Managing your top and bottom performers

Managing your top and bottom performers

Harrison Kim interviews Mark Mitford on managing your top and bottom performers. When should a manager approach an employee that is underperforming? What are some common reasons why employees may be underperforming? How can a manager talk about underperformance with...
Managing your top and bottom performers

Important Leadership Qualities

What are the most important leadership qualities to have?  Here we will discuss a number of qualities that set leaders on the right course to drive team success.Your HR Problem Solver host is Mark Mitford, a strategic HR leader who is business and HR focused.  Mark is...
Managing your top and bottom performers

Employee OnBoarding – It’s Not Just One Day!

Many companies think employee on-boarding takes place the first day at the company.  If done properly, it takes place over the first 90-120 days of employment.  Employee on-boarding done right shows an employee how their role fits into the company which increases...
Managing your top and bottom performers

Strategic Planning – Look at the Forest, Not the Trees!

Many businesses focus most of their attention on the daily and weekly task or the “fire of the day.”  With this approach your agenda and strategy go out the window!  It is important to spend a set amount of time to work on the business, not in the business.  Take a...
Managing your top and bottom performers

Great HR Strategies – The Key Drivers Behind Them

The most successful companies see HR as strategic versus administrative.  Human Resources done right plays a critical role in determining great business results.  Here are some specific HR strategies that can help your company realize its full potential.Your HR...
Managing your top and bottom performers

Managing High and Low Performing Employees

It is vitally important for companies to identify high and low performers among the employee group. Your handful of top performers are the jewels of your organization. These are the people who are driving the success of your business. There are effective strategies...