The term “Workplace Civility” came up at one of our subsidiaries operational meetings and it sparked my interest. We may argue that humans have evolved or progressed but from a conceptual perspective it seems we have come full circle in a kind of pseudo-progression. The insurance company Geico says “even a cave man could do...
Nine Ways to Achieve Extraordinary Performance in your Team
Effective teamwork is essential to your organization’s performance. There are many teamwork definitions, but this is one of my favourites: ‘A tight knit group of competent individuals who care deeply about each other. They are fiercely committed to their mission, and are highly motivated to combing their energy and expertise to achieve a common objective.’...
Job Evaluation, Not People Evaluation
Job evaluation is about weighing the general importance or relative worth of jobs in comparison to other jobs in an organization. There are four basic job evaluation methods: Whole Job Ranking, Job Classification, Point Method and the Factor Comparison method. At Guardian, we have adopted the Hay Job Evaluation method which is based on a...