While the average length of an interview is 40 minutes, 33% of 2000 surveyed bosses indicated they know within the first 90 seconds if they will hire that candidate. How can they make such a decision in less than 2 minutes? In the same survey, respondents noted the following nonverbal mistakes as some of the […]
TIP TUESDAY: 8 Phrases a Great Boss Tells/Asks Employees
{excerpted from The Ladders online newsletter} Communication can play a large role in determining your effectiveness and success as a leader. How you communicate with your employees can either show them they are valued or make them feel disposable. Great bosses find themselves using the following positive reinforcements, questions, and statements of gratitude on a […]
TIP TUESDAY: Six Summertime Survival Tips for Work-at-Home Parents
Summer is a difficult seasons for entrepreneurs. Juggling work with kids who need extra attention and outside playtime can make for some stressful days. You want to have fun, but you also know that the demands of business require your attention. Here are a few tips that will help you and the kids get happily […]
TIP TUESDAY: Interviewing (Investigating?) Candidates
{by Tadd Downs for the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) online} My job for the past 25 years has been to put bad guys in jail. I am sure you are asking, “Why is a criminal investigator writing an article for an HR publication?” An investigator and an HR professional have more in common […]
TIP TUESDAY: Developing a Strong Hiring Plan
by Jennifer Carsen, J.D., Senior Legal Editor & Karen Barretta, Contributing Editor, HR Daily Advisor Employers can’t develop effective hiring strategies without knowing the kind of talent they already have on board, what they’ll need in the future, and how to fill any gaps. A workforce analysis can identify those gaps so that employers can […]
TIP TUESDAY: Toothpaste Can’t Go Back in the Tube – 6 Tips for Workplace Communication
A preschool teacher taught a message to her students on Words that Hurt. She used a tube of toothpaste and a paper plate per student for this hands-on activity. Twelve small children eagerly squeezed the entire contents of a tube of toothpaste onto a paper plate, giggling as their plates filled up with minty […]
TIP TUESDAY: Six-Step Employee Improvement Plan
{excerpted from the article, “How to Establish a Performance Improvement Plan” at the SHRM website. Click here to read the full article.} A performance improvement plan (PIP), also known as a performance action plan, is a tool to give an employee with performance deficiencies the opportunity to succeed. It may be used to address failures […]
TIP TUESDAY: Handling Tough Conversations with Employees
{Excerpted from an article at SHRM online; click here to read the full text} Over the course of her HR career, Eileen Habelow estimates that she spent 80 percent of her time coaching managers and leaders on how to have difficult conversations. As the president of Leadership-Link, a Boston-based consulting firm that works with small […]
TIP TUESDAY: 5 Tips for Creating a Distraction-Free Workspace
Our world is getting more high-tech by the day. 77 percent of American adults say they own a smartphone, up from just 35 percent in 2011, and just over half of young adults (18-29-year-olds) say they live in a house with three or more of these devices, according to the Pew Research Center. Amazon recently […]
TIP TUESDAY: 3 Tips for Recruiting and Retaining New Employees in 2018
{by Nick Murphy, CEO of Mid-America Careers for HR Daily Advisor online} As a small business owner, you’re living proof that the American Dream is still alive and well. You’ve taken the risks, made few enough mistakes to successfully grow your business, and now you find yourself fully engaged in a war for the kind […]