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
How to Improve Employee Retention to Make Sure Your Best Employees Stay with You
How do the best companies keep their employees? This is an excellent question and one that you should not ignore when planning the way forward for a business. When it comes to the human assets that a company works with, employee retention is everything. Good employees are the backbone of a… Read more
How to Prepare to Deliver a Negative Performance Review
It’s never fun having to tell someone that their performance review wasn’t good — a negative performance review has all kinds of scary ramifications, not just for that individual, but for the people who have to work with him or her on a regular basis. Here are some quick tips… Read more
Catching Burnout Before it Becomes a Problem
Have you ever been in this situation? Do you see people looking stressed or unhappy, and the problem gets worse over time? You finally realize that certain people are just tired of their jobs — they’re burned out. How do you nip this kind of thing in the bud? Here… Read more