People Management
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Good employees leave bad managers with these 4 traits.
If you don’t yet have access to an employee experience survey, read on to discover four reasons why good employees leave bad managers.
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Hiring
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How to hire a top-performing loan officer
If you need to hire a loan officer you’re not alone. The position is in demand and companies are fighting one another to attract the best talent. According to the BLS, the need for these financial professionals is on the rise, with 11 percent job growth expected between now and 2026. Algorithms can determine any…
People Management
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The one trait all great leaders must possess
To become a great leader you must take control over one major part of yourself: your ego. Keeping your ego in check is a lifelong pursuit. As Charles Duhigg explained in his book “The Power of Habit,” our bodies naturally want us to create habitual behaviors. Basically, our brains try to find the most efficient way…
Employee Engagement
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5 ways to reward employees for standout performance
Decrease turnover and improve employee performance by using these techniques to reward your employees.
Hiring
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How to hire a top-performing sales BDR
When you’re hiring business development reps, you can’t afford to get it wrong. Your sales development representatives are the first people your prospective clients talk to. This makes them very important to your company. You have to hire BDRs who can make a fantastic first impression, do effective lead qualifying, and book meetings to drive…
People Management
5 min read
5 office plants that can reduce employee stress
Stress in the workplace is common. According to the American Institute of Stress, 80 percent of workers experience on-the-job stress. What’s more, 40 percent of employees said their job is “very” or “extremely” stressful. As a manager, you want your people to be happy and engaged—not tense and checked out. You’ll be glad to know…
People Management
6 min read
How to run an effective meeting
Think about the worst meeting you ever attended. Maybe one person monopolized the conversation and spoke ad nauseum about a topic that wasn’t important to everyone else. Perhaps the meeting started 10 minutes late because the previous group ran over their time slot. Or your facilitator struggled, in vain, to get the conferencing software to launch. Whatever…
People Management
5 min read
Good employees leave bad managers with these 4 traits.
If you don’t yet have access to an employee experience survey, read on to discover four reasons why good employees leave bad managers.
People Management
1 min read
The traits of great managers (a data-driven analysis)
We recently released the results of a study of 5,000+ employees about their perspectives on their managers. From it, we gleaned some amazing findings, all of which can be found in our People Management Study report. I had the chance to have a conversation with Craig Weber, author of Conversational Capacity, to talk about our…
People Management
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The art of giving feedback
Feedback is a little like management oxygen – we tend not to think much about it and take it for granted but when it’s absent we quickly encounter problems. We know feedback is an important element of management, and I’ve written about it on occasion, but I can’t say I’d seen a lot of insightful…
Hiring
1 min read
A candid interview with a gentle giant
“The most important person you’ll hire is the first person. That way everybody after will have to meet that same high standard.” – Larry O’Toole, founder of Gentle Giant This was just one of several insights the founder of Gentle Giant, Larry O’Toole, shared when he sat down for a candid interview with our Sr….
People Management
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We asked 5,103 people about their managers. Here are 3 fascinating findings.
The idea for this study was hatched in April when I was out there poking around the interwebs, trying to dig up some hard data about what traits are found in great managers (and terrible managers, for that matter). What I quickly found was there is an abundance of self-proclaimed management experts who opine about…
Company Culture
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5 ways to build confidence in a new hire
No matter how you slice it, being the new person at any organization requires you to take a big step into unfamiliar territory. Two months ago, I joined The Predictive Index (PI) as the client marketing manager after working in account management at the same advertising agency for three years. And when I arrived on…
Leadership
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What drives us? Understanding personality in the workplace
Almost all issues in the workplace are people issues. Master your understanding of those, and you’ll have a much easier time in your career.
People Management
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The key to success: confidence
Whether asking for a raise, presenting in front of a large group, or taking on a complicated project confidence is the key to success