Building Open Communication: A Leader’s Guide to Ending Workplace Silence It feels great when everyone agrees with you, doesn’t it? Surely it means you’re on the right track – except it doesn’t. If agreement comes at the cost of truth, it’s not a very healthy workplace communication dynamic. Too often direct reports are afraid to…
Read MoreDo Employers Check Social Media? What Job Seekers Need to Know Do employers check your social media? You better believe it. Doing so is now an accepted, and expected, function of recruiters. Your online presence is now a key reference available to everyone. It can help you get hired, or it can be the reason…
Read MoreCan You Trust Glassdoor Reviews? How Companies Manipulate Ratings Employment references go both ways now. Not only do potential employers check references for job candidates. Going the other direction, Glassdoor can provide helpful insight for candidates who want to know what other people say about working for a particular company. And with that, many people…
Read MoreBusiness leaders are sounding an alarm about talent scarcity. Finding people with the skills their organizations need has become increasingly challenging. Talent scarcity isn’t a problem of too few people, clarifies Steve White, leader of PwC’s Global Mobility Strategy Consulting team. Rather, “it’s about having enough of the right skills in the right places at…
Read MoreWhy Does Hiring Take So Long? What Candidates Need to Know “Anticipation… is keeping me waiting…” Carly Simon was singing about heartache, not a job search. But when the hiring process drags out, job candidates can commiserate. So, why does the hiring process take so long? For all types of jobs, the hiring process now…
Read MoreHigh-Performing Toxic Employees: Interview Red Flags, Culture Strategies and When to Fire What do you do when you have an employee who is a dream come true at his or her specialty, but a nightmare to coworkers and customers (a.k.a. a high-performing jerk)? Is it wise to tolerate bad behavior because the metrics are great?…
Read MoreWhy does a corporate executive with a long successful tenure at a giant like Amazon leave? That’s what Ian Freed did. He had led Amazon’s Kindle and Fire phone teams, but he walked away at the end of 2017 to work at a nonprofit, according to Jason Del Rey, senior editor for Recode. The nonprofit,…
Read MoreInterview Thank You Email: How to Write One That Gets You the Job A thank you note is common courtesy when you have received a gift or been a guest. Or should be – unfortunately, it’s not so common any more. The person who sends a thank you email or note therefore stands out. Sending…
Read MoreWomen in the Workplace: 5 Ways to Create an Inclusive Culture Women in the workplace want and need the same treatment and opportunities as men. Yet even with laws in place to protect the rights of women at work, the playing field is still far from level, no matter what we would like to believe….
Read MoreWhy Leaders Micromanage (And How to Break the Habit) Creating a positive work environment goes a long way toward retaining team members with qualities you desire. Micromanaging creates a poisonous work environment. Knowing how to stop micromanaging is therefore crucial to keeping good team members. What does micromanaging look like? What does it cost the…
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