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Working With Employees - Chapter 15
Working With Employees - Chapter 15
Chapter 15
Management Talk
What makes us stand out is our heritage as a cooperative and commitment to providing a great work environment. While we work hard to create a challenging and enjoyable work environment, it takes great people to be a best company.
Wally Smith, REI, President and CEO
Objectives
Understand the methods that organizations use to select employees Explain the difference between a transfer, promotion, and separation Identify different methods of training employees Understand the methods that organizations use to measure performance Explain the process of Management By Objectives Understand the importance of rewarding employees
Understanding Management
REI (Recreational Equipment Inc.) has repeatedly been named to Fortune magazines list of 100 best companies to work for in America. The outdoors and sporting goods retailer has earned this distinction by offering employees a unique set of benefits, including flexible health, life, and disability insurance plans, an employee profit-sharing plan, and a challenge grant program that encourages employees to test REI products on wilderness adventures.
Management Skills
Why would employee enthusiasm be important to a company like REI? If you were publishing a list of the 10 best companies to work for in your town, what things would you take into consideration?
SAMPLE:
Title: Receptionist Duties and responsibilities: Receives and directs phone calls, greets visitors, receives and sorts mail and packages, orders office and kitchen supplies, key documents when required Qualifications: High school graduate. Needs good communication skills and ability to get along with people. Keying speed of 45 words per minute. Experience desirable but not necessary. Salary: $20,000- $25,000, depending on experience
Freelancers
Provide services to business by hourly basis or by the job Used when full time employment is not needed Examples: Bookkeepers, accountants, lawyers, graphic designers, window display artists, advertising copywriters, and photographers
Interns
Students, who will work for little or no pay in order to gain experience in a particular field Found in community, local colleges, and high schools
Temporary Workers
Can be used for long periods of time as an alternative to full time hiring Paid a workers salary plus a fee to the agency who supplies the worker Ex: Seasonal, substitute for injured or sick workers on leave
Get the readers attention Stimulate the readers interest Present a solid specific fact End ad with a call to action
Most college and universities have them Collect info on career and employment opportunities Make them available to students or graduates No fee is charged Ask college to make you business listed at their placement center
Find employees for businesses and other institutions Try to match people with jobs their looking for to the right business Charge a fee when they are successful
Often businesses except referrals from reliable sources on a good applicant for a job their offering
On the world wide web mostly all companies use their business web sites to post job availability and have online applications Also businesses can mention their location for people to apply Online Job Search Databases Post Classified Ads and Resumes www.monster.com www.careerpath.com www.careerbuilder.com
Polygraph Test
Unstructured Interview
A conversation between employer and applicant in a relaxed environment
Applicant has the opportunity to ask questions about the organization Not always reliable interviews Pertinent questions may not be covered and bias is a possibility
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Father's surname or mother's maiden name Marital status What languages they speak (unless it is a job requirement) How many children they have, their children's ages and who will care for the children while applicant is working Financial information not related to compensation
If they served in the military of any foreign country If they have ever been arrested? (may ask if they have been convicted of a felony/misdemeanor)
Findlaw.com source: GRIGGS v. DUKE POWER CO., 401 U.S. 424 (1971)
Findlaw.com source: ALBEMARLE PAPER CO. v. MOODY, 422 U.S. 405 (1975)
Termination employee is asked to leave because of poor performance or failure to follow company rules
o o o Failures from previous actions of training, counseling, and/or disciplinary action Last result Possible reassignment to a less stressful job will eliminate the waste of company resources and time invested in hiring and training that individual
Training Employees
A way for employees to learn new concepts, gain new skills, or update existing ones
Training can be to entire organization if a new way of operating a business function is implemented (I.E. - District
211 Online Gradebook)
Training Employees
On-the-Job Training
Employee works and trains under close supervision until he or she understands the task and performs it correctly
Job Rotation
Cross-Training: a form of on-the-job training that exposes employees to several jobs within an organization Perform each job for a fixed period Allows employee to master many skills
Training Employees
Vestibule Training
Training area is set up with equipment similar to that used in the actual job Employees learn and practice in a simulated work environment
Used to train cashiers, bank tellers, clerks, and technicians Creating training area can be expensive Can the employee adapt to working in the real environment, with all its pressures, when training end?
Training Employees
Apprenticeship Training
Time-tested form of on-the-job training Experienced worker (mentor) passes on skills to an assistant Skilled occupations
Carpentry Mechanics Physicians
Training Employees
Classroom Training
Presents general information about the organization, rules, safety, and job concepts in a classroom setting Lectures, Q & R, Open Discussion Allows for information to be shared with large groups at low cost
2-hour Bus Driving Re-fresher Courses (Mandatory)
Training Employees
Computer-based Training
Internet Training in the classroom or on an individual basis, contributes to employee development at a low cost View material at computer workstations and answer questions at their own pace Electronic learning will grow to approx. $23.7 billion by this year (Source: International Data Corporation)
100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0%
92% 90% 79% 62% 51% 54% 43% 46% 41% 27% 17% 11% 10% 3% Percentage
Lectures One-on-One Instruction Role Plays Simulations/Games Audio Slides Films Case Studies Self Assessment Self-Study Programs Multimedia Teleconferencing Video Teleconferencing Computer Conferencing
Source: Adapted by B. Filipczak, What Employers Teach, Training 29, no. 10 (1992) p. 46. 1992 Lakewood Publications, Minneapolis, MN.
Extension Activity!!!
Have students interview personnel directors (at the school or in a business) about what types of interviews they conduct and what general traits they look for in new hires. Have students use the Internet to research and compare career tests
Methods of employee training include on-the-job training, vestibule training, apprenticeship, classroom training, and computer-based training
Performance Assessments
Identify problem areas and guides employees future efforts
Role perception:
Employee must understand his or her part in an organization
Sample Objectives
To answer all customer complaints in writing within three days of receipt of complaint To reduce order-processing time by two days within the next six months To implement the new computerized accounts receivable system by August 1 How do these sample objectives meet that standard?
Writing Skills are necessary May be subjective and difficult to defend against accusations of unfairness
Providing Feedback
Managers must explain results to employees, especially if there is negative feedback The Successful Appraisal Interview
The following factors contribute to the success of the appraisal interview:
Employee involvement Recognition and praise Manager and employee work together to set improvement goals Discussion of problems Avoidance of heavy criticism Encourage the employee to voice opinions Opportunity for employee to prepare for interview Perception that good performance will be rewarded
How could these factors help to achieve the goal of motivating an employee to improve?
Legal Considerations
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Requires that an organizations performance appraisal system be bona fide. System cant have disproportionately negative effects upon minorities, women, or older employees
Extrinsic Rewards
Controlled and distributed by the organization
Child Day Care Basketball Courts Weekly softball games Fitness Center
Intrinsic Rewards Sense of achievement Feelings of accomplishment Informal recognition Job Satisfaction Personal Growth Status
Extrinsic Rewards Formal Recognition Fringe Benefits Incentive Programs Base Wages Promotion Social Relationships
Writing Skills
How would you use the Management By Objectives process to form an achievement plan for the rest of your school year?
Internet Skills
Using the Internet, read 10 to 15 job listings in an industry and career that interests you. Then make a list of the top 10 traits you find from the advertisements.