How to reduce the high cost of turnover - the road to human resources hell

yep... you read it right... the title of this post reflects what's occupying the minds of so-called "human resource professionals" these days in the good ol' u.s. of a...

although not in human resources myself, i've worked closely with many h.r. folks in corporate america, and spent a fair amount of time in my own profession trying to make the world of work a more dignified, productive, and pleasant place for all... that was before it dawned on me that i was merely a pawn in the grand strategy of wringing the last drop of blood out of each and every employee... h.r. people are in that very same boat... unfortunately, most of them don't get it, and choose to keep plugging away until their brains turn to mush and run out their ears... yours would too if you had to deal with subjects like this...

(from an ad for an hr.com online seminar...)

How to reduce the high cost of turnover
due to heavy workloads

One of HR's most important issues today, yet most often unaddressed, is attrition due to heavy workloads. A 2004 national study by the Families and Work Institute on Overwork in America found that almost half of US employees are overworked, 1/3 chronically overworked. IBM's internal surveys found that heavy workload inhibited an employee's ability to provide quality service to customers, posed a serious threat to employee retention, and sapped energy for creativity and innovation.

feel like barfing yet...? if not, read on...

Here's what you'll learn ...

* Heavy workloads lead to heavy financial losses due to lost recruitment and training dollars, as well as to loss of leadership and talent.
* How to probe your employees for their thoughts on workload.
* How to build an effective and timely solution based on your team's needs and suggestions to create a healthy, happy work environment, ensuring both retention and productivity.
* To empower managers to address and resolve issues specific to their units in a timely and efficient manner, reducing wait times for solutions, and increase time for productivity that supports organizational growth.
* To address barriers to accessibility (language translation requirements, communication accessibility) in order to keep process working for everyone in the organization.
* How sharing information on a real-time global platform can speed time to solutions.

when you spend a day at the office gagging your way through covert hypocrisy and jargon-laden bullshit piled on without surcease, is it any wonder you just want to go home and veg in front of the tv...?

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