While human resources (HR) has shed its traditional administrative process-centric identity, fear of numbers keeps many professionals away from that coveted seat at the boardroom table. Some claim the ...

Subscribe to BizTimes Daily – Local news about the people, companies and issues that impact business in Milwaukee and Southeast Wisconsin. It was Admiral Grace Hopper who observed, “One accurate ...

Human resource professionals establish an effective performance management to reward excellence, identify development opportunities and provide remedial or disciplinary action when necessary. By ...

As a small business owner, you depend on your employees to reach optimum performance levels, especially when many employees are cross-trained to perform distinctly different job functions. For ...

​​​​​ Studies show that 62 percent of the variance in performance ratings reflects the manager’s personal biases and rating ...

We describe why human resource management (HRM) decisions are likely to have an important and unique influence on organizational performance. Our hope is that this research forum will help advance ...

I’ve always been keen on lean — the productivity methodology that minimizes inefficiency and emphasizes continuous improvement. I was first introduced to lean manufacturing in 1997 when I was hired by ...

The world’s economic powerhouse is moving from west to east. As a result, companies, too, are fundamentally shifting how they look at attracting, retaining and managing talent. Savvy business leaders ...