Effective hiring is not only a question of who you hire, but how. The process and hiring decisions set the business standard, determines company potential from the moment it begins, and helps create future successes and failures. Before the employee is hired, the moment you make first contact during the hiring process, you set the expectations, […]
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A surprising number of leaders struggle with giving direct, honest, productive feedback to their team. Be it the hesitation to critique our “best” team member for fear of damaging their morale, or to finally sit down one-on-one to hash things out with the most “troublesome” employee, the yearly performance review can be a time of
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Low morale can have a negative impact on a company’s bottom line. Miserable employees don’t perform well, and if an atmosphere is toxic, turnover will rise and productivity will fall. However, there are things employers can do to keep negativity at bay. Here are three simple (and free!) ways to boost employee morale. Show appreciation
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Most of us are raised to believe that working hard will help us to advance in our careers. And a lot of people who have achieved great things in their lives will also tell you the same—that they got where they did by working hard. Gladwell’s 10,000 Hour Rule Malcolm Gladwell talks about how Bill
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It’s a new year and people around the world are setting goals and planning for an exciting 2018. January is also a great month for businesses and nonprofits to establish their human resources objectives and determine if their organization is operating at its peak. Here are three HR resolutions to help you start the year
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Motivation is a problem which never entirely goes away. No matter how successful you might be, no matter how much money you make and no matter how much you love your job, you might still feel unmotivated from time to time. In fact, people who are at the peak of their career often say that
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Whether you’re a business owner or an employee, chances are you’re interested in improving your productivity. This is how most businesses work: the more you produce, the more you earn. For many employees as well, their pay is based on how much they produce. Even if you’re a salaried employee, that doesn’t mean that you
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Performance reviews, if done right, are a surefire way to increase employee motivation, drive progress and ambition. However, if done wrong, they’ll demotivate, upset and even insult your workforce. How then, do you review effectively? Schedule them Make performance reviews regular events and schedule them beforehand. However, do not make them common. In other words,
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Different people give you different recipes for doing well professionally. But the one thing that most people agree on is that it’s necessary to work hard if you want to get anywhere. There’s no substitute for putting in the hours. As Malcolm Gladwell says in his book, Outliers, you need to put in 10,000 hours
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When employees don’t get along, it can be hard to get any work done, especially in a small office. Because of this, you must take care of the situation as soon as possible or you may end up losing some of your best employees. Here are some more tips to help your employees get along.
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