Just about everyone wants to do interesting work, earn a decent salary and feel they’ve contributed to something bigger than themselves. But truly motivating your employees takes more than a regular paycheck and the occasional pat on the back. What’s required is a well-defined strategy that tailors compensation, rewards and motivational drivers to each individual’s [...]
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Interviewing job candidates is more than just asking a series of questions. The more you know about a person – including their motivators, passions, personality and strong and weak points – the better equipped you are to add real value to your hiring process.Information should flow both ways as you carry on a productive conversation [...]
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Employees just wanna have fun - even before the working day is done.Employees place a high value on socializing at work. This includes up to 88 percent of those in their 20’s and 30’s and about 60 percent of boomers – those born between 1946 and 1964. In an ideal workplace culture, fun and socializing [...]
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Counteroffers should be expected as you hire top talent. It’s a lot easier and less expensive for an employer to make a counteroffer than to let a good employee go. The key to managing counteroffers is to take a proactive approach and be ready for them – even before they occur.Stay in the GameThroughout the [...]
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The company with the best talent has the greatest chance of winning in today’s competitive marketplace. To successfully maintain that edge, you need a hiring process that focuses equally on the present and the future - and sets the highest possible standards of quality when deciding which candidates will join your team.Focus on Quality over [...]
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It’s Day One at your new job. How do you start paving the way to winning trust and becoming a successful team member?Meet as Many People as You CanRelationship building starts with your first hello.Use your “elevator pitch.” Keep it short, confident and friendly. What do you want coworkers to remember about you? What do [...]
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July 25, 2014
