The cost of your company’s bad hiring decisions can be staggering. To calculate this cost, I tell my clients to add the first-year turnover rate to the percentage of people who the company wouldn’t rehire. This number is your company’s Bad Hiring Rate (BHR). Next, I ask them to multiply the BHR...
Most office workers became remote workers when social distancing measures put into place in March to slow the spread of the coronavirus dramatically changed the way we go about our days. If that was you, over the last several months, you have had a taste of the long-touted benefits of remote work...
Adopting a permanent remote work model should not be a foregone conclusion. A recent Gartner survey of 229 HR leaders showed that 41 percent of employees are likely to work remotely at least part-time post-Covid. That's compared with 30 percent of employees who worked remotely at least part-time...
There's nothing illegal about remotely monitoring your team with software applications. It's how you use them—and what you do with the data—that can get you into trouble. When the coronavirus forced non-essential businesses to close their doors in mid-March, U.S. employers began a sudden...
Two new surveys of people forced to go remote show productivity up, yet burnout close behind. Two new surveys show that teams forced into remote work during the pandemic are split on whether they want to continue working remotely going forward. However, in those same surveys, many business...
Distractions while working from home, pressure to hit deadlines and using personal devices are all creating additional security risks for remote workers. Half of employees are cutting corners with regards to cybersecurity while working from home – and could be putting their organisation at risk of...
The power of connection during this time cannot be overstated. Most organizations have transitioned to remote work in response to the coronavirus pandemic, making completely virtual onboarding of new hires a necessity. But providing a superb onboarding experience virtually can be a challenge for...
Some of the greatest minds of our time, from Fortune 500 CEOs to startup founders to creative directors, are hosting podcasts. Matt Zelesko, the Chief Technology Officer of Comcast Cable, is one of them. On his podcast, Z Time, he talks candidly about his career, interviews other thought leaders,...
Dear Dan, I have an employee who rushes through her work. I’ve tried to get her to slow down, but she is always worried about getting in trouble for not getting work done. She has never gotten into trouble for not getting work done while working for me. When she rushes, she makes mistakes on...
Nicolas Vandenberghe’s company has 42 staffers scattered among 36 cities in 15 countries. As technology makes it possible for people to be in constant touch while working remotely, businesses like Chili Piper are becoming the norm. “We have Zoom, Slack, and a myriad of other collaborative tools —...
Exceptional leaders depend on great teams, and great teams are full of great people, which is why it’s so painful when one of your strong contributors decides to leave. This can be demoralizing and made worse if their departure catches you unprepared. Is it possible to change their minds? Maybe....
I can remember my first job like it was yesterday (and not more than 25 years ago). They gave me an assignment that they said would take 3 months. I finished it in 2 weeks. What’s next? Every assignment they gave me took far less time than they estimated and soon I became a key part of the team I...