People often say, and they say it sincerely, that they know something well or have good experience in something. How do they assess their knowledge and experience? Very simply. The evaluation is, as always, based on the derivative. We are unable to measure a state. We measure the change in Continue Reading
Human Resource Management
Articles on Human Resource Management and Recruitment
Vicious circle
How do you evaluate your boss, the person who hired you? Many people say that the company’s management is not looking in the right direction, is doing the wrong things, is not working effectively, and is hiring the wrong people, suggesting that everything should be done differently. If the management Continue Reading
Saturation point
There is an opinion (in several types of businesses) that the person who brought a client to the company should continue to serve them. In general, it’s hard to argue with this. In B2B (and other large) sales, the decision to purchase is made with an eye on the prospect Continue Reading
Only the “old-timers” are going into battle.
During World War II, American pilots who demonstrated exceptional skill were withdrawn from the battlefield and sent home to train the youth. This way, young pilots learned from the best, while the best always remained in reserve. The Japanese approach was fundamentally different. They sent aces into battle, as an Continue Reading
The power of managerial thought
As I mentioned earlier, one of the main problems in management is the inability to see the cause behind the forest of symptoms. Here’s an example.There is a Western division of the company that is performing well. In another region, the Southern division, the results are not impressive. In both Continue Reading
How to save on HR?
What is HR for most companies? First of all, it’s one or more people who need to be paid salaries for reasons unrelated to the business, provided with computers, given office space, and, even worse, have business processes wrapped around them and managerial resources allocated from the perpetually busy company Continue Reading
Hire good writers.
There is a very good and effective way to recruit. Hire good writers. Those who can express their thoughts well on paper usually have their ideas organized in their minds as well. If you understand what they have written, what they are writing about, and find it interesting to read, Continue Reading
The value of experience
What is the value of experience in the absence of alternatives?Imagine you are choosing where to go on vacation for the first time in your life, and you have a choice between a hotel in Turkey or a hotel in Greece. Both are 5-star hotels with different yet comparable sets Continue Reading
Political officer
What modern business lacks is party organizers. Like commissars or chaplains in the army. People who provide management with knowledge on how to deal with subordinates, and offer subordinates positive motivation. Not everything that “hurts” in a company will be shared by employees with their boss. And it’s better to Continue Reading
How to properly resign
In a conversation with invisible readers about family and marriage, I mentioned that the stamp in a passport is not a form of a marriage contract, but rather a divorce agreement. The same goes for employment. Moreover, when an employee is hired, they are like a “bride,” while the employer Continue Reading