Management Concepts

Culture: Making it Real, Making it Right

Posted on June 23rd, 2016 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

Culture – today’s informed business leaders are well aware that everyone is talking about it in the same conversation with employee retention and employee engagement. Is this subject topical because of the shortage of talented candidates [ … ] Read More

Workforce Planning – today & beyond

Posted on June 3rd, 2016 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

A few years ago workforce planning was one of the hottest issues every business was talking about. At the time it was aimed at the C-Suite and did not seem to go any further. Today workforce planning [ … ] Read More

Peter Drucker – Modern Management

Posted on May 5th, 2016 | Goals, Hiring Talent, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Self Management, Team Building

Peter Drucker and the Drucker Institute It is pretty obvious by the quote at the bottom of my JKS Talent Network website homepage, and my periodic musings, that I am a huge fan of Peter Drucker, [ … ] Read More

You Get What You Pay For

Posted on April 28th, 2016 | Hiring Talent, HR Related, Management Concepts, Team Building, Technology Today

You Get What You Pay For We’re all familiar with the phrase “you get what you pay for.” It seems we have heard it our entire lives. No one seems to be able to pinpoint the exact [ … ] Read More

Happiness has its own International Day

Posted on March 18th, 2016 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Inspiration, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Personal Success, Seasonal Content, Self Management, Team Building, Work - Life Balance

The International Day of Happiness (also known as Happiness Day) is celebrated throughout the world on the 20th of March. Expect to see thousands of people taking [ … ] Read More

Business vs. Systems Analysts

Posted on March 4th, 2016 | Career Advancement, Hiring Talent, Management Concepts, Team Building, Technology Today

The Business Analysts vs. Systems Analysts Debate One of the most common debates when defining and describing Analysts has to be the one that discusses Business vs. Systems Analysts. Why? Because sometimes there can be [ … ] Read More

Talent – The Competitive Advantage

Posted on February 11th, 2016 | Employee Retention, Goals, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Management Concepts, Team Building

Competitive advantage is one of the most popular concepts talked about today – both online and in business circles. What exactly does it mean? We know it refers to an organization’s ability to outperform its competitors, lead [ … ] Read More

Develop People with Stretch Assignments

Posted on January 21st, 2016 | Career Advancement, Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts

This blog is not about justifying why it is important for companies to conduct or provide ongoing training programs. Yes, there are many excellent training strategies and approaches that organizations can into their corporate employee programs that [ … ] Read More

Onboarding – Critical for the Business Plan

Posted on November 20th, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Hiring Talent, HR Related, Management Concepts

Onboarding – Organizational Socialization The onboarding process includes the entire interaction with a new employee from interview to hire – and all that follows – orientation, integration and career development support. Unlike payroll processing, group benefit administration, training and [ … ] Read More

Employee Satisfaction = Increased Productivity?

Posted on October 1st, 2015 | Corporate Culture, Employee Retention, Goals, HR Related, Leadership Matters, Management Concepts, Team Building

Does employee job satisfaction really matter? More precisely, does job satisfaction have a significant impact on job performance and organizational commitment? The short answer is – most definitely. Sometimes we forget that people work for people, [ … ] Read More