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9 Questions You Must Ask Your Employees Once a Month If You Want Them to Stick Around
Don't underestimate the power of regular one-on-ones with employees, a pair of CEOs remind leaders. The media always craves a shiny new thing, so many pundits have moved on from talking about the Great Resignation to chattering about a whole new selection of Greats – the Great Regret, the Great...
How to Stop Catastrophizing – Managing Our Minds
The sky has finally fallen. Always knew it would.– Eeyore, from Winnie the Pooh Things have been tough lately. Pandemic. Inflation. War. Many are suffering mightily. Maybe you’ve been suffering too. But are you complicit in your own suffering? Are you making things, as tough as they may be...
20 Effective Ways to Automate and Grow Your Business
There's more scope for automation in your business than ever before. With automation, you can schedule emails to be sent at the perfect time, follow up with leads that have abandoned their cart, sync data between apps, and notify team members of new tasks. However, these options can be...
The Great Resignation is Turning into the ‘Great Regret’. Employers are Joining in Too
Many employees who joined the Great Resignation are discovering the grass isn't greener. (And the companies that hired them have regrets as well.) When management professor Anthony Klotz coined the term the "Great Resignation" in May 2021, he unleashed a tsunami of think pieces. For the past year,...
Hiring Best Practices: How to Compare Job Candidates Objectively
Evidence-based hiring helps leaders find employees that align with their ideal candidate profile. Learn how to make objective and bias-free decisions. The hiring process is full of unconscious bias that affects decision outcomes. Our brains are quick to assess and rate candidates based on our...
What Employers Should Have Learned from the Great Resignation
The Great Resignation forced leaders to think of effective ways and alternatives to retain staff. Here are the main takeaways employers should have grasped by now. There is no denying that the world has shifted during the height of the pandemic. In the years 2020 to 2021, there has been a historic...
Nine Work Habits that Can Improve Your Productivity and Focus
Increasing productivity and focus is something most professionals strive for. But while there are different tricks and tips for being more productive and focused on your work, the tips don’t always work for every person. The key is to find advice that works for you and your lifestyle. Here,...
Let’s Replace the Manager Model — The Old One is Broken
In his timely, relevant book, “A New Way To Think,” author, consultant and former Rotman School of Management Dean Roger Martin offers: “It’s extremely difficult — and socially risky — to question an established model that many people believe and to start building a new model from scratch.” With...
Older Americans Go Back to Work in Next Frontier of Labor Force
Julie Diaz stepped down from her job as a legal secretary last spring. Her retirement ended up being short, and not so sweet. Now 70, Diaz is working day and night. She took a job in March at Home Instead, a U.S. home care provider for seniors. Diaz works 12-hour overnight shifts in Phoenix taking...
Destroying Your Hard Drive to Protect Your Data
Data security is essential for all businesses Data security is essential for all businesses. The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) reports a 17% increase in data breaches from 2020 to 2021, with Dataprot stating that 59% of Americans have experienced some form of cybercrime. It is more...
How Small Moments of Praise Make a Big Difference
Simple displays of gratitude help to build culture and relationships. Prior to the pandemic, Nicole Yates was speaking with her lab colleagues about ways to build a positive culture among their team of around 50 people. Recalling how a manager in a different lab, Kelly Seaton, wove displays of...
US Chamber of Commerce Launches Campaign to Rein in CFPB
On June 28, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce (Chamber) launched a focused campaign to highlight what it describes as unlawful regulatory overreach by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) and, specifically, new CFPB Director Rohit Chopra. “At every turn,” writes Chamber Executive...