Category: Human Resources
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I Can’t Take On Any More Work!!
You want to make a good impression at work. But what happens if you are being taken advantage of?
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Let’s Meet Some of the People Who Might Make Your Job Difficult
In just about every office, there are people with personality types that make them challenging to work with. Let’s look at several of them.
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Would You Hire Someone With A Criminal Record?
The National Employment Law Project reports that an estimated 70 million people in the United States—nearly one in three adults—have a prior arrest or conviction record. Would you hire one of them?
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How To Deal With An Insubordinate Employee
Insubordination in the workplace refers to an employee’s intentional refusal to obey an employer’s lawful and reasonable orders. So what should you do if you have a worker that is trying to undermine your authority?
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Better Job Descriptions Yield Better Candidates
If your job postings are not getting the caliber of applicants that you were hoping to find, you might want to take a look at your job description. It should clearly describe the job but also ‘sell’ the opportunity to potential applicants.
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Writing Helpful Performance Evaluation Goals
Here are 5 steps to make goals for employees more helpful to them as individuals and to your organization.
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10 Tips For New Managers
You may have been working for a long time to be promoted to a managerial position. But, now that has happened, it is crucial to start strong. Here are ten tips to help you move into your new role.
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Do You Have….Or Need A Dress Code?
When working from home, you may not have paid too much attention to what you are wearing. But now, as people return to the office, should employers reconsider their dress code?
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What To Do About An Unmotivated Employee
Do you have an employee who seems to lack focus, takes a lot of time off, or regularly disappears from their desk? Have they become distant from their peers or make comments that are not appropriate for the office? Effective leaders cannot ignore such behavior.
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Dealing With The Employee That Wants Their Way
There is a big difference between the worker who asks questions and accepts your decision and the person who refuses to accept your answer.
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Dealing With Difficult People At Work
A recent survey shows that uncivil workplaces result in 45% of employees thinking about quitting. That’s why it’s important for managers to step in at the first hint of a problem. Here is how you can do it.
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Don’t Create A Disgruntled Employee
No manager likes dealing with an uncooperative employee. But here are some things you can do to prevent ‘creating’ a problematic employee.
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Writing “Meaningful” Performance Goals
Does your organization have a process in place to assess the performance of your employees, or do managers just rank staff based on their personal feeling and observations? While the performance evaluation process often gets a bad reputation, it can be very helpful if done correctly.
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Are You Thinking About A New Job?
Perhaps you put off searching for a new job until the worst of the coronavirus was behind us. Now is the time to consider whether you want to seek a new job.
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Workaholics Risk Their Health
If you are working long hours, you are risking your health. Here is how to achieve better work-life balance.
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Should We Bother With Performance Evaluations?
While some people dread performance evaluations, they can motivate employees if done correctly.
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Critiques and Criticism: Never Easy – But Necessary
Even the most experienced managers find it challenging to offer critiques of their employee’s work. But if done correctly, constructive critiques can be beneficial and even motivational.
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Supporting Women In The Workplace
can’t believe we still need to discuss equality for women (and persons of color and different sexual orientation) in the workplace. But we do. It is time like male managers like me speak up and take action.
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Maybe You Shouldn’t Work From Home Anymore
While employers are beginning to bring workers back to the office, some allow people to continue working from home. While some staff members want to take advantage of this approach, they worry about the downsides. We look at the pros and cons of working from a home while others are back in the office.
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Develop A Humane Bereavement Policy
Perhaps it is time that your organization reviews its bereavement policy. We’ve seen so many deaths of loved ones during Covid, and as family members age, the issue of time off due to a death becomes a more important issue. Here are some ways you can help your employee during time of grief.
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What Should (and Shouldn’t) Be On Your Resume
There are things you should leave off of your resume. You might be surprised to find out why.
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Assessing Your Work From Home Performance
How will your boss measure your performance when you have spent most of the last year working from home? Here are some proactive things you can do to demonstrate your value to your organization.
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Would You Hire Someone With a Criminal Record?
If a qualified individual applied for a job with your organization, but you discover that the person has a criminal record, would you consider hiring that person? With more than one in three adults having a conviction, it is something that you may want to consider. A “Fair Chance Hiring” initiative is becoming more popular.
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Let Your Employees Speak Up…Even If It Makes You Uncomfortable
Some managers are uncomfortable when employees speak up and offer their thoughts. Yet, good ideas can come from anyone, so it’s a good idea to let your workers express their point of view, even if it makes you uncomfortable.
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Better Job Descriptions Yield Better Candidates
If your job postings are not getting the caliber of applicants that you were hoping to find, you might want to take a look at your job description. It should clearly describe the job but also ‘sell’ the opportunity to potential applicants.
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Why Bother With Performance Evaluations?
In order to be helpful, evaluations must be structured effectively or they may be perceived as a waste of time. Even though the process can take a lot of time and be unpopular, the basis for all evaluations should be well articulated measurable goals. Use this as an opportunity to coach your staff. That’s the…
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Go Home! Workaholics Risk Their Health
Some managers encourage their workers to work long hours. But if you don’t have a work-life balance, you could be risking your health.
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Are You Serious About Diversity?
A lot of organizations are expressing the need to improve their staff diversity. But progress continues to be slow. Your approach to diversity will benefit you in many ways.
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Many Managers Want Everyone Back In The Office, But Not So Fast…
A survey shows 83 percent of CEOs want their workers back in the office as soon as people are fascinated against the Coronavirus. The problem is that only 10 percent of workers want to come back.
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Respect, Disrespect, and Insubordination In The Workplace
Respect in the workplace is a two-way street. What happens when you face someone who never shows respect, or is insubordinate?
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Close The Pay Gap
Do you think your daughter should be paid less than a man doing the same job? It sounds like a simple question, but closing the pay gap remains a problem in many organizations.
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Assessing Your Work From Home Performance
The ‘work at home’ phenomenon is new for many organizations and managers. Assessing the performance of those who work remotely is a work in progress. It won’t be perfect in its early days.
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Performance Reviews During The Pandemic
In the early days of COVID 19, many human resource managers advised that evaluations be postponed. They assumed that business would get back to normal in six months. That didn’t happen. If organizations continue to delay evaluations, it is a sure sign that the exercise is unnecessary.
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Should We Bother With Performance Evaluations?
In order to be helpful, evaluations must be structured effectively or they may be perceived as a waste of time.
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Remotely On-boarding Your New Employee
With more and more of your team members working from home these days, you may be faced with having to welcome new employees via teleconference. Onboarding new employees who work remotely present some challenges, but it’s not impossible to get them up to speed quickly.
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Keeping Millennials Happy Working For Your Organization
What percentage of your workers were born between 1980 and 1995? By 2025, Millennials will represent 75% of the working population. How are you planning to keep them engaged and with your organization? Or, are you resigned to the fact that they will move on if they can find a job that pays more than…
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Too Sick To Work?
Does your organization have a policy that states when an employee is too sick they should stay home?
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Motivating the Unmotivated
Do you have an employee who seems to lack focus, takes a lot of time off, or regularly disappears from their desk? Have they become distant from their peers or make comments that are not appropriate for the office? Effective leaders cannot ignore such behavior.
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