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I wholeheartedly concur with the lead off to this article by Ron Thomas… “A person who feels appreciated will always do more than expected, therefore, the two most powerful phrases any leader can use are: Thank you and […]
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Only let A-players on your team. Really listen to your employees; ask for input and have on going conversations. Deliver what you promised your employees when you hired them. Find out who your employees really are and what […]
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As an interviewer, there are any number of prompts you can use to get job candidates to divulge more details and give you a more complete picture. When they have finished their response to your question and you […]
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It bears repeating… Find a way to keep in touch with the great people who have left your employ. Keep them on the company newsletter list or keep remembering their birthdays with a card. Let them know you’d […]
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If you want your recruiting ads and posts to attract more applicants, do these two things… Start with a question; when you do, your readers will stop to think about their answer. For example, compare these two headlines: […]
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In The Leadership Secrets of Santa Claus, the author, aka Santa, gives us his secrets for leadership success. While we all know the magic he performs one day each year, we also need to remember he runs a […]
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Below is a list of job perks and incentives published by an “expert” about ways to keep millennial employees happy and engaged at work and to attract new members of that generation to your workforce as well. I […]
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“We do not train future pilots; we train future captains.” I’m a sucker for a good quote and this came from a pilot for Cathay Pacific talking about the pilots he flies with. The comment has leadership written […]
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Here’s an interview question that will give you great insight into the applicant’s work ethic: “Do you have any friends who have jobs? What have they told you about work?” Need a great speaker for your next meeting? […]
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When 5,000 people were asked if they’d received any praise or acknowledgement from their employer in the past year, only 7.6 percent answered “yes.” More importantly, when those 380 people were then asked how long ago it happened, […]