Srikant Chellappa is the Co-Founder and CEO at Engagedly and is a passionate entrepreneur and people leader. He is an author, producer/director of 6 feature films, a music album with his band Manchester Underground, and is the host of The People Strategy Leaders Podcast.
Holidays are the most wonderful time of the year. But if you ask HR managers, they would tell you a completely different story. It is that time of the year where the company culture shifts and all your employees are in a party mood which results in decreased overall productivity.
In HR circles, it’s common knowledge as to why Adobe ditched it’s annual performance reviews. The general consensus is that Adobe let them go because they were ineffective, time-consuming and not to mention, complex.
In a setting where professionalism, polish and presentation are valued, a concept like “gratitude” or “appreciation” can feel out of place and uncomfortable.
It’s your first day at work and you are filled with enthusiasm to contribute to the company’s vision and prove yourself. But you have no idea how things work at your new office or where to start.
Wouldn’t it be more helpful, if your work goals were clearly communicated to you through key results?
Onboarding is a fairly overwhelming affair and most new hires face a few common challenges like lack of clarity in their job role, change management, learning about the company, product, marketplace etc.
But as an HR manager, you can use OKRs to help your new hires.
HR is one of the most crucial functions for any business, whether it is a startup or an established brand. Managing employees requires a lot of effort and is time-consuming. Using an automated HR management software smoothens the work-flow and has a variety of benefits.
Using a software for HR functions like recruitment, accounts, and performance reviews has a positive impact on the company. If you are looking for one strong reason to start using a HR software for your business, we will give you five!
Weekly check-ins are a great way to touch base with your team. They give managers and employees a chance to get on the same page without the stress of the check-in being treated like an actual meeting. Moreover, effective managers will use weekly check-ins to gain insight into how the employee works, what does not work, and what needs to change.
A perfectly beautiful day at work can be ruined by a colleague who behaves like your boss. Some employees are blessed with coworkers who just cannot resist the urge to tell them how to do their job.
Goal setting software can help an organization manage goals and track them across the board. But if you are looking for a goal-setting software, other than creating and tracking goals, what else should the software accomplish? And more importantly, how can it become a valuable addition to your organization’s workflow?
What are the components of a good performance management system? This is a good question to ask yourself before you embark on the hunt for performance management software.
How can organizations figure out what drives employee engagement?
The first thing they need to do is accept that there is no one universal driver of employee engagement. In fact, there are many different drivers of engagement. What drives engagement in one organization may not do anything in other.
But there are a few drivers of engagement that are common enough that they work for most organizations. Organizations should figure out what drives employee engagement for them and nurture that. Only then is it possible for organizations to truly reap the benefits.
About Engagedly
Engagedly is a performance management software for organizations looking to provide their employees with the opportunity for frequent and real-time feedback and accurate performance reviews. The software is easy to use and powerful enough to work with businesses of all sizes. Engagedly’s features like 360 feedback reviews, OKRs, manager feedback, peer praise, learning, and rewards help engage the workforce and improve the overall productivity of an organization.
Want to know how to drive employee engagement and nurture it? Download the resource below to find out!
Setting clear goals is very important to achieve success. OKR is one of the most popular goal-setting approaches. Since very few organizations have adopted and implemented OKRs effectively, there’s still an air of uncertainty about how they contribute to overall organizational productivity.
Measuring performance is one of the many important aspects of every business. It is a continuous process that involves collecting and analyzing information regarding performance of individual employees or a specific department.
When looking for HR software, there are many things HR managers need to consider, such as ease of set-up, strong data security, good customer support, powerful performance management etc. In addition to those features it is also important to find software that can adapt to your needs and grow with you.
Engagedly has been working on an updated version of the performance module for the past few months. This revamp of the module had always been a part of the plan and was something that began coalescing into a solid idea by mid-2017.
OKRs stand for ‘Objectives And Key Results’. OKRs are a popular approach to goal-setting, which allows employees to execute individual and organizational goals.
Objectives and key results (OKR) is a popular goal management framework that evolved over time. It is used to set goals, oversee them and track employee progress.
Many organizations are now understanding the importance of shifting from traditional performance reviews to more continuous and flexible performance management processes.
We all know that organizational outcomes are driven by more than just employee reviews. Employees perform best when they are actively engaged, motivated and aligned with organizational objectives.
As a manager, it is hard to give a negative performance, particularly when your organizational work culture is positive and you still have to give the review because it is important for the team and the company’s growth.
So here’s a list of simple do’s and don’ts of giving negative performance reviews that can make your life easier.
Everything about Human Resources has been changing progressively – the hiring process, people analytics, the transition from paper-based to software systems etc. HR trends keep changing from time to time and it is important for everyone to stay informed on the current HR trends.