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How to manage employee exit interviews?

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

Now that the important ‘whys’ of instituting a planned exit process are covered (in the previous post), I’d like to share my views on the process itself:
Short internal (online) process:  An online questionnaire on the company intranet or via email should capture feedback on the overall experience, and this segment of the exit process should [...]

Are you managing your employee exits?

Saturday, February 27th, 2010

One of my assignments sees me having conversations with employees exiting a company. The discussions happen mostly over the phone, and I’ve to admit that barring a couple of cases, till now I’ve enjoyed the experience of being a confidant to unknown and unseen professionals. I’ve also been amazed to see the difference in the [...]

Exercise self-regulation at work

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

There is much being said about how as an employee, you could add value to your job by doing some more and making your inputs more tangible. In a way, I’m glad that the economic slowdown is reducing complacency among people, encouraging them to appreciate what they have and pushing them to frequently assess their [...]

Telecommuting is the way to go!

Saturday, January 17th, 2009

Recently, a friend asked for help with planning her firm’s telecommuting policies, and I was only too happy to devote my bandwidth to the cause. I’ve long wished to see companies and managers transcending their physical walls to tap a vast pool of talent outside, and wanted to do my bit to propagate the concept [...]

Online Human Resources Guide

Wednesday, November 26th, 2008

 
I’m a big fan of many about.com sites, and find that its guides do an excellent job of updating their readers of goings on in their subject area as well as offering primers to understand those areas. The site offers a mind boggling range of subjects to delve into and all one has to do [...]