Even if they sometimes make you roll your eyes, meetings at work are still important – especially regular one-on-one conversations between managers and their direct reports. They are forums to discuss current projects and performance, company plans, and career aspirations. They’re also an important way to engage employees and invest in their long-term happiness. If [...]
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Your employees are crucial to your success. If they leave, you want to wish them well and welcome the fresh talent that arrives behind them. However, departing workers can also pose a security risk. As a result, you need a plan in place to ensure security when an employee quits. It's a problem that's likely [...]
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Maybe it’s a stretch assignment. Or a lack of communication. Maybe a project has been misassigned … but whatever the problem is, if your team is struggling, it’s up to you to help its members overcome their issues. By being patient and understanding, and taking a few thoughtful steps, you can help that team return [...]
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Job interviews can be as nerve-racking for hiring team members as it is for candidates. After all, it’s a two-way process, and for an employer, it can make or break a really important decision: will you embrace a potential hire or cut them off at this point? The stakes are high. The good news is: [...]
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Trust within an organization is based on mutual respect – and transparency in leadership plays a big part in that. And, where there’s respect for an employee’s manager and other leaders, engagement, job satisfaction, and productivity naturally follow. What Transparency in Leadership Looks Like Transparency means keeping your employees in the loop, sharing good and [...]
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There’s a lot of chatter around work-life balance, with good reason. What it all boils down to is this simple but profoundly important tenet: When you put your people first, they’ll put you first as well. The rest will follow from a business standpoint: higher engagement, better morale, increased loyalty and retention and improved productivity. [...]
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Regular one-on-one meetings with your direct reports are an excellent opportunity to build trust, enhance relationships, and help everyone on your team grow in their roles and perform to their maximum potential. They’re a win for everyone involved: the improved job satisfaction, engagement, and productivity that stem from such conversations ultimately means better business results [...]
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It’s just as important for you to prepare for a job interview as it is for your candidate. After all, this conversation is your chance to determine whether an applicant would be a good fit for your open position and your organization. The questions you ask are key to nailing these answers and ultimately making [...]
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According to the Department of Labor, parents comprise a significant amount of the entire working population - 71.2 percent of mothers and 92.3 percent of fathers with children under the age of 18 were employed in 2020. If you fail to take the necessary steps to allow your working parent employees the work-life balance they [...]
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Your long recruitment process is finally over: you've found the perfect candidate. You send an offer, but you get a disappointing reply. They want more money. Not just more - too much. Much more than you'd ever considered for that position. Now what? In the abstract, of course, it's easy to suggest the obvious. You [...]
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September 10, 2021
