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I know you hate this job. Everyone does, and that’s probably a good thing. People whose favorite job is firing an employee are a little scary. I’m going to assume you’ve already made the decision to fire. You know it has to happen, but you’re unsure of what exactly you need to do to prepare.
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Probably the most important part of any candidate selection process is the reference check, and yet it’s the part that we spend the least amount of time on. In this article, I’ll explain how to absolutely nail the reference check, and navigate the barriers that keep people from finding out the truth from the references
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Many companies have core values – and can’t remember what they are When I brought up the idea of developing “right attitudes” with one client company, the leadership team objected on the grounds that they had already completed a values-discovery exercise; in fact, they had identified ten core values, had them beautifully written (in calligraphy),
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You may have a master’s degree in business, but I very much doubt that anyone taught you the practical ins and outs of how to make a good hire. Since I’ve done hundreds of hiring interviews, I’ll tell you in this short article exactly what to ask at each critical stage: Screening, interviewing and reference
“The single most important thing is to shift [your] internal stance from ‘I understand’ to ‘Help me understand.’ Everything else follows from that.” —Douglas Stone, author of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most Dealing with the great employees is easy. These are people you like. They share your values and they’re good people.
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Firing is the most distasteful job that a leader faces. Firing is not a skill that’s taught in business school. No one really knows how to do it the right way, and yet every leader has to do this unpleasant task. Most of us will have to fire people not once, but many times throughout
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I once worked with a client who had a productive but difficult employee in a role, and while his performance was, in some respects, good or even very good, my client was sick of his brittle and superior attitude and was on the verge of firing him. I asked the leader if he had ever
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The S/I disc personality type is called the counsellor for their ability to mediate situations and help others talk through their problems. If you scored 60% or higher in both the supportive and inspiring categories then this is you! If you have not taken our free DISC test yet, take it before reading on.
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