How To Onboard A New Hire When You Are So Freakin’ Busy
You are a good manager. You get how important employee onboarding is. And you would love to do it well. But deadlines are hurtling towards you at an alarming rate. There seems to be one crisis after another. Your team are working flat out just to keep their heads...
Why the First Year in a New Job is like the First Year of Marriage
It is probably all this talk of Valentine’s day. But it got me thinking about the rollercoaster of emotions you go through when you meet someone new. The nerves, the anticipation, the excitement, the self doubt. The thrill of new experiences through to the...
Effective Meetings: Rescue the lost hours in your employees’ day
Some days I had such a deep feeling of despair when I looked at my Outlook calendar. Frequently there would be days with at least five hours taken up with back to back 30 minute meetings. Little time to prepare for them, even less time to reflect on what had been...
How to hire the best candidate (not just the one best at interviews)
First there is Sarah. Interviewing her is like playing a great game of tennis. You serve the question and she smashes it right back with a well-crafted answer. At times your conversation is like the perfect rally. You cannot fault her game. And then there is Kate. ...
The DANGER ZONE between Job Offer and First Day: Don’t lose your new hire now
Woah, woah, woah. I hate to break up the celebratory conga around the office but we have things to do. I know that you and your team are excited about the great candidate that just accepted your job offer. It felt, at times, that you would never find the right...
42 Little Things You Can Do Today To Improve Employee Engagement
One afternoon, the then CEO and Chairman of Shell UK, Chris Faye, walked into our office and sat on one of the desks. Well, this just didn’t normally happen. He was Shell royalty. And we were, well, we were not. It was about twenty years ago. I was in my early...
Your new hire driving you nuts? Could it be your fault?
Man! You thought he was going to be good. He showed so much promise at interview – the skills, the personality and experience in your industry. You had no doubt in your mind that he was the guy for the job. Yet, a few weeks in, and your new employee seems to be...
10 First Day Essentials to Blow your New Hire’s Socks off
Your new hire is waiting in reception. He is perched on the chair, which is a little too low, trying to look relaxed. Slightly anxious, he is wondering if he will fit in. Is this going to be the job he hopes it will be? Right now, he is ready. Your opportunity to...
Make your New Employee More Effective in 15 minutes a day
You recognise this look, right? The smile is still there but you suspect your new employee’s brain is about to explode. “Yes, it is all going great” she assures you. The smile is getting more fixed each day and you can almost feel the panic escaping from her pores. ...
Recommended Read of the Week
Why Candidates Aren't Applying To Your Jobs by Vivian Giang for LinkedIn Talent Solutions. You really need to fill that post. It's getting really urgent now but no one is applying. How can that be? Well, Vivian Giang highlights three really critical reasons in her...