Remote work has been a blessing and something that many of us have enjoyed, but it isn’t without complications. Working remotely further blurs the lines between personal and professional life in a time when interconnectivity was...
Resources
The Value of Subtraction in the Workplace
When organizations attempt to solve problems, they default to addition being the go-to method. Whether the problem is with people, policies, products, or something else, our brains are wired to tend to want to add to arrive at a solution instead of thinking of what...
4 Ways to Avoiding Micromanaging in a Remote Workplace
While we may be used to navigating remote workplaces by now, there are still opportunities to fine-tune our management styles to meet this new environment. We all know that micromanaging creates a poor employee experience, but learning a management style that we can...
How to Have Productive Discussions About Difficult Topics
Having meetings to go through and discuss lessons learned, controversial ideas and future opportunities can be challenging for meeting hosts and attendees. You want participants to feel free to speak their minds without the meeting devolving into unproductive...
AI Video Interviews May Be Unreliable and Hurt Diversity
One of the latest trends in HR is using artificial intelligence (AI) to conduct video job interviews. These AI video interview software tools claim they can help employers by weeding through the candidates for them and creating recommendations. There are a handful of...
Artificial Intelligence Video Interviews May Be Unreliable and Hurt Diversity
One of the latest trends in HR is using artificial intelligence to conduct video job interviews. These software tools claim they can help employers by weeding through the candidates for them and creating recommendations. There are a handful of tools out there that...
Questions You Should Ask Every Employee
If you’re looking to improve on your ability to lead people, it can be difficult knowing where to start. Having probing conversations will help you build better relationships with your team and improve on your management skills. By asking the right questions you will...
Hiring a lot of new employees? Watch out for these red flags.
Hiring a new employee can feel like you’re taking a risk, and it is understandable to have a bit of anxiety around hiring. As anyone who has made a bad hire can tell you, it isn’t a pleasant experience to go through, and you’ll want to do everything you can to...
Keep Top Talent By Creating Internal Promotion Pathways
We’re still in the middle of The Great Resignation and it has been a tough run for employers trying to decrease attrition while dealing with a myriad of other obstacles. Many companies are trying to figure out what they can do to help keep their top performers. ...
Five New Year’s Resolution Ideas for Small Business Owners
This last year continued to be a challenging year for many businesses and business owners. While we certainly hope and are cautiously optimistic that 2022 will be a better year, there are some proactive steps we can take to try to better ourselves and our businesses....