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How can we deal with Miscommunication in the Workplace?

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Why is effective communication important in the workplace?  An effective communication is essential to build a relationship with people so that it is productive for people to work in the workplace. Research from ( Físic, J. (2022) ) said that 25 % of productivity increases when teams or groups talk effectively among themselves. Further, more than 70% of surveyed 2,000 office workers had gone through unclear communication from their co-workers.  Professionals have mentioned that workplace foundation is the base of company’s growth, success and overall productivity ( Físic, J. (2022)). What miscommunication looks like in a workplace? Ineffective communication can occur due to many reasons, such as emotional barriers, perceptual barrier, interpersonal barriers, cultural barriers. Even, technology can also be a factor for miscommunication as remote work is growing rapidly. Miscommunication happens quite often than we realize. The report from the state of miscommunication mentioned...

Is your Manager Good or Bad?

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Research conducted by Gallup Organization ( Buckingham, M. (2005)),  in which 80,000 managers were surveyed for two years and found in detail the top performers. He found that there is one quality that makes up a true and a great manager, which is discovering the uniqueness of each person and maximizing on it. Great managers will know the values and the special qualities of their employees and to integrate best with the work plan.  Great leaders on the other hand, are able to explore universally and maximize on it. They bring people to a great future ahead and can only succeed without looking at the difference of race, age, nationality, sex and personality. There are various models of leadership for anyone who likes to become a leader. Managers task is to get the talents of the person and apply that into performance. Moreover, managers who identify differences within people and face challenges on employees, succeed in their own ways. A manager must also be aware of the differe...

How is Knowledge management linked with Performance management?

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How is knowledge management defined? It is a process of capturing, keeping and spreading the idea or knowledge and experience of workers in the organization. Its goal is to provide a culture for learning that encourages knowledge sharing to employees. In addition, this will help organizations to obtain competitive advantage and empower workers to learn, be involved and be productive  ( Campbell, F. (2013)). Knowledge management and learning development should integrate the knowledge resources, make sure new knowledge is shared constantly maybe through training, communities and learning materials. It should be able to identify gaps that needs to be filled and look for capability for an organization ( Milton, N. (2015)). Do you know that there are different types of knowledge that can be shared within an organization? Tacit Knowledge is information that a person can keep in the mind and cannot share or distribute with others.   Explicit knowledge is where information or knowle...

Can HR technology show a big change in an organization?

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  Across the globe, people in organizations are not sure whether to utilize resources for HR technology and innovation because it is seen as an additional and unnecessary cost which is not needed for an organization. The right type of HR tool used, will become an advantage to the organization as it will consider and allocate a suitable solution for the necessary needs. This will ensure that workforce management can be optimized, bring an increase in efficiency and at the same time assist managers to make decisions fairly. ( Teotia, S. (2022)) Teotia, S. (2022) c laimed that a report recently published had mentioned that more than 55 % of the recruitment to retirement tasks had been performed by the human resource and will be automated in the coming years.  What can software of HR Technology do? There are software that can track activities and productivity in order to improve the processes in the company. Software such as association management software will help cent...

Is Human Resource Planning worthwhile for a business?

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  An uninterrupted process of proper systematic planning, to optimize the precious asset in an organization, who are the quality employees makes the reason why, human resource planning is necessary. Human Resource Planning (HRP)   ensures that there is no lack of manpower in a business. Moreover, HRP enables companies to prepare ahead to keep a constant supply of skilled employees ( Hayes, A. (2023)). Below shows the four key steps for HRP: - The use of human resource planning should be capable enough to meet challenges in staffing people and at the same time getting used to changing conditions in the business environment in the long run. Another purpose of human resource planning would be that this planning would help to recognize companies’ skills and targets to strategically get to business goals and to be ready for future challenges. Furthermore, HRP focuses on employee motivation, organizational design, success in planning and overall increase in return on investme...