E-mail Tips for a Healthy Workplace Environment
Yesterday we began to explore some e-mail etiquette tips that can help keep your employees from making trouble for your organization over e-mail. Today we’ll look at the rest of the tips.
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More Steps Toward Making Training Count
By Brian Winterstein In yesterday’s Advisor, Brian Winterstein, vice president of human resources for Liberty Tax Service, provided insight into how companies can make training count in an intergenerational workplace. Today Winterstein provides more steps that employers can take toward this goal.
Don’t Make These Recruiting Mistakes
In yesterday’s Advisor, we looked at some common recruiting mistakes to avoid. Hiring and recruiting are too crucial to have avoidable mistakes! Here are some more to look out for.
Creating a Living, Breathing Ethics Audit
Yesterday’s Leadership Daily Advisor examined how the C-suite sets the tone for an effective, ironclad ethics rulebook. Today we offer three more themes to give your ethics strategy a checkup.
Wells Fargo scandal shows serious lack of effective leadership
by Dan Oswald President Harry S. Truman famously had a plaque on his desk that read, “The buck stops here.” It was a reminder to himself that he couldn’t pass responsibility for the way the country was governed. Ultimately, he was responsible. Responsibility comes with leadership. If you’re in a position of authority, you’re accountable […]
Yes, Cher, you can ‘Turn Back Time’—you’ll just have to pay for it
By the way, if you haven’t heard, the Cubs won something called “the World Series.” Our long, national nightmare—arrogant Cubs fans—has now officially begun. Now, onto things that actually matter. This past weekend, we rolled the clocks back. And though we got an extra hour of sleep (well, you may have—I have two children under […]
3 Criteria for Identifying Leaders with High Potential
By Steve Hrop, Ph.D., vice president, Organizational Development Services at Caliper Much has been written in recent years about how to identify high potential (HiPo) leaders. The most widespread method for doing so is the “9-Box” model. It consists of a 3×3 grid with two dimensions (performance and potential) each measured by three levels (low, […]
No One Is Safe from Termination—Beloved Mascot Gets the Ax
The “Great Recession” may be over, but that doesn’t mean you’re safe from termination! Case in point: MetLife just fired its longest-standing employee—Snoopy, MetLife’s mascot for the past 30 years.
Who Would Make a Better Boss? Hillary or Donald?
Citizens across the United States are preparing to cast their ballot on Tuesday, November 8 and bring an end to what has been a very contentious Presidential election. While there are dozens of foreign and domestic policies to consider, CareerBuilder asks one important question: “If you had to choose, which candidate would you like to […]
How Data Driven Hiring Trumps Intuition When Building a Rock Star Team
By Tonya Lanthier “If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control it, you can’t improve it.” —H. James Harrington Interviewing a new hire can be a lot like a blind date. You show up with very little information about the person […]