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Employers naturally want to find out as much as they can about potential hires—after all, they’re going to invest a lot of time and money in onboarding and training. But references—both providing and obtaining them—can result in sticky situations.
Yesterday’s Advisor presented psychologist Bruce Christopher’s tips for dealing with the challenging personalities, or “Godzillas,” that you may occasionally face in the workplace. Today, we have three scenarios that illustrate Christopher’s “Surprise Effect” technique for dealing with difficult people.
Difficult people—we’ve all dealt with them at work. Whiners, liars, condescenders, lazy bones, busybodies, exploders, and people who are always right are everywhere, says psychologist Bruce Christopher. However, with a little practice you can handle them easily and effectively.
In yesterday’s Advisor, Cara Parker, MBA, PMP, discussed high-performing teams and presented the first four of seven stages toward building them through the Drexler Sibbet model. Today, she presents the final three stages, along with an infographic of the process.
There are many ways to create teams that perform at the highest levels. Today and tomorrow, we’ll hear from Cara Parker, MBA, PMP, who demonstrates how the Drexler Sibbet model can be a key to building excellent teams at your organization.
In yesterday’s Advisor, business consultant Bridget Miller provided some tips for managing and improving employee performance. Today, more techniques from Miller to drive performance higher at your organization.
Every company understands there’s always room for improvement. In today and tomorrow’s Training Daily Advisor, business consultant Bridget Miller has some advice for managing—and improving—your employees’ performance level.
David R. Childers, CEO, Complí Laws change, technology advances, and companies face new risks. Internally, organizations must cope with staffing issues, an aging workforce, and compliance standards. To help HR professionals cope with this complexity, we asked the leading human resources and employment law experts to weigh in.
Yesterday’s Advisor featured expert Jeff Owens’ take on the manufacturing skills gap and how employers have to work to change perceptions of the industry. Today, Owens elaborates on how employers can forge partnerships and conduct appropriate training in order to close the skills gap.
In today’s and tomorrow’s Training Daily Advisor®, we hear from Jeff Owens, COO and president of Advanced Technology Services, Inc. (ATS), on how employers can navigate the manufacturing skills gap.