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Consider Emotional Intelligence Before Making That Hiring Decision
Updated April 8, 2019 Intelligence is one important factor in success. However, there is more than one type of intelligence, and one being considered more and more in corporate America is emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence, or EQ, encompasses far more than...
Performance Feedback Mistakes Leaders Need to Avoid: Part 2
Good leaders help their employees grow and improve. An important part of this process is performance feedback, but it’s easy for leaders to make mistakes when reviewing employees. Leaders who want to improve in this area need to learn more about what works and change...
Performance Feedback Mistakes Leaders Need to Avoid: Part 1
Performance feedback is something employees in our country view negatively—even HR staff largely don’t trust the process. Part of the reason why is because most companies are so bad at it. But, if your company is able to improve its performance evaluation and...
Talent Communities Lead Companies to Future Employees at The Right Time
Talent communities, what are they, and how can they help your company find the right people to hire? The term is fairly new since social media has taken off. HR professionals and others talk about the possibilities of social recruiting, but not too many companies have...
Effective Performance Feedback Reduces Fear for Business Leaders and Employees
Fear surrounds the idea of performance feedback: leaders are scared about how the receiver will react and employees are afraid of what their bosses will say about them and what impact this will have on their job. Two of our innate fears—rejection and the unknown—...
3 Steps to Give Your New Hires a Terrible, That’s Right, Terrible Onboarding Experience
Do you want to make sure that your new employees are dazed and confused from day one? Do you know the secret to keeping them from ever reaching the heights of mediocrity, let alone actual success? Do you like having a high rate of turnover on your staff, making every...