5 Ways to Bad Leadership
They are easy to do and implement – leaders have been doing it over and over again to successfully brand themselves a bad leader within days of assuming a new position. If you would like to duplicate this success for yourself – follow these simple instructions. Or if you prefer to be a good leader – follow these five tips.
To do or not to do…
Performance Reviews, Developmental Assessments, or whatever else you call it. That is the question. This is always an interesting topic and there is so much debate about what makes a good performance review, how to get the most out of the conversation with the employee and what to do with the review when done. If […]
Show Me the Money
Do you remember that line from Jerry McGuire? Cuba Gooding’s character was motivating Tom Cruise to get him more money for playing football with his current team. Cuba had Tom Cruise screaming into the phone “SHOW ME THE MONEY” among other things.
HR Basics – Departures
It happens…people will leave your business or company. How you deal with those who leave your employ will speak volumes about you and your company. You don’t want good employees to leave. However, you can’t wait until the negative attitude employee walks out of the door. Dealing with a person’s departure from your business can […]
HR Basic: Open Communication
Here is a topic that generates an interesting debate. What makes it interesting is what constitutes open communication. Most people will agree on the why it is needed, however its doing it and considering the what that makes it complicated. Try to Google “Open Communication in the Workplace” and you will get over 500,000 web […]
HR Basics: Benefits
Most people when they think of benefits what comes to mind is health care insurance. While this is a big one, it is not the only one. Benefits like employees come in all shapes and sizes. Depending on the size of your business, the competition you face for employees, and the product/service you provide – […]
7 HR basics for Small Business
This post could easily be titled “Employees, Paperwork, Leadership…oh my!”. I’m sure it would be safe to say that when you decided to start your own business and venture into the world of an entrepreneur – there are many things you anticipated. You anticipated the long hours, tight budgets, having to do your own marketing, and making […]
Your Employee Brand
You can easily talk about your company brand and the image portrayed to clients and vendors. Could you say the same about your employee brand image? Do you know how current and former employees describe your business and what it is like to work with you. This is a tougher question to answer. Not to mention – […]
Employee Recognition on a Budget
To Listen click here: Sometimes in the hustle and bustle of our work lives, we forget to step back and thank those around us. After all, who doesn’t like a pat on the back or recognition for a job well done? More than likely you have employees who would be over the moon for […]
Why can’t they leave well enough alone
Listen Here: When was the last time an employee walked into your office and offered a suggestion? What was your reaction? Do your employees see you as being open to suggestions, ideas, comments or improvements? Are you sure?? We all know we should say “yes” and encourage it. But deep down in places you don’t […]