Praising employees is easy. Free. And it makes a significant impact on your business by boosting retention, engagement, motivation, and overall performance. And given the…
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Although working from home has been increasingly more common in recent years, COVID-19 suddenly made remote work the default, rather than the exception. Even if your team has telecommuted occasionally, full-time remote work with little preparation is a challenge. Here are five ways to effectively manage your remote workers during COVID-19: 1. Establish Clear Expectations [...]
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If you had to unexpectedly take a week off work, would your key initiatives advance in your absence? If you didn’t answer with an immediate,…
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As a manager, you’re likely too familiar with being absolutely swamped all day with urgent matters that pop up and need immediate attention...but still ending the day realizing you didn’t work on anything of significant value. The key to productivity and getting results for all your effort is taking firm control of your time - [...]
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While it wasn't that long ago that hiring managers were dealing with the “problem” of having an excessive amount of qualified (or even overqualified) candidates apply for their job postings, the job market has changed. The national unemployment rate has reached a 17-year low, and Akron’s unemployment rate is holding steady at approximately 4.3%, according [...]
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If you want to create a solid team of your best workers, it helps to get your best into leadership roles. However, some may need encouragement to take that next step – they may not think they have the aptitude to do the job or may not even consider the possibility. So, if you can [...]
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As a manager, if you had to evaluate yourself, what could you improve or change? Where could you act more effectively with regard to your employees and your company overall? It helps if you examine your own skills every once in awhile; even the best managers want to see how they can do better. So now [...]
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Think back on the best boss you ever had. Was that person someone whom you feared or respected? Did she inspire you to do work, or did you do it because you had to -- she was “the boss”? How did others feel about him as a superior? Do you, as a boss, emulate that [...]
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Diverse personalities. Specialized skill sets. Unique strengths. Varied perspectives, agendas and motivations. If you’ve ever managed a team, you can appreciate all the ways individual…
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Most everyone dreads dealing with performance appraisals. Let's be honest: performance reviews are a pain in the you-know-what. Employees don't like them and HR aren't fans either--45 percent of HR leaders didn't think reviews were good gauges of a worker's performance, compared to last year's 39 percent, according to a poll by the Society of [...]
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November 25, 2020
