Gratitude is powerful. One of the best ways to change negative energy into positive is to focus on those things in life for which you are most thankful. Often, in life, we can take things for granted. Just being able to walk is something to be grateful for. How many people out there are disabled and unable to simply walk up a flight of stairs? If I fall into the trap of feeling sorry for yself, lace my emphasis on gratitude instead of frustration and disappointment, and it doesn’t take long to snap out of it. In job unting it’s easy to fall into a trap of doom and gloom. After all, there are many others who are more than happy to join you in hat trap. Instead, focus on all of the good things in your life.
In the scramble to hire and retain talent, managers need all the help they can get. To discover what you’re doing right and understand what you could do better, one great tool is the exit interview. That final conversation with human resources in which departing employees speak truthfully about their experiences with the company is a source of valuable information. (In fact, some companies conduct two exit interviews— one on the final day, the other six months later, when employees have a little more distance from the job and feel freer to open up.)
Sometimes you can do everything right in the hiring process and still end up with someone who is not a good fit for the job. When that happens, it’s best to end the relationship as quickly as possible. Supporting an employee who doesn’t have the skills, experience, or motivation to do a job is unfair to the employees who do, plus it becomes a drain on the organization. Because hiring is so time-consuming, however, it’s worth trying to preserve the relationship if some coaching on your part can save it. So if an employee is unaware that there is a problem, point it out without delay.
With skilled workers in such short supply, and given the cost of hiring and training new employees, many employers are realizing that it’s cost effective to keep their current workforce happy. When you initiate a performance management cycle with a new employee, you are taking an important step toward that goal. By providing frequent on-the-job feedback, you not only build a relationship with your staff member, you help him grow in his job. Those two things alone are often enough to keep motivation high. In survey after survey, employees complain that lack of feedback is one of their biggest problems on the job.
Indian Executive Search & Recruitment firm Perfman HR is headquartered in Mumbai. Our aim is to connect, engage, retain and develop talent. We offer the following services: Executive Search, Recruitments, Recruitment Process Outsourcing, Industry Data Mapping, Devising Performance Bonus Systems, Psychometric Test Development, Framing Policies, Drafting HR Policy and Procedures in the HR Manual and Hiring Support.