Are your employees starting to feel the pressure of long hours, challenging working conditions, and tight deadlines? Even one of these three conditions can present a serious problem for managers, and any two in combination can bring on a perfect storm of stress and eventual turnover. If you don’t want your most talented assets to… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Employer
As managers, we’ve all experienced our share of unproductive team meetings. And if your time is valuable (which it is), there are few things more frustrating than walking out of an hour-long meeting having accomplished almost nothing. Disorganized and unnecessary meetings are draining, demoralizing, annoying, and worst of all, expensive. On the other hand, great… Read more »
There are few tasks more awkward than sitting down with an adult, professional person and finding a way to tell him that he isn’t meeting expectations at his job. But this is a standard responsibility at the management level, and when it has to be done, managers face two options: Sugarcoat the message, spare the… Read more »
What makes a company a great place to work? What kind of culture makes candidates line up to get in the door, and what makes a company’s seal of approval so desirable that candidates treat a job offer like a proud life accomplishment? Every manager would love to elevate her company’s reputation to this level—After… Read more »
Your top selection is finally a lock, and now that she’s signed on the dotted line and committed to a start date, your position is filled and your troubles are over. Congratulations on a successful hiring process! Well done…but don’t relax just yet. In order for this arrangement to bring lasting value, your relationship with… Read more »
As you launch into the selection and hiring process for your open position, you know that the stakes are high. You’re well aware that the price tag for a new hire can be steep, especially when managers factor in travel and relocation expenses as well as training and onboarding costs. You’ll need to pay for… Read more »
When someone shows enough interest in your company to submit an application for an open position, that person deserves the company’s respect, no matter how qualified he or she may be. And of course, simple arithmetic dictates that when you have only one open position to staff and 50 hopeful applicants, 49 of those candidates… Read more »
In order to lead your teams with clarity, vision, and mutual respect, you’ll need to start from the ground up. Great leaders always begin as great followers, and often, the skills they learn during the process stay in use for the duration of their careers. Here are a few key following tips that can, ironically,… Read more »
You work for a serious business staffed by adult employees, not a pre-school. So you know that the entire company won’t fall apart if you occasionally crack down on an erring employee or deliver a round of constructive criticism. But at the same time, you know that every time you express a negative word, you… Read more »
Hiring is expensive– there’s little argument about this. And regardless of your industry, bringing on new staff can mean temporarily slowed team productivity and a general investment in time and training resources that will (ideally) pay off once the new employee is up and running. But the longer this process drags on, the deeper the… Read more »