Employee Handbooks     Managing Change     Benefits of Outsourcing     Outsourcing Basics   Have each employee sign an acknowledgment and agreement form on his or her first day of work. This form states that the employee has read and understands your employee handbook. Make sure to keep a signed copy of this acknowledgement in the employee's personnel file. Managing Change The Internet, mergers and acquisitions, and a highly competitive and growing business landscape have changed the structures of many businesses. Companies that succeed and survive in today´s marketplace must anticipate change, adapt and thrive. But change - whether it relates to management structure, fast growth or radical changes in your industry - can be difficult to manage, especially when your employees don´t have a clear understanding of what´s going on or how it affects them. To help employees through any transition, you´ll need to take a proactive role in managing and communicating change to your staff. Be up front with employees. Make sure that employees first learn about changes from leaders rather than through the grapevine. If your employees hear rumors around the water cooler about restructuring, spin-offs, or new products, or read speculation in the local business media, your job of communicating change will be much more difficult. After all, resisting change is natural - it´s human nature to avoid the unknown and maintain familiar work patterns. Overcome this resistance by talking to your employees before rumors begin to fly. Involve key communicators. While having the CEO speak to the entire staff in a company-wide meeting sounds like a good idea, he or she may not be able to share enough detail to satisfy                                                                                                        Click to next page