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Onboarding New Employees — Without Overwhelming Them
A great onboarding experience can keep new hires engaged and committed, and increase their learning and preparedness for their new role. In trying to ensure new employees feel supported and properly prepared, some organizations flood new hires with far too much...
The Secret to Leading Organizational Change Is Empathy
If you are a company leader hoping to undertake a successful organizational change, you need to make sure your team is onboard and motivated to help make it happen. The following strategies can help you better understand your employees’ perspectives. Start by...
The Little Things That Make Employees Feel Appreciated
Most companies run some kind of employee-recognition programs, but often they fall flat, wasting resources. Many become just another box for managers to check or are seen as elite opportunities for a favored few, leaving the rest of the workforce feeling left out....
One More Time: Why Diversity Leads To Better Team Performance
Discussions on diversity in the workplace can be heated and contentious. All too often, we see attitudes toward diversity in the workplace shift like a pendulum, as the explosion in corporate DEI efforts that began in 2020 has changed dramatically to groups pushing...
How to Show You’re a “Good Fit” During an Interview
During the interview process, many organizations will be analyzing whether you’re a good match for their teams and the company at large. How do you prepare to show you’re a good fit for the organization? Learn about their values: These can usually be found on a...
How Leaders Miscommunicate When Tensions Are High
When tensions run high, miscommunication is far more likely to occur. And tensions are likely high: In a recent global survey, 44% of employees reported they had experienced a lot of stress the previous day. To avoid creating unnecessary anxiety during times...
Walking The Walk: Achieving The True Impact Of Organizational Values
While it’s no surprise to leaders that change is a constant, today’s business landscape is more dynamic than ever. I believe business leaders should consider (or reconsider) the significance of organizational values and their role in grounding a firm in a volatile...
Investing in middle managers pays off—literally
New research shows that having more top-performing middle managers leads to much better financial outcomes. Here are five actions that can set managers and their organizations up for success. Read more here...
Hiring a Technology Leader: Where Does a Manufacturer Even Begin?
Technology has never been more important to manufacturers than it is now. Companies need analytics to solve supply chain problems, digital twins of their production lines to drive efficiency and flexible, cloud-based architectures to integrate with their customers and...