More straight up talk on job descriptions
Spring Cleaning Time Too often, updating job descriptions is the last item on busy to do lists. Writing and updating them takes time and energy that may seem better directed elsewhere, but letting this item slide eventually and too often can cause businesses legal hassles, not to mention poor performance. Let’s deal with the legal hassles first. Without clear specific key responsibilities listed in job descriptions employers are vulnerable to wrongful termination law suits. How many times have you terminated someone for performance...
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Does your organization have silent job descriptions? These are the informal job descriptions your employees make for themselves when formal job descriptions aren’t prepared. Many organizations assume their employees know what to do and therefore don’t bother with job descriptions. Of course you know what the word assume stands for – (make an ASS out of U and ME). executive advantage encourages our clients to prepare job descriptions for a number of reasons. Here are a few. They help an organization to keep focused on its...
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Job Descriptions Recently a client asked, “Do we really need job descriptions?” In turn we asked, “Do you have a dream for your business?” And as a follow up we asked, “Do your employees know whether they’re making progress towards achieving your dream?” Managing Human Resources, by Bohlander and Snell, a text I use to teach MBA students about Human Resources indicates job descriptions are effective when recruiting new employees, training current employees, conducting performance evaluations and managing the compensation...
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