Category: HR Management (Page 3 of 6)

How do you Motivate People? This is an extract from an article in Harvard Business Review (HBR) by Frederick Herzberg – one of the most popular HBR articles of all time. It provides a really insightful look at all the things organizations do to motivate people without much success…

The surest way of getting someone to do something – is to deliver a kick in the pants-put bluntly, the KITA. But there is a danger that a manager might get kicked back in return, so companies usually resort to positive KITAs, ranging from fringe benefits to employee counseling. But while a KITA might produce some change in behavior, it doesn’t motivate people…

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Most managers conduct job interviews without any structure or strategy or method.  I am also guilty of this on many occasions because I felt it was going to be quite easy to assess the job applicants.  Now I know that I was wrong. Without a strategy and methodology for effective interviewing, you end up selecting a person based on an overall impression and intuition rather than a diligent scrutiny of the applicant’s abilities and potential. This can often lead to the wrong person in the job. So how does one ensure better selection?

Well, there are no guarantees of course but here are 5 things that lead to effective interviewing, ensuring the odds are tilted in your favor. …

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