Top 6 Things Good Leaders Know
Summary: There is a huge difference between bad and good leaders. Learn six approaches to becoming a good leader in this article.
Impatience – An Error of Self-Management
Sometimes the behavior of other people can function as an antecedent to our own internal behaviors. When someone criticizes us, most of us experience a variety of negative internal behaviors. In short, it is important to observe all of your behaviors as well as those of others. Such a careful analysis helps point to the most effective intervention point. Record your observations. After you have collected several examples, it will be easier to see a pattern.
Multidimensional Self-Management Program
Sometimes it is more efficient to alter or remove the antecedent that evokes a behavior. Thus, Ruth could have been more effective in reducing Betty's excuse-giving behavior by intervening at the antecedent point-the way in which Ruth herself gave directives. By making her own behavior the target of the change program, she modified Betty's excuse-giving behavior. Ruth focused her attention on the way in which she gave directives, which served as the antecedent of Betty's giving excuses. When she conducted a functional analysis, she had difficulty identifying the antecedents of her own behavior until she began observing her own thought processes and discovered that each incident of making a tentative directive was preceded by considerable physical tension and many negative thoughts.
Self-Management: Understanding the Interrelationship between Behaviors
The more you understand the interrelationship between your behaviors and the behavior of subordinates, the more you can manage others by managing yourself. For example, if Jack is 20 minutes late, what should you do and say? If Jan produces a quality report, what should your response be? When you get down to basics, your primary and most powerful managing tool is your own behavior.
General Guideline to Intervention Strategies
When it comes to intervention strategies, some models are better than others. As a general guideline, the model should have credibility and status in the target person's eyes. Less learning occurs when the model's credibility is discounted, but some learning still occurs. But the more real and believable the model, the better. The model should also have the target person's respect, and it is best if the model is a member of the target person's current group or of the group to which the person aspires.
4 Ways to Write Effective Job Postings That Attract Perfect Candidates
Summary: Writing an effective job posting online is an important part of the hiring process. A well-written job posting can save you time and money.
Top 10 Networking Tips for Employers
Summary: If your organization doesn't yet have an employee network to promote communication, you can start one. Here are 10 networking tips to get you started.
You Know You’re a Recruiter for Life When…
Summary: Here are 10 ways that you know you’re a recruiter for life. How many of these 10 do you do?
Economy Looks Good, Job Market Great
Summary: The economy is looking great this October, and over all this year, with the job market back to where it belongs and growing.
Don’t Be Fooled by the Extrovert Ideal: 3 Tips for Effective Hiring
Summary: The most successful companies are those that see the value in both introverts and extroverts and hire accordingly. Follow these 3 tips to achieve success in hiring.
How to Hire Interns Who Can Be Full Time Employees
The economy is a virtual playground filled with young entrepreneurs and technical wizards jumping into leadership and influential positions immediately after (even during) college. To compete in this intense recruiting market, employers are cultivating talent through internships and co-op programs - which have re-emerged as one of the most effective short- and long- term recruiting tools. But with higher risk and bigger gains at stake, the investment and skills required to develop and manage internship and co-op programs have grown exponentially. While more than 50 percent of employers offer internship programs, only a handful have successfully transformed interns into employees, learning experiences into on-the-job training, and academics into production.
Proper Formatting of Job Postings
Not only is having the right content and details important in a good job posting, but formatting of that job posting is also essential. This is beneficial to the job seeker in multiple ways. It helps them focus on the content, without skimming through long paragraphs and missing pertinent information. Another benefit is that it is simply easier to read and find all the information they need to absorb. Here are tips for proper formatting of your job postings.
Manage a Workforce Tactfully to Be Successful
One of the most notable trends being observed today is of four generations coexisting in one workplace. This makes it essential for departments in a company to not only think of ways to upgrade the capacity of the workforce, but also think of ways to ensure better cross-generational collaboration.
Perspectives of Keyword Use in Scanning Resumes
The use of keywords in resumes is a relatively recent phenomenon – one that is concurrent with the rise of digital search technology and the adoption of applicant tracking software by businesses.
Shopping for Health Insurance: the Essential Features
Soon it may be a thing of the past, but currently, the stiff competition between health insurance companies results in millions of dollars spent on advertising by these companies. We were curious about what features tend to attract the most members to a particular plan. Some companies advertise their wellness programs; others advertise their physician providers' medical education and specialty boards, while others appeal to potential members' desire to choose their own physicians. We asked patient advocates, marketing and sales specialists, health insurance company representatives, hospital administration reps, and health care industry researchers, what they've seen attract clients and here's what they had to say:
Should You Hire People Based on Passion Over Experience?
For today's hiring advice article, we decided to find out what hiring managers, recruiters, and anyone else in charge of hiring thought about this question: Should people hire based on passion over experience? We received quite a few responses to this question, and we are excited to be able to share these thoughts with you. After reading through these, if you want to add your own thoughts, feel free to do so in the comments below the article.
Pros and Cons of Job Posting in the Technology Age
We asked several experts what they thought about how posting jobs has changed in today's age of technology. Here is what they had to say:
Balancing Competitive Executive Reward
Creating and balancing competitive executive reward is one of the trickiest feats. You can't do without it, and you find it difficult to justify - in fact it can affect your business capacity to recruit and retain, if you make even simple mistakes. This article takes a look at why, during designing executive compensation and reward, businesses need to look at competitors, and where they are handicapped by competitive compensation.
The Risks of Business Growth without Adequate Control
It is common to find people in business circles who believe all business growth is good and that businesses either grow or die. However, nothing can be further from the truth.
Q & A with Susan L. Combs: ObamaCare and New Jobs
We asked Susan L. Combs, President of Combs & Company, a few questions about ObamaCare and new jobs, and wanted to share her responses with you. Here are the questions we asked her, and below are her responses.