People and Organisations

What is Performance Management in the Organization ? Performance management is not an annual appraisal meeting. It is not preparing for that appraisal meeting nor is it a self-evaluation. It's not a form nor is it a measuring tool although many organizations may use tools and forms to track goals and improvements, they are not the process of performance management. Performance management is the process of creating a work environment or setting in which people are enabled to perform to the best of their abilities. Performance management is a whole work system that begins when a job is defined as needed. It ends when an employee leaves your organization. Performance management defines your interaction with an employee at every step of the way in between these major life cycle occurrences. Performance management makes every interaction opportunity with an employee into a learning occasion.   (Just HR.Usha, 2012) source 1 What  includes in t...

What is Flexibility in the workplace ? Flexibility in the workplace allows employers and employees to make arrangements about working conditions that suit them. This helps employees maintain a work / life balance and can help employers improve the productivity and efficiency of their business. As long as employees are still receiving their minimum entitlements, employers and employees can negotiate ways to make their workplace more flexible. Examples include changing what hours are worked and where work is performed. There are 2 formal ways employers and employees can make their workplace more flexible- 1.flexible working arrangements - certain employees have the right to request flexible working arrangements. 2.individual flexibility arrangements - employers and employees can negotiate to change how certain terms in an award, enterprise agreement or other registered agreement apply to them. Source-1 What are  Flexible working arrangements ? Requ...

What is Negotiation ? Negotiation is a form of decision-making where two or more parties approach a problem or situation wanting to achieve their own objectives - which may or may not turn out to be the same. In the employee relations arena, negotiation usually takes place within the collective bargaining environment. It is involves discussion between two or multiple parties with the aim of ending differences and reaching an understanding. Each party tries to further their interests and also tries to attain a compromise. It is also called principled or interest based negotiation.( Shonk, 2019 ) There are five steps to the negotiation process, which are: 1.Preparation and planning. 2.Definition of ground rules. 3.Clarification and justification. 4.Bargaining and problem solving. 5.Closure and implementation. Negotiation Skills ? Negotiation skills are skills that help an individual negotiate effectively or reach to an agreement in conflicting sit...

What is e ffectively training employees according to their Learning Styles ? If you want to train employees effectively, you need to be mindful of who you're training. At the end of the day, the intention of training employees is to develop ability so that they can complete their duty more effectively – but every employee is various. When using online training software, it’s even more important to remember that each person learns differently, so you need to build your learning content accordingly. Enforcing the VARK Model For Training Employees According To Their Learning Style - Different people are more responsive to different learning styles, so frame your plan in a way that suit to them all. In general, the 3 most common learning styles are  Visual, audio, and kinesthetic. Aural Learners-   Individuals who are audio learners do their best when physically listening to the content being taught to them.  Visual Learners- Your employees with thi...