PEOPLE AND ORGANISATION

Effective Employee Retention Strategies It's every manager's nightmare: One of your best employees resigns out of the blue. Right away, you've got a number of challenges to tackle on top of your daily responsibilities. Not only do you have to find a replacement for such a talented team member — no small feat when skilled professionals are in high demand, as they are today — but you also have to consider the impact this departure will have on the rest of your staff. Whenever someone walks out the door, people notice. Some will even start wondering if they should start looking for a new job, too. That's why employee retention and employee job satisfaction should be high on every organisation's list of priorities, and why creating effective retention strategies to decrease turnover should be one of management's most important jobs. Read on for our tips on building strategies that are right for your company. How to develop employee retention strate

Contemporary Issues Faced by Human Resource Managers Today The human resources department of today operates very differently from the human resources department of only a decade ago. The changing job market, regulatory demands and compliance issues have forced human resource managers to become nimble partners in the strategic development of businesses. Business owners need to understand the contemporary issues that human resources managers face, so that they may understand how to utilise this valuable resource to the best advantage. Many talented people have decided to leave the traditional workforce in exchange for freelance work in their area of expertise. This gives them desired flexibility in their lifestyle, and is a great selling point for potential clients, because overhead is less when you are a contract employee. Although this is great system for the talent, working with a different system is a challenge for human resources managers. If the best talent is no lon

HOW TO MANAGE CHANGE EFFECTIVELY Change management is a structured approach to transitioning individuals, teams, and organisations from a current state to a desired future state, to fulfil or implement a vision and strategy. It is an organisational process aimed at empowering employees to accept and embrace changes in their current environment. Most organisations today are in a constant state of flux as they respond to the fast-moving external business environment, local and global economies, and technological advancement. This means that workplace processes, systems, and strategies must continuously change and evolve for an organisation to remain competitive. Change affects your most important asset, your people. Losing employees is costly due to the associated recruitment costs and the time involved getting new employees up to speed. Each time an employee walks out the door, essential intimate knowledge of your business leaves with them. OVERCOMING RESISTANCE

Performance Management What is a Performance Management System? Performance Management is the term used to describe the process set by an organisation to ensure all employees are aware of the level of performance expected of them in that role, as well as any individual objectives they will need to achieve to achieve overall organisational objectives. You will find that most organisations will have a performance management system in place; however, the difference will be whether the organisation has adopted an informal or formal approach towards their employees. It is not uncommon for smaller organisations, due to the nature of their business, not to have specific documented processes in place. Any employee goals and objectives set will be mutually agreed upon between the manager and employee, generally adopting an informal approach. Larger organisations will tend to have a more formal documented process in place for managing employee performance. It is generall