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Ensure Your New Employee’s Success With These 5 Steps
If you're hired the right person, following these tips will help make sure your new hire performs to your expectations.
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7 Signs a Great Employee Might Be a Bad Boss
The quickest line producers might fall short in mastering the skills required of a manager. Here's a checklist of warning signs to watch out for.
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5 Secrets of a Jerk-Free Workplace
It's just like obscenity. You can recognize jerks but the definition is hard to put into words. It's even harder to keep them out of your business.
Thought Leaders
How to Keep Your Workforce Engaged in the Second Half of the Year
Motivating your sales team is a particular challenge when summer beckons and unmet goals seem daunting.
By Dave Mattson
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How to Sharpen Your Team’s Professionalism Without Dulling Creativity
That thrilling startup exuberance is intoxicating but you have to be sober to get stuff done.
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The 7 Keys to Inspiring Millennials at Work
They're the fastest growing demographic in the workplace and they want to hear how they're doing.
Thought Leaders
How to Bridge the Workplace Generation Gap
With skillful leadership, different generations can work together and learn from each other.
By Beth Miller
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Diversity Defines Our Global Economy. Do You Speak the Language?
Chances are that you'll interact with people in the business world of different cultures, whether its your workforce or your customers. Are you ready to dive in?
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Avoid Costly Churn. Provide Candidates a Realistic Job Preview.
Find a mutual match between your company and prospective employees by using these tools to grant a fuller picture of the organization -- and the job seekers.
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How to Hire Someone Aligned With the Company’s Mission
Follow these steps to ensure you'll find the right candidate and keep them on course for the entire journey.
By Ryan Smith
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5 Ways to Become a Better Manager
Having a good relationship with employees will not only make them happy, but your company more efficient.
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Leave it in D.C.: 5 Ways to Rise Above Politics at Work
Deal cutting and backhandedness arguably belong in Washington. Don't let them destroy your business.
Thought Leaders
When It’s Time to Fire the Productive
It is not only the unproductive, slack offs that deserve the axe. Sometimes companies have to let go of their star performer.
Building a Business
Stopping Employees From Jumping Ship is Easier Than You Think (Infographic)
Taking this one step could also unlock your team's potential and lead to growth.
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Why You Should Act Like an Entrepreneur, Even If You’re Not
Every successful employee should be the 'boss' of their own future and career advancement.
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4 Ways to Overcome Age-Related Tension in the Office
Workers waste a surprising amount of time due to generational conflict.
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6 Ways to Get the Best From Your Team
A team can make or break a startup. Ensuring your team is top notch takes work and dedication. Here are a few lessons I learned on how to get the best from your employees.
By David Koji
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3 Keys to Unlocking Employee Talent
With limited resources, it is imperative entrepreneurs get the most out of their employees. Here are three simple and creative ways to do so.
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The Secret to Keeping Employees Happy (Infographic)
A look at what keeps employees around for the long haul.
By Nina Zipkin
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Want Your Team to Perform Better? Try Positive Reinforcement.
No company picnics necessary. These simple steps could lead to increased profitability.
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How Startups Can Tap Into Google’s Secret Sauce: OKRs
Google has been implementing this strategy since its startup heydays and continues to utilize it even as it workforce has grown to more than 45,000 employees.
By Jake Gibson
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Please Offend Me: Why Candor Is the One Lever to Pull in 2014
Stop beating around the bush. If you want employees to know where they stand at your company, you need to be honest.
By Josh Leibner
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How to Make Your First Hire Less Terrifying
Bringing on your first employee can be a scary but a necessary task. Karim Abouelnaga of Practice Makes Perfect provides tips on how to make the process less painful.
Human Resources
4 Ways to Keep Seasonal Employees Engaged
Whether for the holidays or the summer, we often need to hire extra help. Here's how to get the most out of the seasonal workers.
By Gwen Moran
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4 Ways to Avoid Holiday-Party Mishaps
Holiday parties can be a minefield. But, with a few simple tweaks, you can have fun and curb potentially bad behavior.
By Gwen Moran
Human Resources
3 Ways to Stop the Fighting and Start Focusing on What Matters
Business owners are naturally fighters. But holidays and vacations are a time to focus on how to build relationships.
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Google Employees Confess the Worst Things About Working at Google
Apparently working at Google isn't as heavenly as it's cracked up to be.
By Jim Edwards