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How to Stop Micromanaging and Motivate People to Top Performance
Removing Obstacles to Success
April 15, 5:56 am
For those who think their technical skills will win them accolades and job security, think again. Leadership IQ surveyed over 5,000 hiring managers who hired more than 20,000 people over three years. The survey results were AMAZING (h/t to the AcheiveMax blog):
- Only 19% of new hires achieve unequivocal success
- 46 % will quit or […]
January 12, 10:10 am
By Dan Bobinski
Director, The Center for Workplace Excellence
Not much good comes from trying to look good. You must actually be good, too.
Unfortunately, someone needs to remind the Chicago Police Department of this truism. A recent article by Steve Bryant on nbcchicago.com (Police May Scrap Entrance Exam) states that the Chicago PD is thinking about […]
October 7, 5:28 pm
Is the economy on the uptick? Today I saw an article quoting Google’s CEO that they’re hiring to handle the upcoming recovery. Also this week I received an email from a friend in the Midwest asking if I knew of any “Acquisition Sourcing Specialists” because his company is about to go into the hiring mode. […]
September 17, 10:30 am
Almost everywhere we turn we hear that discrimination is a bad thing. Although I’ll probably raise a few eyebrows, I’m here to tell you that it’s not. Illegal discrimination is a bad thing, but people discriminate every day—and they should.
My eyes were opened to this while I was in a college class […]
September 3, 10:39 am
This morning, Life Purpose and Career Coach Paige Carbone sent out a tweet looking for input about how people can set themselves apart in the job market.
My input for her was people should get back to basics. They should take time BEFORE the interview to learn about the company and the position for which they’re […]
June 15, 5:35 am
I’ve recently become a fan of the Ask A Manager blog. Her recent post about people trying to get their resumes read runs an amazing parallel to what happened to me last week. (Must be something in the soup.)
Here are my thoughts: If you want your resume considered for a high-level position, the LAST […]
March 25, 4:11 am
Nicole C. Snyder, an attorney with Holland and Hart in Boise, Idaho, recently blogged about how the Idaho Legislature passed a bill that gives some teeth to the traditionally paper tiger of a non compete agreement.
The blog post garnered it share of comments against non competes. For example, Tac Anderson of TechBoise took a viewpoint […]
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