Overview/Description Groups are a key component in any organization, so knowing how they function best is vital when trying to understand organizational behavior. Working in groups has key advantages for organizations, such as fostering creativity, pooling skills, and improving decision-making and performance. But groups aren't always effective, so it's important to identify what makes groups effective and learn how to deal with obstacles that groups encounter. In addition to explaining the characteristics of successful groups, this course provides guidance on how to address employee...

Overview/Description An effective hiring process is the key to matching employees to their jobs successfully. This Challenge Series product deals with the process, factors, and decisions associated with hiring the best candidate for an open position. Target Audience Mid- to upper-level managers and executives; all high potentials and fast trackers, including individual contributors. Expected Duration (hours) 0.2 Lesson ObjectivesHiring a New Employee

Overview/Description Tactics or strategy – which would you invest in? Which creates more value for the organization? Every organization strives to be more effective and efficient in reaching its goals and objectives. In an ideal world, your strategy is well defined and aligned with the goals of the organization. HR has a seat at the executive table, helping to set and implement strategy throughout the organization, and all the day-to-day administrative HR activities efficiently support the organizational strategy. This is transformational HR. This course differentiates between traditional...

Overview/Description An organization's talent is the key to its success, and HR is perfectly positioned to contribute to that success by optimizing the workforce and engaging employees to use their knowledge, skills, and abilities to support the organization's goals and objectives. This course covers ways in which transformational HR can direct all its talent management processes toward driving performance and achieving high-level business goals. In transformational HR, talent management must be flexible, tailored to the business strategy, entrenched in the organizational culture, and...