Accountability helps people be their best selves. Ariel Cope | HR Director Tweet Many people consider accountability bad because they think it will lead to punishment. But too often associated with negative consequences like probation or termination, accountability is...
How do you get the best work out of people? In a culture obsessed with competitive sports, we are familiar with the aggressive leadership styles of coaches who yell at their teams to motivate them. Does this tactic work? Steph Altom, employee testing and...
By 2025, Millennials (roughly defined as those born between 1980-1997) will comprise 75% of the workforce. Additionally, Generation Z (born between 1998-2013) is poised to begin joining the labor pool. What can you do to prepare for this trend? How can your company...
Companies use personality and skill assessments to screen candidates before hiring them. But if a company is interested in identifying the best candidates, wouldn’t it make sense to use the same tools to understand those who already work on their team? Experts say...
Today’s business leaders require skill sets beyond financial savvy and experience. In the United States alone, businesses spend $166 billion on leadership development each year. The growing understanding of leadership’s impact on employee satisfaction and retention...
Employee Engagement in Remote Settings Remote Employee Engagement — Why Is It Important? Employee engagement has always been an important factor in creating positive and productive workplaces. Engagement is the level of employee commitment, connection to the company,...
Re-Organizing your Organization: Inverted Org Charts We have entered a new era of work. Organizations need to be agile. They need to innovate, respond, adjust, and pivot faster than ever. People are leaving their jobs in record numbers because they are no longer...
As part of the “What Color Is Your Parachute?” Flower Exercise (link to TNS blog post on salary), you’ve already thought a lot about what kind of salary, fringe benefits, and other non-compensatory perks you want to see in a job. On balance, you have a range...
Readers of “What Color Is Your Parachute?” learn most job seekers need to dramatically change their way of thinking if they want to get an interview and eventually a job. Taking the time to understand the thought process of hiring managers, how they approach job...
