June 22nd, 2017
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5 Keys for Creating a Fortune 500-Style Mentoring Program
Surveys show that 70-75 percent of Fortune 500 companies have dedicated mentoring programs. It’s easy to see why so many do. Successful mentoring programs have many powerful benefits for employers, including:
- Reduced turnover and recruiting costs. Both mentees and mentors are about 20...
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May 31st, 2017
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10 Questions You Should Ask New Employees
Are you taking advantage of the highly valuable intelligence that new employees can give you about the candidate and onboarding experiences you’re providing?
You should be. Their insights enable you to improve candidate and onboarding experiences, helping:
- Reduce time to hire
- Reduce cost per hire
- ...
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April 14th, 2017
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How to Customize Onboarding for Promoted Employees and Rising Stars
The best onboarding programs combine general best practices with practices that are customized for the individual needs of the particular...
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March 28th, 2017
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Answering 6 of the Most Critical Questions About Employee Onboarding
Onboarding should be a rather easy process. Unfortunately, shocking numbers of organizations foul it up. The result: employee performance problems. According to 2016 Brandon Hall Group research, 72% of organizations are either only somewhat or not at all satisfied...
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February 23rd, 2017
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The Manager’s 3-Part Guide to Building a Performance-Based Team
Whether you’re a new manager, a manager new to your organization, or a manager trying to get better employee performance results, building a performance-based team should be among your top priorities.
A performance-based team not only gets things done, but it also has objectives that are consistent with...
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February 2nd, 2017
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Quiz: Are You an HR Business Partner?
A longstanding complaint of HR managers is that senior leaders view them as transactional administrators, not key business partners.
Sometimes, however, it can be hard to tell where you stand. Fortunately, we have this simple, five-question quiz that will help clear it up for you.
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January 19th, 2017
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How do new hires tend to feel about your organization and their roles after a few weeks on the job?
A. Great!
B. Meh.
C. Ugh.
D. Don’t know.
If your answer is B, C, or D, consider improving the start of the employee onboarding experience you provide. Impressing new hires from the...
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June 10th, 2016
Leadership Connections Blog
Sometimes it is important to step back and critically examine your position and make decisions before they are made for you !...
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April 11th, 2016
Leadership Connections Blog
It is fairly common for new leaders to lack confidence in their decision-making abilities. Here’s how to make a change for the better....
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December 15th, 2015
Leadership Connections Blog
Inspiring the commitment of fellow executives often can be achieved most effectively by taking a more collaborative approach....
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