Act of 1963:
Requires employers to pay men and women the same amount for the same work
Fair Labor Standards Act:
Requires employers to pay at least minimum wage and not hire anyone full-time who is under 16
Antidiscrimination laws:
Protect employees from discrimination due to age, race, religion, national origin, color, gender, and physical disability
Grapevine
informal channels of communication
Active listening
focus solely on what the other person is saying, and then validate understanding
Ways to Add Employees to the Business
- Bring people in as partners.
- Hire experts to accomplish specific tasks on a contractual or hourly basis.
- Hire someone as a part-time or full-time employee.
Job profile:
identifies the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the specific tasks of the job
Position description includes:
- Job profile information
- Reporting and working relationships
- Goals and objectives of the position
- Any special working conditions/requirements
Aspects of the Interview (3 types)
Welcome and icebreaker:
- Greeting and “small talk” to put person at ease
- Overview of company and position
Formal interview:
- Core questions that address experiences/actions
- Noting what candidate avoids or does not say
Informal interview:
- Typically peer-to-peer
- Less “official” setting (coffee break or meal)
line organizations:
each person reports to one supervisor
line and staff organizations :
include specialists who assist in management
Managerial spans of control:
number of direct reports, become more defined.
The chain-of-command:
reporting hierarchy, becomes more distinct.
Face-to-face communication:
- Incorporates verbal and non-verbal messages
- Requires using words/terms that are meaningful to your audience
3 ways to Communicating Effectively
- face to face
- listening
- writing communications
Human Resources is Company department responsible for:
STECO not STUCCO
- Staffing
- Training and development
- Compensation and benefits
- Employee relations
- Organization development
Performance Appraisal is a formal process used to evaluate and support employee performance, provides opportunity to?
iAPPs
- Set goals
- Assess progress
- Identify opportunities for improvement
- Plan for individual growth and development
- Provide performance feedback
Useful HR Strategies
RDB
- Retention
- Diversity
- Benchmarking
benchmarking for HR Strategies
Evaluate how overall employee performance compares to the competition.
