Mending Meetings
How do you train managers to run meetings? What are your top tips for preparing managers to lead effective meetings that result in projects being successfully completed on time?
Is Lack of Ambition a Bad Thing?
What is your company’s ideal employee? What characteristics are most important? How important do you consider dynamism and ambition?
How Well Do Your Employees Communicate?
Do you provide communication training to employees? If so, what does this training consist of?
Termination Training: How Long Should It Take to Fire a Problem Employee?
What kind of training do you give managers to ensure termination of problem employees goes smoothly and quickly?
Can Scheduled Playtime Boost Productivity?
Do you support full access to social media and entertainment Websites in your office, including the company facilitating related get-togethers in conference rooms? Does this help or hurt employees? Why?
Do Mothers Make Better Employees?
Do you make use in training programs of the skills employees gain as parents? Are those lessons often a good place to begin conversations about interpersonal and management challenges?
On the Move: Our Increasingly Temporary Workforce
Does your company use temporary employees? If not, why not? If so, how do you integrate them with your full-time, permanent employees to ensure uninterrupted productivity?
Do Tattoos Affect Job Performance?
How do you guide and train managers to approach hiring employees who deviate in personal appearance from what you and your customers or clients are used to?
Comrade or Competitor? Set the Tone When Onboarding
Does your onboarding program include tutorials and/or role-play exercises on how to interact with colleagues and managers? How do you set the tone for workplace relationships?
Does Your Company Trust Its Employees?
What is the best way for a company to balance trusting employees with protecting itself?
