Managing

Planning for Unplanned Employee Absenses

Even when a company's employees have a lot of flexibility built into their schedules, unexpected absences do happen.

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10 Tips for Dealing With Negative Employees

A hardcore negative attitude that starts with just one employee can quickly infect an entire department

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Dealing With Susbstance Abuse Issues in the Workplace

Many employers don’t want to deal with substance abuse in the workplace, so they ignore it. Don’t be that employer.

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Your Office Dress Code: Is It Reasonable?

What makes for a good balance between ensuring employees look professional and that they still feel like an individual? Here are some points to consid...

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Proactive Steps to Reduce Employee Burnout

Burnout has a massive negative impact on employees’ well-being, but it also hurts organizations’ productivity and ultimately leads to expensive turnov...

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When Performance Reviews Go Bad

It’s hard to stay focused on performance review feedback when it results in tears. So as a manager how should you proceed?

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How To Create Effective Job Ads That Sell the Role to the Best Talent

An increasing number of recruiting experts recommend that managers stop creating job descriptions and create effective job ads to attract the best tal...

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How to Encourage Employees to Clean Up Their Desks

In every office you find people with different habits in lots of ways, including how neat and tidy they are.

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10 Hard Questions To Ask Employees Who Want to Telecommute

As a manager, before you agree to any telecommuting arrangement, sit down with the employee and go over the basic ground rules, but then dig deeper.

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Why You Still Need Performance Evaluation Form Templates

While you could conduct an employee performance review without any forms or documents, the advantages of having a set template outweigh just winging i...

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Is Your Sick Leave Policy Killing Your Company?

In this article we’ll take a look at how sick day policies are affecting not only your team’s productivity, but their engagement and culture, too.

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5 Easy Ways to Energize Your Team in the Workplace

If the general vibe of your office is blah, it’s likely that so-so work products are the result.

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