When forming a team for your project, it’s important to remember that not everyone on the team is a clone of you. Each one is unique and has their own talents, skills and the way they communicate best. You can use that fact to your advantage
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You may have a few ideas for personal New Year’s resolutions, but have you started thinking about a business resolution list? A good place to start on your list is to review your company’s goals. Most of those goals depend on your workforce being up to the task.
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Holiday traditions are a wonderful way to bring family and friends together, but holiday safety needs to be at the top of your list. Especially for anyone who lives in dry climates, fire is one of the primary risks
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Workplace zombies are employees that are walking through their day with low productivity and little to no engagement. They are doing as little as possible to get their paycheck and not get fired. They provide poor customer service, create attendance problems, cause high turnover,
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Are you making a plan to grow in 2020? If that is your goal, your company growth depends on your workforce being up to the task. Do you have the talent and leadership you need to get your company to the next level? Do you think you can’t encourage your employees’ leadership development if they don’t already
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With the national unemployment rate 3.7 % (Aug 2019, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics), you have a lot of competition out there trying to hire job candidates to fill their open positions. The generational shift is taking place as more and more Boomers are retiring and taking a whole lot of tribal knowledge out the door with them.
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The California Fair Employment and Housing Act makes some employment practices illegal. This includes the sexual harassment of an employee directly by the employer or by agents of the employer with the employer’s knowledge. Read more to see the compliance updates.
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In today’s work climate, being a manager is a tough job. In addition to meeting company goals and the responsibilities that go with it, most are now working managers with their own workload as well. Gone are the days where managers simply delegate everything out to their staff.
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As a manager, you probably do performance reviews for the people that report to you, but it’s not just the rank and file that get performance reviews. Your boss reviews you too! As the time for your review rolls around, are you looking forward to the opportunity or dreading it?
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No matter what your politics are, most people will agree that there is an Us vs Them attitude invading our lives. The news is full of stories that show lack of cooperation, unaccountability, trust issues and poor communication. This attitude is repeatedly permeating our personal interactions and, in many companies, our workplace.
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