Should You Make a Counteroffer to a Departing Employee?
When an employee walks into your office to give notice, how do you typically respond? The departure of employees
Become a Better Leader: the Power of Gratitude
Sometimes the best way to earn respect, attention and employee effort is simple. Say thank you - even if the recipient of your
Take Advantage of the New Year as You Search for Job Seekers
Every year around the beginning of January, job seekers experience a dramatic increase in focus and drive. You can call it
Connect with Your Employees: Be an Honest Leader
In an earlier era, prior to our age of constant information flow and the expectation of transparency, employees didn
Start Meetings the Right Way
Meetings are never the most popular item on the office task list, but they
We all Make Mistakes: What
In order to drive our careers (and our lives) forward and get the most out of our time, talents, and skills, we need to let go of the illusion of perfection. As it happens, the sooner young employees learn this important lesson, the faster they reach their professional goals. If you
Five Tips to Offering Praise and Criticism
As a manager, you take responsibility for the success of your employees, and you also take responsibility for their missed deadlines, professional obstacles, and imperfect work. If they show high potential and fail to deliver, it
What to Do with an Employee Who
If you have any experience managing a team of human beings, you
Learn From Your Exit Interviews
When your employees give notice and leave your company to seek their fortunes elsewhere, do you close the relationship with a detailed, meaningful exit interview? If you don
When to Let Employees Work from Home
A generation ago, the idea of sending employees home during the day to work on their projects in their living rooms may have seemed absurd. Most corporate jobs required real-time meetings and personal interactions that simply weren