My one year old son teaches me about leadership each day. Many of these lessons are so applicable to the workplace, and to the work I do each do as a human resources consultant. Below are the top leadership lessons from my one year old boy, James Power, for how to foster effective leadership at […]
Employee Retention – 5 Ways to Keep Good Employees From Leaving (Guest Blog)
Guest Blog – Created by Gerald Walsh Associates Inc. One of the best ways to retain key employees is to give them interesting and challenging things to do. When you expose high-potential staff to development opportunities, you help them learn. In turn, you increase your pool of leadership talent and you reduce the risk and […]
Job Seekers: Do you Demonstrate Professionalism?
Landing your desired job is no easy task. But if you master these simple professional tactics, you may just find it is easier than you think. Below are three tips to improving your candidacy by simply being more professional. Professional and Positive Attitude. A recent survey shows just how important a positive attitude can be for […]
Test Applicants to Make Better Hire Decisions
Clients often tell me that it can be difficult to accurately assess the competencies of job candidates during the selection process. It is not until new hires are ‘tested’ on the job, that the new hire’s true strengths and weaknesses emerge. An employer’s risk of making a “wrong” decision can be lowered by testing applicants […]
A New National Standard Makes Employers Responsible for Managing Workplace Stress
Have You Considered Workplace Stress Management Training? Let’s face it! Life is stressful; and that is not going to change. The challenge with stress is that there are different triggers for all of us; and finding the “optimal” level of stress fluctuates from one person to another. We know that too much long-term chronic stress […]
