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Are You Looking at Recruiting as an Expense or as an Investment?
What a waste of freaking money. If you’re a business leader, I’m sure that’s exactly what you’ve thought about recruiting at some point! It’s tough not to view recruiting as an expense – especially when so many of the people you hire leave just a few months later. If...
The One Performance Management Lesson 90% of Leaders Miss
Driving team performance is one of the most important aspects of leadership. Unfortunately, it’s also one of the things that leaders screw up most! Anyone who’s ever dealt with performance issues knows solving them is anything but easy. But most leaders miss one step...
Employee Tracking Software: Why It Will Never Fix Performance
With the rise of remote work, many employers are turning to a new tool to drive productivity – employee tracking software. In fact, a recent survey showed that 60% of organizations with remote workers now use these tools to monitor their employees and track...
How Teams Can Balance Productivity With Flexibility
Candidates no longer want flexibility – they are starting to demand it. In just a few short years, remote work and flexible scheduling have gone from rare perks to a minimum expectation for many professionals. As a business or HR leader, flexibility can be a bit...
How Can Leaders and HR Make Sure Employees Feel Heard
If you ask most leaders and HR professionals, they’ll tell you they wish their teams gave them more feedback. Everyone will tell you they want to improve and need feedback to know where and how to do so. So why is it that no one can get enough feedback from their...
The Danger of Making Assumptions as a Leader
Look, we’ve all been there. You’re frustrated with the way someone is behaving... So you jump to a conclusion about why it’s occurring. “They’re disagreeing with me because they don’t like me and think I’m stupid!” It can happen so fast you might not even realize...
Why Real Leaders Create People of Independence
I came across this quote on leadership some time ago that’s always stuck with me: “Real leaders create people of independence, NOT dependence.” It may seem simple on the surface. But it’s an important lesson for leaders. We’ve all known leaders with teams that...
Why Leadership Training Sucks
It’s the #1 reason why businesses fail. It’s a top driver of turnover. It rips through your bottom line... And the worst part? It’s something every business can prevent. I’m talking about ineffective leadership. The success of your business is based on the strength of...
The Secret to Creating Adaptable Teams
Change is the new normal. Unfortunately, few businesses have truly adjusted to this reality. For decades, businesses have leveraged a top-down leadership approach to guide their company. It may give you more control over how your business is run...but ultimately, it...
Elevating Team Performance Through One-on-One Conversations
Elevating team performance is one of the biggest challenges in business. You can recruit the right people, you can retain great talent, but if you’re not driving the right performance, it doesn’t matter! As a leader, nothing is more frustrating than knowing your team...