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…
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…
As an employee, it can often be intimidating speaking about professional issues in the workplace. You do not want to overstep, say the wrong words, or risk getting fired or put on the bad side of your manager. It is your responsibility as a manager to help those within your department to communicate. Employees who are struggling to…