As an employer, sound leadership is an essential skill to have. Besides being important for building rapport with your staff and maximizing their productivity, effective leadership steers your company in the right direction and is key to its longevity. One of the top resources for learning about leadership is TED (short for technology, entertainment and… Read More »
Hiring Advice
Help Attract Millennial Workers With These Tips
Millennials already account for a sizable portion of the overall workforce. By 2020, they will make up nearly half (46 percent) of it. This is why it’s important you understand how to attract millennial workers and make them a focal point of your recruiting efforts. Here are some tips for doing so. Utilize Technology It… Read More »
Why You Should Look for Candidates With Enthusiasm
If you’ve narrowed down your candidate pool to two individuals, who would you be more inclined to hire? Would you want someone who seems bored and disinterested or someone with a positive attitude and unbridled enthusiasm? Odds are you would opt for the latter. Here are some reasons you should look for candidates with enthusiasm… Read More »
Avoid Asking These Interview Questions During Your Hiring Process
During an interview, you’ll want to ask several questions to get a sense of a candidate’s qualifications, experience and skill set. When doing so, it’s important to avoid certain illegal questions that are out of bounds and considered discriminatory in nature. There is even a federal law in place “that prohibits employers from discriminating against… Read More »
5 Ways to Tell If Your Leadership Style Is Too Harsh
Sound leadership is one of the most important attributes of an employer or manager. It’s your job to be assertive and to ensure that everyone stays on task. But one mistake that some leaders make is being harsh to the point that it actually hurts operations and creates tension between them and their employees. Here… Read More »
Time-Wasting Red Flags to Look For on Your Team
In an ideal world, your employees would put forth 100 percent effort throughout every minute of every day. Unfortunately, this is an unrealistic expectation, and your staff can quickly get caught up in time-wasting activities if you’re not careful. In fact, “a 2013 study found that 69 percent of employees waste time at work every… Read More »
How Employees Can Take Ownership of Workplace Safety
As an employer, workplace safety should be a top priority. Every year, employees are injured or killed due to falls, electrocutions, being struck by an object, and so on. In order to create a safer working environment, start with getting your employees to take ownership of workplace safety and doing everything within their power to… Read More »
Detecting Stress in Your Workforce
Although it’s common to have some degree of stress in the workplace, excessively high levels can have an adverse impact on employee morale and operations as a whole. If left unchecked, it can hurt your company culture, productivity and ultimately profitability. Below are ways to identify workplace stress and some effective techniques for preventing it.… Read More »
How Micromanagement is Hurting Your Team
Managing a team of workers is seldom easy, and even those with the best of intentions can make some fundamental mistakes that can hinder progress and productivity. One common mistake is micromanaging, which can create a myriad of problems. Let’s take a look at what exactly constitutes micromanagement and some of the specific issues this… Read More »
Four Qualities to Look for When Hiring Top Administrative Talent
When it comes to hiring top administrative talent, there are a few key qualities that you’ll want to keep an eye out for. Some of which go beyond simply having the requisite skills and necessary qualifications. In fact, there are some soft skills that are arguably of equal importance. Here are the top four qualities… Read More »