To a certain extent, every organization relies on performance management. The process allows you to develop your team and unlock each individual's full potential. And yet, most leaders find their performance management procedures lacking. A survey conducted by CEB found that 95% of managers felt their system needed improvement. So, if you're like 19 out [...]
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Finding the best candidate is hard enough. Then you have to convince them to accept your job offer. But what if your top picks keep turning you down? It creates a frustrating (and costly) recruiting bottleneck. According to Glassdoor, more than 1 in every 6 job offers (17%) get rejected. And that figure represents a [...]
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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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It’s the goal of any recruitment process: you find the perfect candidate, one you don't want to lose. There’s a catch, though. They don’t fit with the particular job you’re recruiting for. Flexibility is crucial to long-term team building, so you want to target excellent talent. This is true even when great candidates appear at [...]
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Diversity represents a crucial part of a strong workplace culture. It helps you build an energetic, dynamic team. The process should permeate your entire operation. But building a diverse workforce has to start with the recruitment process. A strong commitment to diversity can invigorate your entire organization. It not only helps you find untapped talent. [...]
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As a good supervisor, you strive to get the best out your team, no matter the circumstances. However, that task gets trickier when direct oversight isn't actually possible. In those situations, you need to upgrade your managing game. To do that, you should implement the best practices for performance management to get the most out [...]
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Breakups are hard. It's as true in business as it is in relationships. When employees leave, it can create an awkward situation. This is true no matter the circumstances, But managing the departure the right way can create significant value. Having a strong offboarding process can actually improve employee retention. At the same time, it [...]
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It felt good to finally say "goodbye" to 2020. Unfortunately, 2021 isn't off to a much better start. All signs point to another complicated year...but that doesn't mean you can put business on hold and wait for better circumstances. You still need to build and manage your team, which involves leveraging this year's recruiting trends [...]
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Building the perfect team requires great hiring and exceptional management. But those aspects are only part of the equation. It's also crucial to invest in retention so that you can keep your best employees right where they are. Losing workers is expensive. One data set showed that an hourly worker costs between $4,000 and $7,000 [...]
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When employees turn in their resignations, common reasons they give are the new job has higher pay or more responsibilities; however, they tend to stay silent on why they started job hunting in the first place...likely because it may be the company’s leadership. Managers account for 70% of the variation when comparing the differences between [...]
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November 3, 2021
