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April 9, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Anyone Can Be a Likeable Boss- Here’s How

Anyone Can Be a Likeable Boss- Here’s How

A leader’s likeability can directly affect the productivity levels of employees. A survey released by Tip Top Job in August 2013 showed that 86% of employees believe they are more productive if their boss is likeable. A separate study conducted by Zenger/Folkman, a leadership development consultancy, found that only 27 out of 51,836 leaders who […]

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: likeable boss, Management Best Practices, supervisor tips

March 21, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to “Managing Smart”

The Entrepreneur’s Guide to “Managing Smart”

Does this ring true? You are in your element it comes to starting and growing a small business, but you feel less than confident with your employee management skills. There is a cliché that entrepreneurs are only good at starting a business but not with managing employees as their business grows. Once your company starts […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: manage smart, Management Best Practices, supervisor tips

December 12, 2013 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Reining In the Spirits. Don’t let Alcohol Ruin Your Holiday Cheer

Reining In the Spirits. Don’t let Alcohol Ruin Your Holiday Cheer

Serving alcohol at your annual holiday office party might seem like an innocuous idea but it is one that’s fraught with legal dangers. Alcohol related missteps and mishaps are a major cause of workplace litigation around the holiday season. An employee harassing a female coworker or getting into an accident after having one too many […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Benefits, Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: alcohol at work, drug and alcohol use in the workplace, Management Best Practices

January 31, 2013 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Making Better Hiring Decisions Using the Behavioral Interviewing Method

Making Better Hiring Decisions Using the Behavioral Interviewing Method

Here’s an article from the archives that employers in the process of interviewing and hiring will find helpful. Behavioral interviewing if you’re not familiar with it is one of the best ways to ensure that you really understand whether the person that you’re interviewing has the experience that you need for your opening.

Filed Under: Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Behaviorial Interview, Best Interview Questions, Employment Interview, Finding the best candidates, Help with Hiring, Hiring Tips, HR 101, Interviewing Tips, Management Best Practices, Worst Interview Questions

October 3, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

How to Set a Social Media Policy for Your Staff

How to Set a Social Media Policy for Your Staff

Social media has become deeply ingrained in the lives of many individuals since Facebook’s rise to popularity, serving as a primary point of contact for friends and family in many instances. This leaves many companies in a precarious situation.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee management, hr policy, Management Best Practices, social media, Social Media Policy, workplace policy

August 28, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

How to Increase Employee Accountability in the Workplace

How to Increase Employee Accountability in the Workplace

One of the key factors to the success of any business is how hard its employees work to surpass the goals of the company. In order for this to happen, however, the company’s employees should have a high level of accountability for the work they are doing.

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee accountability, HR Tips, Management Best Practices, Management Tips

August 21, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Five Questions to Ask Before Sacrificing the Human Touch

Five Questions to Ask Before Sacrificing the Human Touch

When it comes to maximizing productivity within a business, automation has grown into its own pursuit. Replacing the human hand (and eliminating human error) with cloud software for tasks like running payroll and invoicing is a modern day equivalent of the cotton gin, taking once tedious, time-consuming tasks and handing them to a machine.

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Firing/Disciplinary Actions, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Management Best Practices

July 24, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Disconnect Between What You Think and What Your Staff Really Thinks

The Disconnect Between What You Think and What Your Staff Really Thinks

Here’s an interesting observation that I’ve encountered regularly from my years in the trenches as a Human Resources professional:

There is a disconnect between what the supervisor is thinking abut a particular workplace situation, and how their employees perceive the very same situation.

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee management, Employee Management Strategies, Management Best Practices

June 13, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

How To Manage Up – Managing Your Manager So That You Can Effectively Lead Your Team

Becoming a mid-level manager is a substantial accomplishment. At the same time, you are now responsible for dealing with stress from above and below. Is your boss overriding your authority and trying to lead your team without your help?

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Management Best Practices, Managing Up, Managing Your Manager

January 6, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

HR 101: Interview Lingo: Words You Need to Know – Revisited

HR 101:  Interview Lingo: Words You Need to Know – Revisited

Ever wonder what the difference is between “terminating” an employee and “firing” an employee, or if there is any difference at all?  Easy Small Business HR’s  “HR Dictionary”  takes the mystery out some of the human resources jargon by  highlighting some of the basic definitions of words most often used by those in the position […]

Filed Under: Firing/Disciplinary Actions, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Behaviorial Interview, Best Interview Questions, Closed Ended Interview Questions, Finding the best candidates, HR 101, HR Dictionary, HR Tips, Interview Tips, Management Best Practices, Open Ended Interview Questions

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