Your Business’s Values: Are They Eye Candy on a Conference Room Wall or Something More?
I was asked a great question the other day. “How do you get values to be more than just a plaque on the wall?” Defined organizational values communicate to your stakeholders, including customers, investors and...
Phrases Every Manager Should Use
One of the things I have found most helpful to me and to managers is to have those go-to phrases. Go to phases are the phrases you have in your back pocket so you can quickly and easily share your thoughts. We are going to...
The Ultimate Free and Easy Way to Engage Employees……..LISTEN!
Business Colleagues Working At Desk In Warehouse Engagement is the new buzzword in organizations and in human resources. This is unfortunate because the more a word is used, the less people pay attention to it. In addition,...
Do I need job descriptions for my employees?
Photo by rawpixel.com on Pexels.com I have been asked this question multiple times in the last few weeks. As someone who has worked in Human Resources for at least two decades, the importance of job descriptions has...
Interview Questions: What Can I Ask?
Questions You Can (and Should) Ask Questions need to be job related -- so you can ask questions that are related to the job for which you are hiring, the experiences of the candidate from previous work, values of the...
Who Should You Involve In Interviews?
As business owners, we wear lots of hats. It comes with the territory, doesn’t it? You best know where the business is heading, where you want to grow, and what it takes to get there. It would make sense that you are the...
Save Time Interviewing Candidates
Want to leverage your on-site interview as a “sell” visit for the candidate? Get more of your interview completed BEFORE they come on-site for in-person interviews! This one tip alone can save you at least 30 minutes...
Don’t Lose Good Employees: Keep Them From The Beginning
It is a tight labor market. The focus is on how to hire employees to meet your business needs. We get relieved when offers are accepted and check that task off our list. Then we move on to the next priorities and think...
Interview Questions to Save Time AND Hire the Right People
I can hear your thoughts now -- similar to what I have heard from other hiring managers and business owners. What? Really? I don’t hire that often so why would I use my time now to create a consistent set of questions. Or I...