List/Grid Tag Archives: Management
Feds propose a new approach to utilizing retirement savings
The feds have a plan for giving retiring employees a wider range of options in choosing how to structure their savings. As things stand now, when a 401(k) plan participant retires, he or she has just two choices in where to put funds — take it all out in a lump sum or stash it [...]
Now here’s an odd couple: Cupid and HR
As Valentine’s Day nears, many HR pros are thinking about one of the trickiest parts of the job: dealing with workplace romance. What can companies do to prevent romantic relationships between employees? Although some firms have strict anti-fraternization policies, the real-world answer is – not much. As long as people spend time together at work, [...]
Semantic Technology Key To Mastering Data Growth, Analysis
As big data stores continue to grow and require additional management, enterprises are faced with the task of managing their explosive data growth while also trying to find the best way to analyze that data. According to the recent InformationWeek “Dat…
Fox theft? Cat hiccups? 10 crazy excuses for arriving late to work
These employees should’ve just claimed that they were “sick.” Because even if they weren’t physically ill, you could definitely make the case that they’re at least a little sick in the head. Tardiness appears to be becoming a bigger problem: 16% of workers reported they arrive late to work once a week or more (up [...]
Advisory Services Manager – Financial Services Office – Information Management & Analytics Serv
Ernst & Young McLean, VAJob description: …analysis resources in all aspects of design and delivery of information solutions – including Data Quality and Governance, Data Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Data Management. IMAS is in…
Six new rulings show how NLRB’s leaning on social media use
Is the NLRB finally hammering out a sensible approach to social media? Since the National Labor Relations Board got involved in a Facebook firing case in 2010, firms have been questioning just how and when it’s OK to discipline and fire staff for comments made on social media. Recently, the agency released six new advice [...]
Pay-for-performance: Not all it’s cracked up to be?
Pay-for-performance plans are widely regarded as the smartest, most efficient way to handle employee compensation. Now two management experts say the programs are not only ineffective, they’re harmful. Business school professors Bruno Frey and Margit Osterloh, writing on the Harvard Business Review website, say pay-for-performance programs “suffer from four inescapable flaws”: Things change so fast [...]
The real reason your best performers want to leave?
Has the recession made companies loosen their ethical standards? A lot of rank-and-file employees seem to think so. The most recent biannual survey from the Ethics Resource Center indicates that 47% of employees said their company culture had “weak ethics.” That’s the highest level since 2000 — and a jump of 7% in two years. [...]
VMware Simplifies, Automates Virtual/Cloud Management
VMware is expanding its management portfolio with vCenter Operations Management Suite by integrating with VMware vCenter Capacity IQ and VMware vCenter Configuration Manager for improved performance, capacity and configuration management. VMware revamp…
VMware Simplifies, Automates Virtual/Cloud Management
VMware is expanding its management portfolio with vCenter Operations Management Suite by integrating with VMware vCenter Capacity IQ and VMware vCenter Configuration Manager for improved performance, capacity and configuration management. VMware revamp…
