Launched last month, the Human Resource Practices team will expand on the work of the Training and Development team to include a wider range of human resource issues. Such practices include hiring, evaluating, developing and rewarding people. The charter and other information about the team were sent to all employees from Joan Rice, vice president for human resources and sponsor of the team, earlier this month. The Speak Up sessions are just one of the ways the team is collecting information, ideas, opinions and concerns from as many people in the community as possible. All of the Speak Up sessions will be held in Building W89, the MIT Learning Center, at 301 Vassar St.
Participants are welcome to bring their lunch to the midday sessions.
The team had originally asked people to sign up in advance for specific sessions, but in order to encourage the broadest participation possible, community members can simply attend the session that's most convenient for them. In her July 8 memo about the team, Joan Rice encouraged supervisors to let their employees participate in this important effort. We want to hear what works for you, what doesn't, and what might. There are three areas of human-resource practices the team expects to study. The first is performance planning and appraisal for both individuals and teams, and also includes development and feedback as well as career planning.