By Bruce Hakutizwi If your family was anything like mine, you’ll remember some point early each spring—for me, it was usually the first warm Saturday afternoon of the year—where a list of projects was decided on and everyone pitched in to get the house, garage, and yard cleaned up. Inevitably, we wouldn’t finish everything on […]
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By Andy Bailey For B2B companies, team members are one of the main reasons clients turn into repeat buyers. Without great team members, client service and operational execution suffer, which means your business will also suffer. It’s as simple as that. As competition increases in the B2B world and products and services become more commoditized,
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The use of personality tests during the hiring and onboarding process has grown in recent years, but it hasn’t come without controversy. Proponents of these assessments believe the results can uncover deeper insights into a candidate’s cultural fit, while naysayers argue that using them as a critical hiring factor disregards a person’s practical skills and
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Even the best employees have periods of time when they aren’t performing their strongest. When is it the best time to intervene, and how do you evaluate whether the issue is a sign of a downward trend, or if it is simply a blip in an otherwise solid work history? To find out, we asked entrepreneurs the following question:
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By JT Terrell It’s often said in movies and quoted by coaches that in war, “You never leave a man behind!” It’s a wonderful sentiment, and the spirit behind that kind of Bro Code is a powerful team-building, morale-boosting battle cry, but is that really the case…in every case? For example, what if the man (or
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By Andre Lavoie You see your team being disengaged at work every day. They sit at their workstations, heads down and quiet—clicking mouses and tapping keyboards. Then they punch out. This could go on like this for a long time, and then eventually some people will leave. New employees will come in, and more will
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Post sponsored by Lesley University By Tricia Hussung In the human resources field, decision-making is starting to change. Once guided by instinct and intuition, modern human resources specialists use data and algorithms to drive business solutions. According to Entrepreneur, a 2015 report by Deloitte found that 35% of surveyed companies said they were actively developing
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Post sponsored by Campbellsville University By Gabe Duverge Throughout history, scientists have tried to measure intelligence in many different ways and formats. These measures of intelligence have been used to rank people in ability, talent, and other characteristics. For a business seeking new employees, finding highly intelligent candidates is key. But how much does intelligence
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