Business leaders think about safety within a company in many different ways. They don’t always place the importance on it that they should — because regardless of all of those different opinions, there are some real reasons why safety matters, and why it promotes overall value for a company. It’s… Read more
The Most Expensive and Common Workplace Injuries
When it comes to the reputation of a business, safety is a major priority. You want people to be able to feel safe in their workplace, and you want to be able to advertise a great safety track record for your firm. With that in mind, what are the most… Read more
What is the Best Way to Describe Yourself in an Interview?
Question originally appeared on Quora. When you’re asked to describe yourself in an interview, it helps to have a handy elevator pitch that you use to promote your skills and experience, and the value that you bring to the table. Here are some key pieces of advice that we’ve… Read more
Four Ways to Look Back on 2016 to Make Sure 2017 is the Best Year Yet for Your Company
Some of the best companies out there embrace a certain philosophy that helps them to move forward, to grow and expand positively each year. Some gurus of change management describe it this way — look back, to look ahead. When you look back at the year that’s passed, you can… Read more
What Are the Best Answers For “Why Should I Hire You?”
You’ll see this question come up in interviews. It genuinely stumps some people — and some see it as a kind of strange or even obtuse question. To others, it’s excessively direct. But answering this question well can be a good part of acing the interview. Here are some of… Read more
How to Get Your Employees to Actively Question Process to Make Your Workplace More Efficient
How do you get your employees to actively question processes to make a workplace more efficient? This is a question that might not come up for some managers — for others, it’s already a part of their playbook. But it’s a good question, because it positions the company toward getting… Read more
Maximizing Employee Skills: How to Get the Right Things Out of the Right Employee
You want to hire the best people, but how do you know that you’re getting the most out of the people that you hire, and that you’re taking advantage of the talent that you have invested in? Here are some principles we found helpful in staffing services and other businesses,… Read more
How Do I Know I’m Taking the Right Job?
This question originally appeared on Quora. That’s the million-dollar question for a lot of job seekers — what’s the right job for me, and how do I get it? Only you can know whether you’re in the right job, but here are some fundamental tips to help figure out how… Read more
Does Your Company Have the Courage to Hire Disruptors to Improve Process?
In this age of rapid business innovation, some of the big questions involve how a company will upgrade and adopt new technologies to improve, and how it will react to big changes in a field or industry. One of these big questions is whether and how a firm will use… Read more
When Was the Last Time You Revised and Updated Your Hiring Process?
When it comes to hiring and other HR processes, like everything else in the business, these processes have to do be evaluated and changed over time. Business doesn’t happen in a vacuum — it happens in a dynamic, ever-changing environment, and that means HR experts and hiring managers need to… Read more