Toxic, Psycho, Crazy. You know you’ve used these words to describe employees, colleagues and sometimes company executives! No matter the word, your best defense is to keep people with toxic tendencies from being hired into your company.

 When...

I know an employee of a large financial institution that likes to meet with her manager in order to discuss her team member’s work behavior. (She basically throws them under the bus) This employee will casually mention that a team member is...

Everyday employees quit their current jobs and go to new employers. Business and completing projects don’t stop and your employees aren’t going to tell you they are looking for another job – so what’s a manager to do?

Lucky for us some...

With hundreds of Baby-boomers retiring daily, companies large and small are starting to experience a shortage of managers. It can be a challenge to decide whom you should promote. Some subject matter experts don’t want to manage people and...

Think communication is a soft skill with nothing to do with your bottom line? That your culture isn’t “touchy feely,” and people can put up or shut up – and preferably the latter? Then you’re putting yourself at a competitive...

Yesterday, I was reminded of an analogy about the use of assessments when considering applicants/candidates. It was one of those things that I liked, years ago, but it had simply fallen from my regular use. Given the importance of avoiding hiring...