Tips for managing a virtual team
As communication technologies have advanced, the need for work teams to be physically grouped together has dissipated. Now it’s possible for teams to work closely with team members who are miles – or even continents – away.
But these advancements come with their own set of difficulties, particularly for those tasked with managing such widely spread teams. Here is some advice on how to effectively lead a virtual team.
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HR Glossary: Human Resource Development
Human resource development (HRD) concerns the specific support, training and development of all staff and teams (human capital) working in a company. It includes all measures for improving workflows within the organisation. As a rule, these are planned, organised and evaluated by the HR department. They are important for both employee motivation, developing employees' skills, and, not least, for reaching
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HR Glossary: Dual-Career Programmes
Dual-career programmes are HR activities and initiatives for two people in a committed relationship, where both partners have a career but, at the same time, do not wish to forgo having a family.
Although this expectation of a relationship now goes without saying, in most cases one of the partners' careers often stalls when the couple start a family. Whilst one partner continues to climb the career ladder, the other remains behind and
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Why you’re losing the talent retention war (and how to solve it)
Many HR strategies are concerned with recruiting in times in which there is a shortage of skilled labour , but ignore the issue of staff retention as part of the solution. But those wishing to avoid a two-pronged approach need to expect that the efforts of the competition to attract the best talent will bear fruit – and that good employees will find the cherries in the neighbour's garden more enticing. A recent survey by the Hay Group
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