Poging GOUD - Vrij
Hard To Measure?
The Smart Manager
|September - October 2017
Growth and profitability are an outcome of productivity which in turn is influenced by employee happiness and satisfaction. Studies by independent financial analysts show that publicly traded ‘100 Best Companies to Work For’ consistently outperform major stock indices by a factor of 2* . This points to the fact that companies that aim at high performance cannot afford to ignore measuring employee happiness. Technological advancements have now made measuring this key metric all the more easier and accurate.
Technology has changed the way we live our lives. With each passing day, there is some new change we have to adapt to, and accept as a norm. We are dependent on our computers to T get our work done. Even operations that have traditionally required human interaction, paper work, analysis, and number crunching, have eventually moved towards digital technology
As a function, human resources has quietly and unassumingly transformed itself to better our work lives.
It may have started with something as simple as a leave management system. But now, HR teams from all over the world are leveraging the power of digital technology to help companies create an admirable work culture—an initiative that entices future employees, while fulfilling the professional and personal needs of the present ones. Concepts such as employee engagement, employer branding, work-life blend, and workplace flexibility have evolved into necessities. Cultural changes have mandated that company policies, welfare programs, and benefits reflect our new progressive world. The interlinks between technology, lifestyle, and culture are undeniable. The fusion of these vital elements has resulted in a dynamic workforce that has needs and demands that are more evolved and complex than of the generations before.

Dit verhaal komt uit de September - October 2017-editie van The Smart Manager.
Abonneer u op Magzter GOLD voor toegang tot duizenden zorgvuldig samengestelde premiumverhalen en meer dan 9000 tijdschriften en kranten.
Bent u al abonnee? Aanmelden
MEER VERHALEN VAN The Smart Manager
The Smart Manager
The Digital Shift
… technology will radically disrupt HR in the near future. Indeed, it is already changing the way HR works and the role it plays and opening the door to a new type of “digital HR” function.1 The rise of digital and social media is changing the dynamics of HR and creating new ways of hiring, engaging, and retaining employees.
4 mins
July-August 2017
The Smart Manager
The Story Of Telling
“The best brands are built on great stories,”* this remark by Ian Rowden best captures the strategy of diligent brand building. Much more than attractive logos or the products themselves, what builds a brand is how successfully a story is woven around it. Brand marketers have to be good storytellers indeed.
8 mins
July-August 2017
The Smart Manager
Complexity Is Simpler Than You Think
Kay Kendall and Glenn Bodinson, authors of Leading the Malcolm Baldrige Way, shatter myths about excellence models such as Baldrige and EFQM.
6 mins
March/April 2017
The Smart Manager
Proponents of Isolation Never Become Victors
Multilateralism in the political and economic space has always led to frameworks that favor the mighty. WTO was no exception. With agriculture kept out of its purview, it could never become a truly fair and free trading system. China was the only large emerging economy that exploited relative openness in low-cost manufactured goods to take full advantage of the system. Other emerging economies could at best garner minor gains.
1 mins
March/April 2017
The Smart Manager
A History Lesson (From Year One) for Trump and the Brexit Crowd: Isolationism Has Never Worked!
Professor Stephane Garelli on growing isolationism.
3 mins
March/April 2017
The Smart Manager
A Win-Win Game
Business is not a sport where some stakeholder has to lose or fare badly for others to do well. Building an atmosphere of trust and transparency between all stakeholders will help companies retain them even during adverse times.
7 mins
March/April 2017
The Smart Manager
A Sustainable Model
With a total market value of $4.3 trillion and an employment base of at least 1.3 million direct employees and millions of others indirectly employed, platforms have become an important economic force.*Companies today are constantly looking for ways to build platforms—Infosys Ltd announced its plans of monetizing its platforms to make them a $2 billion business by March 2021. But are all platform businesses successful?
9 mins
March/April 2017
The Smart Manager
Custom Made
…three in four consumers said they receive too many emails from brands, and one-fifth said they could not handle the current volume…69 per cent have ‘unfollowed’ brands on social media, closed their accounts or cancelled subscriptions.*In these times, when the market is flooded with products and services, the most efficent way to engage customers is to offer them customized content. To achieve this, brands need to focus on observing the nuances of individual preferences.
5 mins
March/April 2017
The Smart Manager
A Fresh Start
Three experts reflect on their experience of pursuing a management development course and how it reshaped their journey.
3 mins
January/February 2017
The Smart Manager
Fighting The Trolls
The number of people who feel bad reviews have the power to make or break their business has risen from 17% (2014) to 21%. * However, most are struggling to find the right solution. Along with the benefits it provides, the internet also has a dark side. Today, it has become a cesspool of hatred where users openly abuse individuals or companies without any hint of shame or guilt. This culture of trolling has tarnished the brand image of several companies. It is time organizations anticipate such situations and design strategies to combat the menace.
5 mins
January/February 2017
Translate
Change font size

