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Winning employee commitment by granting idiosyncratic employment deals
Written by John Berry on 21st October 2017. Revised 30th October 2017.
32 min read
Commitment matters. If managers can get all staff to be committed, other management and leadership activities become possible. Without committed staff, there’s little the manager can do to achieve goals and the firm will just drift. This paper describes commitment and outlines research that shows what managers can do to achieve commitment. The research shows that there is correlation between the idiosyncratic granting of developmental opportunities and affective commitment in those benefitting.
This blog takes five HRM tools and links them through one key idea – competence. Competence theory is a way of looking at how management can measure staff contribution to the business. And once measured, management can use the five tools to optimise engagement.
Bad cyber security assumption threatens firms
Written by John Berry on 5th May 2017. Revised 23rd July 2017.
7 min read
A cyber-security practitioner ended a presentation by giving five very practical recommendations. All were technical. They covered authentication, pass-phrases and other features that assumed that the threat was from outside the system. This assumption is dominating current information technology thinking. This bad cyber security assumption threatens firms. Here's why.
Why Are Restrictive Covenants Needed?
Written by John Berry on 9th May 2017. Revised 23rd July 2017.
3 min read
Restrictive covenants (clauses) are used in employment contracts as a means of protecting the employer when an employee leaves. In order to be valid they must only protect assets that are key to the firm.
Do I need to pay for employee glasses or eye tests?
Written by Sue Berry on 9th May 2017. Revised 23rd July 2017.
2 min read
There are some occasions when the firm has a legal obligation to pay for eye tests and possibly glasses. Firms may also opt to pay for, or contribute, to the cost of glasses for general use. Find out when you should pay for employee eye tests and glasses.
What Do I Need To Consider When Taking On My First Employees?
Written by John Berry on 9th May 2017. Revised 23rd July 2017.
3 min read
Employing staff can be daunting. But it can also be very rewarding as you see your business grow.
There are seven key points to be considered. And each needs you to take specific action.