Onboarding, not paddleboarding! Image Source Congratulations! You have recently completed an exhaustive job search and have spent countless hours reviewing resumes and interviewing candidates. You have painstakingly pondered over which candidate you feel will best suit your team, performed all the necessary background checks, and extended a great offer to your top candidate for a …
Category: Human Resources
Fuelled for Work: Curried Apple Quinoa Salad
This post is Part 3 of a series called Fuelled for Work. Every few weeks we will share a post with recipes and ideas for workplace lunches and snacks that keep your brain fired up, your stomach satiated and your tastebuds stimulated. Check out last week’s post for Banana Cookies here. The paperbag lunch has …
Millennial Mania – embracing the movement!
A couple of months ago I spoke at a conference and as I looked out at my audience my first reaction was – WOW this is a young group – I estimated that 75% of the people in the room were between the age of 20 and early 30’s. These are our Millennials. I also …
Stampede – The Good, The Bad & The Unemployed
For many Calgary-based businesses, the first ten days of July each summer are synonymous with a slowdown of business, empty offices and packed beer gardens. Viewed by some as the least productive time of year – “no one works during Stampede” – a strong case can be made for exactly the opposite. In fact, if …
Fuelled for Work: Banana Cookies – Brain Food
This post is Part 2 of a series called Fuelled for Work. Each few weeks we will share a post with recipes and ideas for workplace foods that keep your brain fired up, your stomach satiated and your tastebuds stimulated. To check out the previous post in the series, click here. The afternoon slump. It’s …
The Evolution of HR
In recent years, Human Resources has gained increasingly more involvement at the strategic level. We have seen the introduction of new titles (VP and Director of HR), representation at the Board level, and the concept of competitive advantage through incorporating HR into the strategic plan. So. What does this mean? This is drastically different to …
Fuelled for Work: Sweet Potato Falafels
This post kicks off a series called Fuelled for Work. Every few weeks we will share a post with recipes and ideas for workplace meals that keep your brain fired up, your stomach satiated and your tastebuds stimulated. The humble sandwich seems to have gone out of fashion. What ever happened to deli ham slapped …
What Does Human Resources Do?
Beyond providing onboarding orientation, issuing weekly paycheques and knowing all your employee’s personal info, what exactly does the Human Resources department do? How do they add value to your organization? Listed below is an overview of a few key Human Resources functions and how they bring value to your company. Performance Management – Formalized and …
HR Metrics – What to measure?
Measuring the success of business plans, processes and programs is essential within every department of an organization. However, metrics for Human Resources are often less tangible and therefore more difficult to measure. This can make it challenging to illustrate and prove the department’s value and can also lead some people to believe that measuring HR …
10 Management Resolutions for 2015
Salopek & Associates wants to wish you a very Happy New Year! To ring in the New Year we have put together a list of management resolutions that can help to make you a more effective manager and team leader in 2015: Take a Walk and Talk to Employees – Take time out of your …