The workforce is ever-changing. Some jobs have become obsolete and new unforeseen ones are created right before our eyes. Many feel as though their current position is unpredictable or unstable, and some want to try for a higher or different role that may be out of reach for the moment. You can’t make a job…
If we are good at our work and work hard, it’s likely that one day we’ll wake up to find we’ve been promoted to manager. Or maybe you started a small business and in what feels like the blink of an eye, wake up and have 3 employees that depend on you and your leadership. …
When it comes to remote work, many of us turn to think about all the hard skills, those tangible, technical proficiencies we need to master. #ExcellentAtZoom #OwnAGreenScreen. However, soft skills are just as important, if not more essential. Teams, especially groups that no longer have the benefit of sitting right across from each other, need…
It’s been a bad couple of decades for strategy As the pace of business continues to move faster, business owners and managers need to make time for strategy. It’s not unusual for small businesses to be so busy that they don’t even have time to think about planning. It’s not just the smaller companies that…
Younger employees today have very different expectations of their leaders than they did a decade ago. They want to work for someone they feel they know well and trust. They don’t want someone who acts above them but rather someone they can confide in that works beside them. They don’t expect perfection; they expect honesty…
If you’re a small business owner or managing others for the first time, it’s natural to feel a bit anxious about your new role. You may be filled with many questions and worry about made-up scenarios. To help you start off on the right foot and put your mind at ease, here are five management…
With 52 percent of the global workplace already working remotely at least once per week before the current pandemic, it is becoming important for businesses to encourage a productive and engaged remote team. A manager should always focus on setting goals to help employees succeed and grow in their roles; provide coaching, mentorship, and sponsorship; and give…
What Are SMART Goals? SMART goals are a way to write goals and objectives. It is a tool to create measures to help progress the chances of succeeding in completing a goal. What Does the SMART Acronym Stand For: S – Specific When setting a goal, be detailed about what you want to achieve. This isn’t…
Don’t be busy, be purposeful. It isn’t always easy to connect your day-to-day work to your HR job description. If your role hasn’t been easily outlined – use this framework to think about connecting activities to outcomes. A job can be divided into three categories: activities, outputs, and outcomes. To be successful in your job, it is useful to understand the difference between…
Writing a job description can be an intimidating and occasionally time-consuming task for many managers. This article focuses on the key concepts of what they do, how they should do it, and the measurable business results. When the answers to these three foundations are explained, they outline the central responsibilities of any job that make for an effective job description. A job title alone is not sufficient. How can you fill a job opening if…