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  Employment relations perspectives vary one from another with respect to the ultimate goal of the leadership of the organization in which they are practiced and its growth stage. They are the unitarist, pluralist, and radical perspectives – there are a few more but minor perspectives to the relationship that have not received widespread acceptance and recognition in both industry and practice. We are about to assess why the unitarist perspective is the best for the operations and activities of small-scale and young enterprises.   The unitarist perspective of the employment relationship reckons that the interests of the employer and the employee are one so there is no reason and course for conflict in the relationship and they do not need the roles of trade union. Both parties appreciate the fact that they are working in the interest of one another and so any action that goes to derail the relationship affects them both. The pluralist perspective makes the case that the ...

To every hurdle, there is a solution, when one seeks it. The ease of life today is a result of the relentlessness of a few who were determined to find answers to life’s challenges. It is obvious change is not easily embraced by employees in any organization and it is simply so because   most change initiatives ultimately enrich the employer at the loss of the employees. Since change is often perceived by employees as a means to bend the back of employees, it requires a lot more tactful measures to drive it through the hearts of those on whose shoulders the organization stands or falls. Smart business leaders usually use a lot more nuanced approach to tackle matters that discomfort the workforce. Advanced business leaders do identify themselves as one with the laborers by cutting off all high and lofty titles and complicated systems of communication in order to be laterally identified as one of their own – maximizing the unitarist perspective of employee relations.  Here are so...

  Change is very important to the existence of any living entity but it can be very destructive if it is not handled and implemented with the required skill and tact. It is said that change happens to everything all the time but the big question is how does change leave you after your encounter? The change that a business person or group will love and embrace is one that fetches them more profits and increased productivity but such outcomes of change are not low-lying fruits, rather they require intentionality and commitment to attain. The default reaction of an employee to change is often resistance because it often goes to the employer's benefit. People do not easily embrace new ways of getting things done around work after several years of getting familiar with a routine, except it is in their direct interest like a pay raise or flexible work arrangements. When business management decides to enhance their fortunes, it is expedient and crucial that they thoroughly think thr...

  There are several trainings and education on speaking fluently and how to deliver aptly to create the intended impression on any group of people. However, little is done to the other vital aspect of communication – listening - It is actually the superior factor to the making of effective communication. This is to say, a very good listener is a better communicator than a very good orator. The more you develop your listening skills, the more you increase your understanding of anything and anyone. The speech of excellent communicators is often successful because they are influenced by what they hear. Many of the diverse challenges that bedevil business enterprises is as a result of poor listening skills. And for some of these issues, huge amounts of scarce resources are spent on finding solutions from very expensive source. Effective listening yields understanding which forms the fundamentals to solving problems at various levels. We are about to share a few notes every busine...

  There comes a time when plans fail, helpers hold back, motivators get busy, family is distant and your mind is losing out on you and all you have is yourself. It is how you emerge from the battles of your circumstances that matters because only victory is celebrated - you first need to see it, and then stretch out for it. The struggles of this life define the strong, not in muscle size but in the will to survive the odds and be victorious. THE POPULAR We have been taught how to depend on others to rise up when the pressure of life lays a grip on our every fiber, pulling us down and apart, in as much as it is true there is help out there, it is not in all circumstances – especially when no one sees what you see or where you are headed. The mental pressure of life is real and it takes just one’s self to realize you are struggling or wrestling over something. Life is first private before the interdependence on other people, even in the presence of other people and all the enco...

INTRODUCTION Every business setup fundamentally exists to be productive. To achieve their objectives, organizations rely on a set of routines, habits, and cultural norms that may be explicit or implicit. These can be found in employee manuals, the verbal guidance of managers, best practices borrowed from leading firms in the sector, or simply the activities that make the business relevant. It is crucial for every employee, from their first day, to understand and adapt to the cultural expectations, processes, communication styles, and practices of their organization if they wish to remain valuable and relevant. Employers seek one primary thing, value. This value encompasses many essential qualities and abilities, and organizational culture is a key component of it. WHAT BEHAVIOR IS EXPECTED AT WORK Upon entering any organization as an employee, especially at a junior level, you are inherently expected to align with the company's vision and objectives. You become a means to rea...

  No one just does anything, but every observed action or inaction precedes an idea or a thought, a thinking process, a mental decision, a plan, and a conscious external delivery of what has been completed from within. This by no means sets aside the possibility of involuntary actions that sometimes occur. However, more than just a one-time event, people usually do what they do, the time they do it, where they do it, with the people they do it, and how they do it largely from a particular rationale or standpoint. When carefully observed over a significant period of time, it will be realized that there is a pattern to the manner and style by which an individual goes about his or her duties on a daily basis at the workplace. This is irrespective of their position or capacity within the institution - it is simply a part of their person and we can call it the culture of that individual. Culture is a mixed bag of several grains including but not limited to temperament, ethnicity, re...