Any manager knows the negative effects of losing a single key team member. The effects of losing multiple employees in a short span of time are much more dramatic. Here are the top ways turnover affects a company and how to lessen the impact. It Hurts the Team Turnover can affect employees at all levels,… Read more »
Congratulations on your new job! But, as important as the interview as for making a first impression, the hardest part is yet to come. How can you make sure to come across as a real professional during your first week on the job? Avoiding these three mistakes is a good start. 1. Being Glued to… Read more »
What is the most important quality for a leader to have? There are plenty of opinions out there, but good communication skills usually rank highly on everyone’s list. What’s often forgotten is that communication is about more than just being able to get your point across. Listening is the “bigger half” of good communication. Do you… Read more »
When your organization is stuck in an endless loop of employees leaving and employees coming on board, it’s easy to spend so much time keeping enough hands on deck that you lose sight of what this work signifies: increased turnover. It’s a red flag for you as a manager when employees are seeking greener pastures…. Read more »
Why do you want to work here? How did you hear about us? What are your career goals? There are common job interview questions everyone knows how to answer, and then there are the uncomfortable job interview questions no one wants to face. You can do weeks or months of prep work for job interviews,… Read more »
Performance reviews are the bane of managers and employees alike, but ineffective or paint-by-numbers evaluations are irritating to employees and unhelpful to managers when they need to discipline or reward employees. If your HR files are full of vague or effusive performance reviews, then your evaluation process is anything but effective. Meaningless performance reviews are… Read more »
Being granted a job interview is a gift, and like all gifts, it should be acknowledged with a show of gratitude. For job candidates, this means following up a job interview with a thank-you note that lets employers know how much you appreciated the opportunity to show them your stuff. If you’re new to writing… Read more »
Searching for a new job can be enough to make your head spin. What with knowing where to search for openings, remembering who you sent resumes to, and following up on calls and interviews, the job hunt can quickly become a scattershot mess. And if you’ve not got a good system for job hunting down,… Read more »
If it seems that your team can never meet production goals or is continually lagging behind, it’s time to look for the roadblocks that are bringing your employees’ efforts to a screeching halt. What may surprise you, however, is that these are not roadblocks so much as voids — what hurts productivity most is not… Read more »
Is “describe your work style” one of the job interview questions you dread most? It can be a challenging question if you’ve never really thought about the setting that makes you most comfortable as an employee. But the real secret to this question is helping hiring managers know what motivates you — and what keeps… Read more »
