Inspecting what you expect is the most effective way to ensure that your team is meeting the required metrics to ensure success. Here are the 5 most important metrics to track: 1. Quality of Work Quality always trumps quantity. Just because someone might be doing a lot of work doesn’t…...
4 Tips to Conduct Productive Performance Reviews
While up to 70% of companies have annual performance reviews, not all organizations understand the fine line between a meaningful performance review and a negative experience. Since performance reviews can be of tremendous value, it makes sense to invest in learning best practices to ensure they are done correctly. When…...
How to Recognize, Cope and Avoid Burnout at the Workplace
According to the World Health Organization, the official definition of burnout is the state of chronic workplace stress that has not been adequately managed. Fortunately, there are many ways not only to cope but to avoid workplace burnout, and it begins with recognizing that there is a problem. There are…...
7 Steps to Create Bulletproof Employee Documentation
Nothing has a stronger impact in resolving employment disputes amicably more than documentation. Employee documentation is helpful in many ways, including: It safeguards critical information and provides a record of factual information. It ensures consistency, standardization, and efficiency. It provides helpful guidance for performance reviews. Reduces litigation Accurate documentation creates…...
Dos & Don’ts of Documenting Employee Behavior & Performance
There is great truth in the saying that managers should Inspect What They Expect. And If it is not Documented, it Didn’t Happen! There is no question that companies that track employee performance consistently outrank those that fail to do so, by large margins. In addition, those organizations that fall…...
4 Key Points to Consider When Interviewing Active vs. Passive Candidates
When it comes to job candidates, there are two distinct types: Active candidates, who are actively looking for a job, and Passive candidates, who aren't currently looking. As a top performing executive search team, we typically have 70% of our placements coming from what started out to be passive candidates.…...
3 Effective Methods To Turn Around Struggling Employees Before Cutting Your Losses
Nothing is more contagious than a bad attitude! Under-performing, unmotivated, and stressed-out employees can quickly become an organizational liability. Not only do they hamper a firm’s growth while occupying a seat that is not used to maximum potential , but the biggest danger lies in them potentially demoralizing fellow team…...
Turnover at the Top— How Executive Resignations Can Affect Company Performance and How to Minimize Them
The US is currently experiencing an unprecedented number of executive level employees choosing to either change jobs or retire earlier than anticipated. A recent study reports that more than 70% of business owners & CEOs are currently experiencing and projecting significant staffing shortages, and expect even more severe work and…...
The Value of Utilizing the ScoreCard Method When Evaluating Candidates
The ideal scenario when interviewing candidates is to have a minimum number of decision makers involved in the process. We suggest having HR do the initial screen, primarily to ensure that they have the essential skill sets required for the job, and this also gives HR an opportunity to…...
5 Onboarding Tips to Set Up New Employees for Fast-Paced Success
In today’s highly competitive war for talent, the emphasis should not only be on landing top talent, but also on retaining them. When looking at attrition statistics, the #1 reason new hires provide when resigning within the first few months is lack of cultural fit. In other words, they…...
Land & KEEP Top Talent with These 6 Highly Sought-After Employee Benefits
We are currently in unprecedented times where the biggest concern of leadership is not being able to fill critical roles within the organization. Top producers are fielding calls on a weekly, if not daily basis, and some are negotiating some crazy cool benefits on top of compensation. One of the…...
