Employer

Time moves quickly. Not too long ago, the business blogosphere hemorrhaged stories about how to deal with Millennial workers. Old news now. It’s time to prepare for Gen Z. Generation Z is generally defined as people born from roughly 1995 until around 2015. As with any generation, that includes a wide age range, with the…

You found the perfect candidate. You’re ready to move to the next step. There’s one problem though: you can’t find them. You’ve reached out and haven’t heard back. You are being ghosted. It’s embarrassing enough to get ghosted in your personal life. Now, you’re trying to offer someone a job, or at least move them…

A good first day sets the stage for long-term success. A well-organized onboarding process cuts down on unproductive orientation time and integrates a new employee more tightly into the company. Meanwhile, it provides important emotional support for your new employee, something that will help create a deeper bond and a more productive relationship. Try to…

Speed and quality usually exist on opposite sides of a spectrum. You can get something fast, or you can get something really good. A Big Mac vs. Kobe beef cooked sous vide. A vlog you record in a few minutes on your iPhone vs. the award-winning movie Boyhood, filmed over 12 years. This relationship applies…

You don’t have a business without your employees. They help find and service your customers. They make your product. Every day, they contribute their talent and their knowledge to making your business grow. So, why is it so hard to say “thank you?” Part of the issue comes from the regular bustle of day-to-day life….

No one likes confrontation. Well, maybe some people do…but they belong more in an MMA ring than they do in a corporate conference room. Conflict is rarely good for business. It saps morale and adds tension to otherwise productive relationships. That said, tough conversations sometimes have to happen. If an employee’s performance falls below expectations,…

Work is never going to be a rave in Ibiza. We know this…unless, of course, you happen to be a DJ. But for the rest of us, the definition of “fun” has to be tempered a bit for the office. Just like there’s “business casual,” which doesn’t include hoodies or yoga pants, you should think…

They made the Beatles popular. They protested the Vietnam War. At different times, they provided a key demographic for sales of leisure suits and jackets with extreme shoulder pads. Now, they are getting ready for a new phase. The Baby Boomers are leaving the workforce. It may seem like the usual course of events. One…

In your vision, life at your company resembles a joyous utopia. Everyone fills their role competently and efficiently, while simultaneously feeling fulfilled and content in their roles. Just smiles, warm feelings, and profits all around. Unfortunately, it can’t always be that way. Employees will get discontent. Whether its dissatisfaction with their compensation, frustration about the…

No workplace can avoid stress completely. Trying to get things done with limited resources and with tight deadlines (you know, any business venture) naturally leads to tension and strain. However, it’s important to keep it in check. Too much stress becomes seriously counterproductive. It leads to increased sick days and diminished morale. Meanwhile, these factors…