To Make Better Hires, Learn What Predicts Success | HBR
Hiring the best talent remains a persistent struggle for many companies. That’s because they are doing it wrong — often looking at the labor poolContinue Reading
2022-08-23
How to Be a Great Supervisor: Insights Learned from 20 Years of Managing | Blue Avocado
People are experiencing a level of stress never seen or imagined in the past. We call on employees more than ever to effectively balance theirContinue Reading
2022-01-24
Feedback Isn’t Enough to Help Your Employees Grow | HBR
Of all forms of communication, feedback is perhaps the hardest to give and receive. The giver has to criticize, which might hurt someone’s feelings, soContinue Reading
2021-12-10
Turning around a dysfunctional team
A good leader knows their strength comes from their team. As you would expect, a high performance team is every manager’s dream, however like mostContinue Reading
2021-12-07
New book: Managing to Change the World
New book: Managing to Change the World During a recent Building Better planning meeting, one of the folks brought forward a tool about delegation fromContinue Reading
2021-11-20
Getting Back to the Basics of Human Connection | HBR
Returning to in-person work can be a tricky process that comes with a complicated mixture of feelings. Whether you’re excited or anxious about reentry, youContinue Reading
2021-10-29
New book: The 5 Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace
In keeping with the theme of effectively expressing appreciation for the contributions our people make, I picked up a new book last weekend: The 5Continue Reading
2021-09-29
The Great Resignation Doesn’t Have to Threaten Your DE&I Efforts | HBR
Six strategies to avoid backsliding on your diversity goals. Following a whirlwind year that disrupted most workplace norms and elevated diversity to a top priorityContinue Reading
2021-09-01
How to Work with Someone Who Creates Unnecessary Conflict | HBR
Conflict at work comes in many forms. Good conflict, the kind that is healthy, pushes us to be better as people and communities. Most organizationsContinue Reading
2021-08-17
Don’t Let Internal Controls Slip at Your Nonprofit Organization! | Blue Avocado
Nonprofit organizations are more vulnerable than ever to fraud or errors in the organization’s financial statements. With employees, management, and board members focused on helpingContinue Reading
2021-08-16
