Category: Business and Management : Human Resource Management (HR)

Performance and Talent Management
Discussion Topic: Exploring the Interplay Between Employee Development and Engagement
Share an article that sheds light on this relationship. Let’s explore the article’s insights and consider its implications for enhancing both employee development and engagement. Fundamentally, employee development is critical for ensuring that employees have the competencies necessary to perform their job functions while positively engaged.
Article Sharing and Analysis:
Article Selection:  select and share a recent article (published within the last 1 year) that explores the connection between employee development and engagement. The article could discuss strategies, case studies, best practices, challenges, or emerging trends related to fostering development while boosting engagement.
Article Overview: Begin by providing the title, author, publication source, and a brief summary of the article’s key points. Highlight any key takeaways or findings that resonated with you.
Link to Course Concepts: Explain how the concepts covered in the article align with or extend the topics we’ve studied in our course. Reference specific course materials, discussions, or theories that relate to the article’s content in APA format.
Analyzing the Relationship: Reflect on how the article explores the connection between employee development and engagement. What factors does the article identify as influential in promoting engagement through development initiatives? How do these findings compare to the topics we’ve covered in the course?
Practical Implications: Discuss how the insights from the article could be practically applied in real-world organizational contexts. What strategies or approaches mentioned in the article could organizations adopt to foster both development and engagement?

“Reward System Management “
Find a recent news article/current event that ties to this week’s topic: INTERNAL ALIGNMENT
NO older than 6 months ago.
Post and summarize the article in two paragraphs.
**Topics:  costs/benefits of pay transparency,
THE KEY IS TO THINK CRITICALLY … don’t accept the article author’s position as absolute truth or fact. What would the other side of the argument suggest?
places to look: WorldatWork.org (Links to an external site.), Wall Street journal, New York times, Bloomberg business, Wired, Recode, The Atlantic, Miami Herald for local news, etc) … try your best to AVOID SHRM .. just to broaden your views.

Performance Talent Management
One of performance management essential purposes is to identify employee strengths and weaknesses for managers to use in providing feedback, coaching and development, and career planning. Employee development is a key responsibility of HR professionals. Let’s explore how continuous feedback loops contribute to effective employee development strategies.
Discussion Topic: Employee Development and Continuous Feedback Loops
Share an experience or scenario where a continuous feedback approach positively impacted employee development. Explain how the integration of continuous feedback supports personalized and adaptive learning for employees. Discuss potential challenges or considerations organizations should address when implementing continuous feedback-driven development.
Instructions:
Clearly state your analysis of the discussion questions posed.
Incorporate relevant concepts and theories.
Provide specific examples or evidence to support your arguments.
Be approximately 250-300 words in length.
Use proper formatting, including paragraphs and headings, when applicable.

Select two labor contracts, each representing a different industry group. Discuss (in your own words):
• How the two contract sections on employee grievance handling differ and are the same (paying close attention to the definition of “grievance”; grievance processing steps, mediation and/or arbitration and other important topics in the clause).
• Compare and contrast their employee discipline/discharge clauses.
• Summarize by bringing in your module readings and/or library research to discuss the impact grievance handling might have on employee relations.

Select two labor contracts, each representing a different industry group. Discuss (in your own words):
• How the two contract sections on employee grievance handling differ and are the same (paying close attention to the definition of “grievance”; grievance processing steps, mediation and/or arbitration and other important topics in the clause).
• Compare and contrast their employee discipline/discharge clauses.
• Summarize by bringing in your module readings and/or library research to discuss the impact grievance handling might have on employee relations.

Select two labor contracts, each representing a different industry group. Discuss (in your own words):
• How the two contract sections on employee grievance handling differ and are the same (paying close attention to the definition of “grievance”; grievance processing steps, mediation and/or arbitration and other important topics in the clause).
• Compare and contrast their employee discipline/discharge clauses.
• Summarize by bringing in your module readings and/or library research to discuss the impact grievance handling might have on employee relations.

Select two labor contracts, each representing a different industry group. Discuss (in your own words):
• How the two contract sections on employee grievance handling differ and are the same (paying close attention to the definition of “grievance”; grievance processing steps, mediation and/or arbitration and other important topics in the clause).
• Compare and contrast their employee discipline/discharge clauses.
• Summarize by bringing in your module readings and/or library research to discuss the impact grievance handling might have on employee relations.