A sociotechnical system is a collection of people, projects, processes and products that engage in an exchange relationship with one another: People translate, transform and communicate within the system, and between the system and its environment, Projects and Processes discover, interpret, constrain or transform aspects of the system (e.g. software, physical surroundings, laws, regulations, standards) [...]
Do you want to know how that applicant you just interviewed will actually perform on the job? Check out her Facebook profile. That’s the advice of a new study from the Northern Illinois University, the University of Evansville and Auburn University. The researchers recruited a group of four Facebook-savvy human resources professionals and students [...]
Continuing our introduction of work cities through interviews of professionals who live and work there, here is other advice about life in Turin (from Work Cities Guide #1) by Andrea, 31-years-old, barman: Quality of life Turin is a people-friendly city, where you can live quite well. Environment There are a lot of trees along the streets [...]
What are the areas you need to work on when developing leadership skills? 1. Integrity Leaders have high ethics. If you are to gain people’s trust then it is important to learn this trait early. Leaders take personal responsibility for their team’s actions and results. 2. Passionate Leaders are passionate. They are enthusiastic about [...]
Continuing our introduction of work cities through interviews of professionals who live and work there, here is some advice about life in Turin (from Work Cities Guide #1) by Marilena De Giorgio, journalist and blogger: Do you ride the bicycle? Yes I do. In my city I choose to use the bike for my daily [...]
Yesterday on February 16, during the second day of the 2012 HR Summit at Lutfi Conference Center in Istanbul, we held a session of Work Style Talking at 2:20pm. Conference participants included 2,500 HR professionals from different industry backgrounds. During the talk participants discussed leadership, sharing ideas on what leadership and being a leader [...]
The Work Cities Guides, edited by The Work Style Magazine, cover detailed information on some mid-sized cities around the world, including such topics as architecture, public transport, shopping, culture, cost of living and so on. Each guide also has a section with short descriptions of the city, realized with interviews of professionals who live and [...]
As in any relationship, communication is key to a strong business relationship. This can be the relationship between business and customer, or, equally as important, the internal relationships among different employees within the company. Communication can be improved in virtually every workplace, no matter the industry or size. After all, it is the only [...]
Consider what may be a familiar scenario for some employers: you’ve actively recruited a great job candidate and they are interviewing at multiple organizations. You offer them the job, but they have two other offers on the table. They select an organization other than yours. Why does the candidate select that employer instead of your organization? [...]
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