Workplace 101: A Profiles Global Business Blog

Some people would prefer a visit to the dentist rather than endure the annual performance review. If you’re one of them, then you might be anxious about your own assessment, about having to give a bad review to one of your employees, or about the marathon pace to complete the process from beginning to end.

Keep managers on track and employees productive

Times of change present many challenges for organizations, particularly for front-line managers whose people will be responsible for implementing the change. But equally challenging can be managing through trying or monotonous times. Pressure to perform is high, as are emotions, and everyone is expected to do more with less. The risk of manager derailment can be high.

Harvard Business School Prof. Advocates Developing Talent From Within

You might laugh at the thought of being able to hire new employees right now. But there are companies hiring these days, and you will eventually need to replenish or add jobs, too. When the time comes to fill your vacant positions, will you promote from within or hire outside talent? Is your talent management strategy to coach or poach?

This article will provide you with information that can help better understand how job fit assessments work for selecting employees for jobs in your organization. Whether you're an owner, an executive or a manager, the following information will be beneficial to you.

Yesterday is history, Tomorrow’s a mystery; Today is a gift – which is why it’s called the present! – Anon

Realistically, we live and will always be living in the present. Our minds may focus on past experiences and dream of future possibilities, but no one can question that the present moment is all we have to work with. Therefore we must focus all our efforts on ensuring that we are as productive as possible in the present.

Sometimes words can't do justice to the story of pre-employment screening. The statistics below describe, in further detail, the kinds of workplace risks Profiles International assessment solutions and pre-employment screening will help you avoid.