HR Professionals Are on the Front Lines To Defeat Unconscious Bias
As business leaders have become more cognizant of the need to address unconscious bias, there has been an increasing top-down commitment to meeting it head-on. While this is excellent news, HR has an important role to play as well. After all, human resources is often a new employee’s first exposure to the organization, so it’s […]
Workplace Equity Issues Leaders Should Address This Year
While workplace equity issues have been brought to the forefront, they are not new to the business world. It’s never been more critical for leaders to confront them in them head-on. The most important step is to recognize inequity. Some people don’t believe sexism or racism still exist because their manager is a woman, or […]
Great Leaders Develop The Strengths of Their Team – Here’s How
When developing your team, leaders can focus on developing their strengths or overcoming their weaknesses. Unless they fall short in skills vital to performing their jobs effectively, it’s more positive and productive to develop their strengths. They will gain a sense of mastery and the ability to hone their expertise. 5 Ways To Develop Your […]
5 Tips for Speeding Up the Hiring Process and Reducing Risk at the Same Time
Some companies like to take their time when hiring. They want to be as careful as possible so they don’t hire the wrong person. Bad hires are costly, for sure! According to CareerBuilder, the average cost of hiring the wrong person is between $7,000 and $10,000. Here are five tips for speeding up the hiring […]
Did I Hire The Right Person?
No matter how much time and effort you put into assessing and vetting a new hire, it’s not exactly possible to determine how they’ll work out for your company until you’ve actually seen them in action. But, once you’ve officially brought them on board, it shouldn’t take all that long for you to know whether […]
What is the True Cost of Hiring?
As you probably have heard, interest rates have been on the rise over the past couple years—a trend that’s likely to continue at least through 2019. As explained by USA Today, the interest rate in the US for 2018 grew by 3%, and is now expected to grow by 2.3% throughout 2019. While this growth […]
