How Shared Leadership Leads to More Effective Management
How power is obtained, maintained, used, and misused is very much a taboo topic at work. However, how leaders deploy power to accomplish objectives can have a critical impact on an organization. Shared leadership techniques have proven to be extremely effective across a wide range of organizations. In its simplest form, power is the ability […]
Your New Employee Lied on His Resume: Now What?
There’s no way to hire right without putting in the time, effort, and money. The task often requires coordination (anyone who’s ever arranged a panel interview knows this only too well!), organization, and perseverance. Although many job seekers secure positions through the hidden job market, highly qualified candidates don’t just fall out of the sky. […]
Top 5 Reasons to Rehire an Employee
So…you’re considering a previous employee rehire and weighing the pros and cons of bringing them back to your team. Will this decision wind up being a good move or one of those “What the heck was I thinking” situations? The fact is, it largely depends on the specific person you’re reconsidering, the position in question, […]
Employee Attrition Vs. Employee Turnover: What to Do About Both
Losing employees can be costly for your business and stressful for your HR department, management team, and other team members who have to take on the workload they’ve left behind. There are different reasons why an employee might leave your organization, but those reasons will usually fall under two main categories—employee attrition and employee turnover. […]
Employee Personality Testing: It’s Not as Difficult as You Think
If there were a way to find the types of employees who’ll become excellent leaders, would you do it? If you could quickly recognize the ideal team players who’ll bring the right attitude to your workforce, would you consider using employee personality testing? When you leverage testing results during the hiring process, you have the […]
Retention Strategies for Your Red Zone Employees
The Great Recession threw many workers for a big loop, but folks are feeling confident again, and turnover remains on the rise. For sure, not all turnover is bad turnover. Organizations the world over have employees that “the powers that be” wish would leave already. However, this article isn’t about those employees. This article is […]
