Dec
17
2009
What are the problems with the current scheduling method?
If you are using paper or excel then you are almost bound to be having problems with current scheduling method. Using excel can take hours while if you are using paper it can almost double the time. This is a task the few employers enjoy and it [...]
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Dec
17
2009
When you begin checking into Six Sigma Training, there are a few different things that you’ll need to consider. For starters, you should understand the different training programs, how they work, and what they have to offer.
Six Sigma Black Belt training is one of the highest levels of Six Sigma Certification. These people are team [...]
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Dec
17
2009
This is the second article in the series “Popular Risk management”. The aim of the series is to describe the main Risk management topics in simple, clear and concise language.
Risk Self Assessment or RCSA is one of the most effective tools in the Risk Management arsenal. When applied effectively it will add value to your [...]
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Dec
17
2009
If you manage to increase employee job satisfaction it is not only going to benefit them, but it will also benefit the business as a whole. Many studies have shown how management strategies that increase employee job satisfaction lead to a more productive workforce and a more success business overall. Huge modern enterprises like Google [...]
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Dec
17
2009
Employees get sick; there is just no getting away from this. This can be a huge headache for those handling employee sick days when it comes to scheduling. It could mean a morning frantically phoning around looking for cover or leaving an understaffed shift to struggle along and trying to do the best they can. [...]
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Dec
17
2009
When dealing with employee time off request you will first of all want to be fair. If you need to refuse any request the staff member is likely going to be upset, but if they feel that you have been unfair about it they will become resentful. If this happens often enough it could lead [...]
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Dec
17
2009
Workforce management was once just about making your employees fear you, and then trying to get them to work as hard as possible; at least this was once the attitude of many bosses. This type of approach has been proved ineffective and no longer recommended. Nowadays with the success of the workforce management approaches of [...]
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Dec
17
2009
What follows are some tips for businesses that run 24/7. This type of business will have its own unique problems and many of these will concern staffing levels. The fact that a business or organization offers a service or produces something around the clock does not always mean that the staffing requirement will remain constant [...]
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Dec
17
2009
Self scheduling is a great way to improve staff morale and increase job satisfaction. This system uses employee availability as the basis for producing the schedule. The staff members have a lot of control over the times they work and this sense of control is very empowering. Like most things in life there are disadvantages [...]
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Dec
17
2009
The world of IT is changing fast and CIOs can easily get surprised when their world is turned upside down. When you become CIO, you are going to have a entirely new set of issues to deal with because of the arrival of one technology that we don’t often associate with IT: video.
Here Comes Video, [...]
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