by Lucy Arkell | Nov 10, 2011 | Uncategorized
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...
by Lucy Arkell | Oct 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
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...
by Lucy Arkell | Oct 21, 2011 | Uncategorized
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...
by Lucy Arkell | Oct 11, 2011 | Uncategorized
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...
by Lucy Arkell | Sep 7, 2011 | Uncategorized
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...
by Lucy Arkell | Aug 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
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,...