The best thing about working for a boss is the opportunity to learn from both good and negative examples of leadership. There are five common leadership habits, behaviors and approaches that you will see in a lousy boss. Want to be a terrible boss? Here is your blueprint:
Category Archives: Management
Human Resources: Is Hiring the Solution? 4 Questions to Ask
What procedures do you, or your human resources department, perform before posting a job opening? Do you even have a strategy? There are a few questions you should ask before you decide to hire a new employee. One way to solve an employer’s problem in the workplace is to automatically hire new people. There areContinue reading “Human Resources: Is Hiring the Solution? 4 Questions to Ask”
Human Resources Resolution for 2013: Clean Up Salary Reviews
With tools like Merit-Matrix and other forms of incentives, managers, executives and human resources departments can clean up their pay review act for 2013. Do you have a New Year’s plan for your business? A good resolution for human resources in 2013 is to clean up your salary review process! One of the biggest mistakesContinue reading “Human Resources Resolution for 2013: Clean Up Salary Reviews”
Is Your Feedback Effective? Mistakes Managers Make When Reviewing Performance
As a manager, giving feedback is perhaps your most crucial task. Are employees receptive to the way you give criticism? Does your feedback encourage employees to perform, or does it create resentment? Does it improve morale? Do your methods keep them in line with business objectives, or does it become a source of distraction? ThereContinue reading “Is Your Feedback Effective? Mistakes Managers Make When Reviewing Performance”
6 Things Employees WISH They Could Tell You in 2013
Some people hate to be criticized, and nobody wants to hear unpleasant news. In the business world, however, there are times when both need to be done. The problem? Bad news and criticism rarely flows up; it almost always rolls downhill, from management to the rank-and-file. Employees don’t communicate problems, criticize or are the bearerContinue reading “6 Things Employees WISH They Could Tell You in 2013”
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