Off-the-wall interview questions get all the headlines, but standard interview questions become standard for a reason: they work. Before you start asking applicants to figure out how many tennis balls would fit in the interview room, you should probably ask at least one, if not all, of the following questions. 1) Can You Tell Me… Read more »
How to Motivate Your Employees Without Giving Them a Raise
As the saying goes, money talks and an easy way to motivate your employees is to dangle the prospect of a generous raise in front of them. However, companies don’t have an unlimited supply of money for doling out raises, and even more problematic – money actually isn’t the best employee motivator. Instead,… Read more »
7 Innovative Leadership Approaches to Try
Some people don’t give much thought to their leadership style. They feel that what they do works, and that’s okay. However, other business leaders are always trying to get better at what they do and experiment with different approaches. There are a lot of leadership approaches out there and if you’re looking to refine… Read more »
Are You Wasting Your Time With These Old Recruiting Methods?
Advancements in technology have given job seekers more power than ever in the labor market. Considering this, employers can’t just bury their heads in the sand and keep using the same old recruitment methods. They must adapt or risk losing top talent to the competition. Recruiting methods become outdated when they become highly inefficient.… Read more »
How to Rid Your Team of Negativity
Managing pessimism on your team can often seem like a losing battle. Negativity, if left alone, will ultimately throttle productivity and increase turnover. However, as a manager, you do have significant control over the situation, and the best way to confront negativity is to focus on the impacts it has on everybody. Essentially you… Read more »
How to Give Employees Constructive Feedback
As managers, we intuitively know that giving and receiving honest feedback is essential to grow and develop and to build successful organizations. So why is it that many of us put off giving feedback to our employees? Maybe it’s because there are so many ways to mess it up. Here are some common feedback… Read more »
Hiring Decisions – When Is the Right Time to Hire?
Let’s face it, in many businesses, payroll is one the largest (if not the largest) line items on your monthly budget. So, it can sometimes be a difficult decision to add on more staff. BUT, in some cases, adding staff strategically can help drive a lot of profit to your bottom line. So when… Read more »