Written by: Erica Finely Most managers know that talented people are hard to find. If managers try to replace current employees, they often find that recruiting comparably qualified employees from outside the company may cost much more than keeping current employees. Succession planning is about filling the organization’s talent pipeline and building internal bench strength….
5 Tips for Shaking Off a Mistake
Everybody makes mistakes from time to time, and they’re just as vital to the learning process as our successes are. Legendary Basketball Coach John Wooden once said, “Failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be.” The obvious point he was trying to convey is that it’s what you do after the mistake or…
How to Build Confidence In Your Employees
Great leaders strive to build confidence in their employees. When an employee is confident they become self-motivated and more productive. In addition to that, when a manager makes it a priority to build confidence a by-product of this is increased moral which decreases employee turnover. Here are some tips for increasing the confidence of your…
Why Face-To-Face Communication Still Makes Sense
By John Torre Forty years ago, in 1971, I wonder how many people had a vision of communication in 2011 that included cell phones, text messages, email, and webcams? My guess would be none or not many. Yet here we are in 2011 doing all those things and more. Aside from the telephone, you know…