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A company's culture is driven by its management. HR practitioners are realizing executive leadership is key to creating effective organizations with dynamic human capital.
You've landed your dream job and started work. Your boss seems friendly and approachable and your colleagues look like they are ready to help you out anytime.
Editor's note: One of the most exciting challenges in a professional's career is to start a new job but this can also be a very stressful and demanding time. Here, Brian Zhang, manager of the consumer sales and marketing division at Robert Walters Talent Consulting Ltd China, has put together a few tips on how to survive adjusting to a new job and, inevitably, a new boss.
This is the most important thing you can do to eliminate surprises, establish confidence and ensure that you have a great interview. Make sure you know as much as possible about the company, the people you will be meeting and the specifics of the role you're being interviewed for.
A boss from hell is often a major factor for chasing staff away from any organization. In today's context in which organizations are focusing on retaining their key talent, bad bosses can stain the reputation of a company and lead to resignations.
Making a decision to quit your job can be a difficult one, especially if you have been in your role for a certain amount of time. Although job loyalty is looked upon positively, don't let it hinder your career advancement prospects.
Generation Y, also known as the millennials, is the fastest growing segment of the workforce. Raised in a time of global economic prosperity (1974 to 1994), Generation Y is known as the most high-maintenance cohort to ever enter the force.
Today's business climate is more competitive than ever, and there are more people than ever out there jostling each other for the best job in town.
Job scams usually contain certain common "red flags" that can alert you to fraudulent jobs.
With increasing exposure to information, technology and globalization, many talented candidates are beginning to realize their market worth and what they want to get out of their careers.
Have you ever wondered what actually motivates your employees and what is the key to retaining your best people? Beyond a competitive salary and staff benefits, there are some intangible factors that employees seek. Understanding these needs can help you increase employee motivation, which in turn will lead to higher job satisfaction, retention and productivity.
Besides being a highly competitive environment, the corporate world can be pretty volatile and unpredictable. If you have been working hard and not reaping the rewards you rightfully deserve, it would be wise not to leave your career in the hands of fate and hope it intervenes. Set your career on the right path and push it along, ensuring that it continues to grow. The secret in scaling that corporate ladder is to move up one rung at a time so that you can manage each step effectively.
