DrakePulse - HR Blog

2017-12-05

Why Teams Fail: A Higher Altitude View

By Don Schmincke

Many well-intended team-building programs frustrate HR executives when they fall short of their promises. But why do some teams perform while others flounder even with the same training methods?

2017-11-14

10 Keys for Reducing Turnover

By Bob Whipple

The problem of employee turnover is a conundrum for any organization. One would think that during times of high unemployment, the turnover rate in most organizations would be at an all-time low. The reality is far from that...

2017-11-14

So You Wanna Be the Boss?

By Gregg Gregory

The truth is, most first-time supervisors or managers earn the position by simply doing the job well, yet without proper training in both management and leadership...

2017-11-14

The Top 7 Mistakes that Managers Make

By Ken Warren

Here are the top 7 mistakes I see managers make. See if you can relate or recognize someone you know.

2017-11-14

Succession Planning: Retaining Skills and Knowledge in Your Workforce

By Government of Alberta, Human Services

Employees can hold vast amounts of key experience, information, and skills, which walk out the door when they retire or leave an organization for other reasons. Employers that are unprepared can be left scrambling to run their day-to-day operations.

2017-10-10

Hate Firing People? Then Hire Behaviour Instead

By Don Schmincke

At some point, every business owner, manager, or human resources professional has to let an employee go. It’s a fact of business everyone hates...