by Evan Hackel Curiosity is the force that has led human beings to conquer polio, to fly to the moon, and to discover the new world. But curiosity is not only a force that has changed history. It is…
If you are trying to solve a problem in your organization, here is an important question to ask: Are you addressing the symptoms of the problem, or the cause? Let’s say, for example, that your salespeople are not meeting…
It’s standard practice to hand out survey forms when a day of training is done, or to email feedback forms to trainees the next day. But is that enough? Probably not. Because getting the right feedback in the right ways…
By Evan Hackel The higher up you are in your organization, the more time you should spend working on your business, not working in your business. A functional manager, for example, like someone who manages a call center, can perhaps spend 95% of the day supervising subordinates, tracking…
Manager/employee touch-base meetings were created to be better than yearly or twice-yearly job reviews; they are especially effective when you are leading younger generations. Why are touch-base meetings more effective than old-fashioned, standard job reviews? First and foremost, they take…
Guest Post by Bob Dearing, CFE First, what is a tribe? A tribe is commonly described as a group of people that are connected to each other with an acknowledged leader and shared common ideals or set of mutual goals.…
Although generalizations about any demographic group tend to be flawed, here are some attitudes that tend to be shared by a significant number of members of this cohort. I have observed these traits in younger millennials I have hired and supervised, and I am willing to bet that you have too.