•9 Basic Steps in the Recruiting Process
You are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department and are knowledgeable around the business functions. What about the people tasks? Managing employees starts with recruiting...finding the right talent.
I've created a simple systematic guide to help you through the maze of hiring the right talent.
1.Job Opening - decide who owns the recruiting process...you or Human Resources. In some companies, HR drives the process. In smaller companies, the manager is usually in...
•Are You a "Burned Out" Manager?
? Responsibility for both the department's deliverables and managing employees can be challenging for any manager. Since you need to guide your team's well-being, make sure you are taking care of yourself.
Managers don't always want to acknowledge their own burnout feelings, yet all employees, no matter what role they play in the company, are potential candidates for "burnout."
What is Burnout? Merriam-Webster definition: exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually...
•Are You A 'People-Friendly' Manager?
? A "people friendly" environment reduces stress, decreases turnover, and supports higher levels of performance with employees. Organizations today are addressing the "people friendly" environment with additional programs that support work-life balance. And..that is great.
It's a good idea to ask yourself if you are a "people friendly" manager. Managers have good intentions and try their best to support their staff, yet it can be easier to manage the business vs. managing employees.
My...
•Avoiding "Burnout" in Your Employees
How do you know if your employees are in the "burnout" zone? Sometimes a tired employee is still a happy employee...one who has worked hard and feels totally satisfied from their accomplishments. Other times, the employee is stressed and barely holding on to their performance levels.
Burnout is when your employees are exhausted and just don't have the energy to do their job with enthusiasm and high levels of performance. The causes can be the job responsibilities, the business structure...
•Can I Make Mistakes With Employees?
? What's one question that all managers face in managing employees:
...can I make mistakes with my employees and still be effective in managing them?
Note: Some mistakes are illegal...become familiar with the federal and state employment laws.
The mistakes I'm talking about are human in nature....being too busy to focus and listen to your employees.
I've have certainly made mistakes with my staff....didn't listen enough, was annoyed, rescheduled 1:1's with my staff more often than I should,...
•Coaching Your Employees Can Be Fun
What is coaching? Coaching is a more enjoyable way to interact with your employees. Like a coach of a sport's team, you want to encourage your team, ensure they know how to play, know the rules of the role, clarify any misconceptions, and be there to listen and support them as they grow in their job knowledge.
You are the manager and that includes coaching your staff. Your primary focus is to set standards and guide your employees to higher performance levels. It's about reframing how...
•Day Spas: Popular Body Treatments
Are you in need of a little bit of "you" time? Would you like to take a few hours to escape from the real world? Would you like to be pampered, instead of you doing the pampering for someone else? If so, you may want to schedule an appointment at one of your local day spas.
As nice as it is to hear that you should schedule an appointment at one of your local day spas, you may be curious as to what they can do for you. Day spas are designed to provide customers with a good sense of health...
•Do It Anyway -- Take 5 Minutes To Do Something Important
Life seems to get busier and busier and everywhere you turn there is something to do. How could you possibly add another item on your "To Do" list? Yet this one action is probably the most important thing to do in your life. It is something that you can and need to add to your daily routine. It will only take you 5 minutes or less.
What's so important that you must add it to your daily routine? It's taking the time to honor and love yourself. When was the last time you said or thought...
•Do You Believe In The Law of Attraction?
? The movie "The Secret" made popular the 'law of attraction'. The movie focused on the power of our thoughts and how they impact our lives. This is not a new concept. Throughout history, successful people understood the power of attracting what they wanted into their lives.
Not everyone believes in the power of the 'law of attraction.' Are you a believer or are you skeptical about the 'law of attraction' because you feel it's not realistic? Reality is akin to perception. Perception is a...
•Do You Know How to Communicate Change To Your Employees?
? Do you ever find yourself confused on how to best communicate changes to your employees? Here is where you need to do some serious brainstorming. Why? Because it takes a lot of communication to make a change successful.
As soon as you know that you will be creating change in your department, you must communicate to your employees so they know what is happening. You are probably thinking...why get them anxious about the change when you don't know all the details yet. They sense it...
•Have You Considered Management Coaching...For You?
? Today, there is so much managers need to know in business. You have to manage a constant flow of industry information each day. Besides being an expert in your business function, you have to manage your employees so they perform at high levels. You are responsible for the profit and loss of your department.
Can you do it alone? No, you need three separate support systems in order for you to be successful in your management role:
- Your employees - Your manager - Your Coach
Maybe you...
•How To Build Trust With Your Employees
To be successful in managing employees you have to build a repertoire of skills to motivate employees. Creating a strong working relationship with each of your team members occurs when you increase trust with each member of your team.
A team is a group of people, each one influencing the effectiveness of the whole. A team is successful when they have a trusting relationship with their manager.
==>What is trust?
The Merriam-Webster dictionary provides several definitions though this is...
•How to Handle High Maintenance Employees
Have you a "high maintenance" employee....one who demands a lot of your time? Every manager usually bumps into this type of employee.
The first basic question to ask as you evaluate this person.....are they a high or a low performer? You may react differently given their performance levels. High performers you may be afraid to lose. Don't be afraid of losing an employee if their behavior is not acceptable for the well-being of your team.
If you jump in early with counseling, you have a...
•How To Manage the Older Employee
The work force has several different generations functioning side by side. Each generation has diverse needs which means you will have to manage them differently. So not only do you have individual styles to deal with, you also have the employee's generation to include in motivating the employee.
Given the requirements for great talent and the limited talent pool, it's likely you will have an "older worker" as part of your team. Retention of strong employees, no matter what generation...
•How To Start An Employee Referral Program
In this highly competitive market, finding top talent can be a challenge. Employers are searching for successful recruiting methods to bring in the right employees to grow the business. An employee referral program (ERP) can provide you with great talent and at a low cost.
It does take some upfront time to create the right program for your company, as well as marketing time to educate the employees on the value of the program. Once this initial investment has been done, the effectiveness...
•Is Exercise a Dirty Word?
? We all know that exercising is an important part of maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Yet...do we do it? What if you could give yourself permission to start small in your exercising efforts...and still feel good about yourself?
Exercise is essentially movement using various muscle groups. By this definition, almost any sort of activity can be considered exercise. The more your muscles and body work to keep going, the stronger they become.
There are many benefits to exercising, such as...
•Managing the Recruiter
You're a manager and don't have the time to do the all of the recruiting for your open position, so you rely on other people to help you in your talent search. Whether you depend on your Human Resources Department or outside recruiters to find the right candidates, it's important to know what you can expect from them.
Note: Most companies use external recruiters for hard to fill positions. The cost is high but worth it in a tight talent marketplace.
Time is so important and you want the...
•Recruiting - Asking the Right Questions
Someone has weeded through hundreds of resumes to come up with a short list of candidates that potentially meet the requirements of the position. Now it's time to interview the candidates.
The interviewing process entails several internal and external components, yet there is one aspect of interviewing that is very important...asking the right questions of the candidates.
Most managers wing this part of the interviewing process. They depend on their gut to assess the candidate's...
•Releasing Stress in Small Ways
The one thing that virtually all people have in common is the stress of living in this modern age. So much has changed in the last 25 years. Yet all generations had to grow up and take on the responsibilities of raising a family, making a living and figuring out their place in this complicated world.
Stress comes from several sources. Obviously, the first place most people think is work. We think of work as a source of stress because it is a place where making a living is important to our...
•What Can You Learn From Your 'To Do" List?
? In this hectic, sometimes chaotic life, we push ourselves to do more without the satisfaction of ever completing our 'to do' list. Do you subscribe to the thought that more is better? I Can! Yet, I also know this is trouble for me because there is never enough. So...I made a decision!
I've decided that the top 3 activities on my 'to do' list must be done...no matter what. I get to decide what is most important for me to do in a day. The night before I designate my 3 top activities...
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