How Business Process Management Improves Business Results Business Process Management (BPM) is more than automation of business processes. It is a network of connectivity that gives your business an edge in improvement. It is continuous enhancement of business processes that create an agile organization able to constantly absorb insights and …
6 Critical Benefits of Business Process Management (BPM)
The benefits of business process management (BPM) are helping organizations improve efficiency, agility, and employee satisfaction. Here’s a look at the top 6 critical benefits available when BPM is in place. What is BPM? Business process management (BPM) is a systematic method that provides greater efficiency and effectiveness to the …
5 Core Principles for Creating a Fresh, Engaging Strategic Plan
Your Strategic Planning suffers if your starting point isn’t on a firm foundation. No leader wants to build their business on a flawed plan, and yet, many business leaders fall into the same trap that I did when creating my new strategic plan. You shortcut your planning process. You “refresh” …
5 Tips for Simple Performance Management Practices
3-2-1 … It’s that time of year again… time for annual performance reviews! Or is it? A recent survey of Human Resources and Benefits professionals indicates that among the top five critical issues facing their organization, Performance Results and Performance Management are near the top of the list. Not only …
4 Steps to Get Your Training Budget Approved
Most managers ask themselves the same question every year: “How do I justify a training budget?” Budgeting is always a tense time of the year with critical deadlines and company initiatives taking priority over other important aspects of the job. Training often becomes an afterthought in the budget process, but …
3 Most Common Failure Points in Compensation Management
Human resource directors encounter a wide variety of choices for compensation management when developing rewards programs. Creating an incentive plan raises questions like these: How much do we pay for this position? How should we design our incentive plan? Should we hire help to dive into the financial efficacy of …
4 Key Steps to Reduce Employee Turnover and Retain Top Talent
Human resource leaders have several things on their radar this year with the changing political environment in Washington: Immigration, Repealing the Affordable Care Act, and the development or revocation of employment regulations and laws. Though these are issues that we all need to keep an eye on, the real question …
Capitalize on HR Outsourcing and Deliver Extraordinary Customer Service Every Time
The conversation in most offices has shifted from local politics to… well, global politics; from local economics to, you guessed it… global economics; from local sports to global games. And, at the heart of much of this shift is a growing desire within each person for a deeper human connection …
Sharing Constructive Feedback: Tips for Making Feedback Work
Your employees crave receiving feedback on how they are doing but you often fail to give it…why is this? Perhaps it’s because you’re “too busy”? Or you’re “afraid to make people uncomfortable” because that may turn into stress and lead to bigger problems such as attrition? Or, maybe you honestly …