We’re all familiar with the old adage, “People don’t leave jobs, they leave managers.” A critical function of the manager role is to be able to motivate employees, encourage their development, and foster an environment for open performance discussions. A lot of this happens during the employee performance review process, so it’s crucial that the… Read more »
Happy employees positively affect workplace operations. Statistics show that companies that foster employee happiness outperform their competitors by 20%. It’s no surprise, then, that some companies are taking more active measures to promote positive employee experiences. In 2015, Airbnb became one of the most notable companies to tackle the topic of employee happiness by hiring… Read more »
Over the last couple of months, we’ve been analyzing the most crucial skills needed to develop self-management in your employees. To recap, self-management is not solely one innate skill; rather, it’s a coachable mechanism that works hand-in-hand with six key skills that contribute to employees and help them stay highly motivated and productive without constant… Read more »
The New Year is coming up quick, and with it comes a fresh start. As we race toward 2020, it is essential to be proactive and take the time to examine your HR processes to ensure you have the proper tools to enter into the new year. So we’ve compiled a list of 10 things… Read more »
In this 3-part series, we’re doing a deeper dive into the 6 personality traits that make up mental toughness. Mental toughness is a psychological construct — each of the six traits are individual components of a larger whole — so it’s important to remember not to make assumptions about singular personality traits. However, we will… Read more »
Performance reviews require preparation and careful consideration. Conversations should be free-flowing, but they should also serve a purpose, and ultimately, they need to convey the proper message and extract the necessary information to make for a more productive and fruitful review. These meetings can be delicate and uncomfortable, so to set the tone and steer… Read more »
We’ve been cataloging the 6 critical skills needed to build self-management in your employees. A self-managed employee is one who is motivated, high-performing, and frequently more engaged and dedicated to their work. Self-management isn’t a single skill, but rather a set of skills that can be coached and implemented through both professional coaching and development… Read more »
Coaching is a powerful tool in talent development. It helps build high-performing individuals with a strong grasp on their role, responsibilities, and growth opportunities, and it also helps accelerate leadership development. But even if you have a strong coaching program, how do you know if your efforts are successful? By taking a closer look at… Read more »
64% of applicants wouldn’t respond to a job posting with a poorly written or confusing job title. And 60% find jargon to be annoying. Writing effective job descriptions is a challenging task, but it has a major impact on the quality of applicants your business receives. Small businesses can be especially susceptible to poorly written… Read more »
In a previous blog post, we described how self-management is a critical skill for high-performing individuals who are engaged and motivated. If this isn’t happening naturally, how do you achieve this? A good way to steer this type of performance begins with proper coaching. Coaching through real-time conversations versus scheduled annual performance reviews helps create… Read more »
