BY FC Expert Blogger Julie Moreland Mon Apr 25, 2012 | This blog is written by a member of our expert blogging community and expresses that expert’s views alone. The original blog can be found here.
Major League Baseball kicked off in April, and millions of fans will flock to ballparks across the country in support of their local team this season. But for business owners, baseball offers more than just an opportunity for entertainment. As I’ve told many of my clients, professional baseball can teach us a number of valuable lessons regarding human resources and employee management. Below are three of the most important:
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This blog was written by Julie Moreland, who will be attending the WPO conference in Atlanta this week and blogging about her experience!
Change – Deal with it! The official name of the Women’s President’s Organization’s (WPO) 2012 annual conference, and I can’t wait to get there! As I’m flying 36,000 feet in the air on my flight from San Francisco to Atlanta (my hometown, and where my family lives), I ask myself the question…”what am I looking forward to the most and what are my expectations?” The list of speakers and sessions is inspiring.
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Creativity and Innovation are hot topics in business and human resources this year. I recently read an interesting article that talked about the company 3M. Here is what they do to foster creativity: “At 3M, every engineer has an hour a day to do whatever they want: whether that’s work on a side project or simply tinker with a hobby. “It doesn’t have to be directly relevant, they don’t have to justify it to their boss — all they have to do is promise to share it with their colleagues,” says Lehrer. “This sends an important message early on: we’ve hired you, we think you’re smart, we trust you, we trust you to find solutions, you manage your time in your own way.” (NPR)
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Technology. We love it, we hate it, we can’t live without it. We now use technology more than ever to recruit, retain, and measure how we are doing as companies and employees. Employers are becoming more transparent on social media sites allowing feedback from customers, past employees, and more. But even with all the technology are we improving our candidate experience? Some companies are and doing a great job at it. Maybe the others don’t care as much, but here are some interesting things we discussed in #peoplechat this week with our awesome co-host @williamtincup!
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We hear the words Candidate Experience, a lot. Why is this a big deal? If you aren’t paying attention to your candidate experience then you are probably having a difficult time recruiting and retaining employees. With the vast amount of resources we have available today in HR Technology, candidates will find out if your process is lacking. If your hiring process is not enjoyable, then why would someone want to work at your company?
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