Have you ever worked with someone who should have been fired? Have you noticed that sometimes we go 20 years avoiding a 20 second talk?…
Category: Management
This, 1000%. Among the most popular interview questions an employer can ask a potential hire is “What are your weaknesses?”, according to Monster. At a…
There’s a lot of talks about creating an inclusive workplace culture. We attend workshops, watch webinars, bring in guest speakers, implement less bias-prone recruiting processes……
I have received a reference request for one of our former employees. I had told this student that I was not hiring her back because she…
I just fired someone. It was necessary, and I’ve got no regrets. But while this person was terrible in many ways, they did have a great relationship…
When Walter Mischel ran his famous marshmallow test in the 1970s, he wanted to show how our willpower develops with age. At a nursery school,…
Lots of Interviews are being conducted via Zoom. Here’s how. In the middle of lockdowns based the novel coronavirus in 2020, it’s a Zoom world…
Brenda and Suzanne discuss PTO accruals and what employers can do to help prevent employee burnout in a COVID-19 world
I often tell my executive-coaching clients that the first 30 days in a new role are the most critical. That’s the amount of time you…
Effective managers trust their teams, delegating as many decisions as possible to the people closest to the work. This frees us up to spend our…