Performance Management is Evolving.... Performance management is a mature HR practice, with sophisticated and well-embedded processes, but the time is ripe for change. The traditional annual or half yearly performance review no longer seems fit for purpose.
Topics: Performance Management
The world has changed significantly in the last few decades. When I was a kid, all of my extended family were in Canada, 5 time zones away. To catch up on news, we would write monthly letters, or twice a year my grandparents actually recorded messages on reel-to reel audio cassette tapes for us to listen to, that took about two weeks to arrive by mail. The idea of companies working in real-time across far greater time zones than that was unimaginable. However, in the last decade, this has become the norm, and at Top Employers, we are seeing this grow each year.
Topics: Culture
Data analysis from Top Employers UK shows how forward-thinking companies listen to their people, look after their health and wellbeing and plan for a future built on equality.
Last year at Top Employers we certified 750 companies around the world. Each of these organisations has made the decision that participating with us will benefit them as an organisation, and that decision is made through a number of meetings with us both on the phone and in person. Each company that enters has their own reason for wanting to gain the certification, and one of the reasons why many companies are motivated to participate is because they know they have great working conditions in place for their employees, but their employees don’t always agree. During these meetings a light bulb often goes off and we hear the line “we’re not good enough about telling employees what we have in place for them”.
Topics: On-boarding
Employers aren’t just trying to attract and engage the best talent in their industry, they are also trying to retain them; and that means looking after them. At Top Employers, we certify companies all over the world, and whereas each country has its own special circumstances, I’m based in London, so I’ll use an example of what sort of workplace and health initiatives are going on with the companies we work with in the UK
What’s the most important thing to today’s employee? Their growth. Our research shows us that the number one reason that employees leave an organisation is a lack of career development opportunities. We’re seeing Top Employers putting an emphasis on mentoring and coaching their people with the aim of continuous development.
Topics: Career & Succession management
