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Workplace Conflict and How to Avoid It
When you experience tension with someone at work, and especially when there is a person you clash heads with, this conflict affects your work. While you’ll have to deal with some tension and it can be a good thing, learning how to avoid unnecessary conflict is a...
How To – and How Not To – Measure Team Performance
If you’ve read my team-related posts lately, you know why I think it’s important for leaders today to be knowledgeable about teams. Successful team leaders also need to know how to manage their team’s performance effectively, so that the team and the organization...
How One ‘Best to Work For’ Company Makes – and Keeps – Its Employees Happy
PBD Worldwide is a great company to work for. This family-owned business is filled with happy employees who stick around, and has received many awards to back up this claim—including being recognized as One of Atlanta’s Best and Brightest to Work For in 2012 by the...
Cooperative Communication: An Aid In Workplace Conflicts
One way of communicating that improves relationships at work and life is often overlooked. Because employees aren’t taught the ideas of Cooperative Communication—the skill and ability of people to get along is not as great as it could be. By developing your ability...
8 Signs Your Business Needs To Work On Talent Selection
Good talent selection sets your company up for success. Do you know how good your current talent selection process is? Would you be able to spot the signs of a bad system? And would you know how to improve it? Making even small improvements, including helping your...
Don’t Have A Strategic Workforce Plan? Here’s Why You Should
You’ve likely heard the term workforce planning, but what makes a workforce plan strategic? If you’re looking to improve your talent pool and bring success to your company, a strategic workforce plan is critical in today's global economy with ever increasing talent...