Building a lasting professional relationship with your boss leads to significant career benefits. For starters, your mood, morale, and productivity level will improve, making work each day easier. If that’s not enough, it also makes you more motivated, can earn you status as a trusted team member, and can put you in the fast lane [...]
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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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One of the most effective ways to help your employees grow, improve, and build their careers is through ongoing feedback. Both positive and negative feedback – let’s call the latter constructive criticism – can be extremely helpful. But it has to be carefully planned and executed for it to be a success. Meaningful feedback builds [...]
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The time between an interview and hearing back from a potential employer can feel endless and invoke stress in any candidate. Unfortunately, this uncertainty is a natural part of any job search, no matter how much research and preparation you have done. But take heart. While there’s no such thing as a surefire guarantee, there [...]
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Is employee recognition worth your time and investment? The answer to this question is a resounding, non-debatable “yes.” If you have any doubts about making employee appreciation and rewards an integral part of your company culture, kick those thoughts to the curb. Right now. Honest, authentic recognition can be as small as a personal note [...]
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The human brain is wired to connect. By nature, people are motivated by a drive for social connection, which applies at work and in their personal lives. Not everyone has to be best friends with their coworkers, but the better people get along with each other and upper management, the more beneficial business results and [...]
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Embarking on a job search can be exciting and daunting at the same time. You’ve already taken the first important step, just by making this decision. Or, perhaps it was made for you, in light of a recent pandemic-related or other layoff or change. Regardless of your situation, what tips should you follow to help [...]
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May 14, 2021- Posted in
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No matter how smart or skilled an employee is, if they lack confidence, they will perform below potential and likely be unhappy or dissatisfied at work. Hopefully, you’ve experienced the benefits of feeling confident yourself, including: Being your best, even under pressure. Positively influencing others. This can be especially helpful when negotiating or selling a [...]
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You want your employees to grow and succeed because they deserve it – and because as they move forward, so does your business. To achieve this goal, it’s up to you to empower them with access to the best possible training and development opportunities. When employees know you care, they respond. This builds trust, commitment, [...]
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As you fine-tune your resume, should you include projects you’ve completed as you vie for your next great job? The answer is: It depends. An even better answer is: Include projects only if they are relevant and help support your case as you try and beat out the competition. Here are two common examples of [...]
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