Why Employee Assessments are Important
Employee assessments are a very effective tool in managing and increasing employees’ growth and their performance for the company. When an assessment is conducted in the right way, they can help an employee grow professionally and continually advance as a person...
Competing on Price: A Losing Strategy
In a negotiation with a client, the most common point to negotiate is price. A client may say a competitor offers a better price and would like a better deal from you. With a desire to close the deal, the negotiation on price starts to occur and the longer the...
Why Ineffective Managers Can Hinder Entire Companies
Everyone knows an ineffective manager after just a few short interactions with him or her. Think of Gary Cole’s character in Office Space, Bill Lumbergh. That is a perfect example of an ineffective manager. Rather than creating a good team environment that employees...
Improving Employee Engagement
Studies have proven repeatedly that engaged employees are a major key to a companies' success. Failing to have employees engaged can result in slower business performance, which directly is a result and cause of lower profitability, decreased productivity, high rates...
How to Inspire and Motivate Employees
Keeping employees motivated can be one of the toughest tasks for managers and leaders. Contrary to popular opinion, money is not the best motivator. Different people are motivated for different reasons and knowing what motivates each employee can be a tough question...
The Most Common Hiring Mistakes
The importance of hiring is critical and the necessity of being accurate, detailed and informed is even more so. Making a hiring mistake can be expensive to companies and as such, needs to be carefully examined. An interviewee is going to put their best foot forward,...