This does not mean that the staff should tune out but it does give the multi-focused extra resources to stay attentive. In an article by Forbes Entrepreneur section, the author recommends that goals be short term and follow the S.M.A.R.T. Human Resource Management Team Building bad meeting meeting management meetings MORE >>

Short-term or long-term. Author information Alan Derek Utley Principal at Alan Derek Utley Alan is a Human Resources Director, Leadership Coach, and University Instructor in Management. Goals come in all shapes and sizes. They may be personal or work-related. Lofty or low hanging fruit. Twitter LinkedIn. MORE >>

Our research has shown that short-term corporate weight-loss initiatives, such as “lose 10 pounds in 8 weeks” programs, usually fail or even backfire by incentivizing people to binge before the first weigh-in and crash-diet before the follow-ups. Human resource management Managing organizations Article MORE >>

One of the biggest challenges a company can face is changing people’s behavior — getting them to collaborate and be humble, for example, or put the company’s long-term interests first. We focused on the soft qualities that managers often overlook in their zeal for short-term results. Awareness. Accountability. MORE >>

companies return to the “Organization Man” model, right next an article by Reid Hoffman (cofounder of LinkedIn), Ben Casnocha and Chris Yeh, three entrepreneurs who say that the 20th century compact is gone, and instead recommend short-term “tours of duty.”. Hiring Human resources Talent management An HBR Insight Center. MORE >>