by Chris Hunter | Nov 6, 2019 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Human Resources, Leadership
This tip is adapted from “Are You Sugarcoating Your Feedback Without Realizing It?,” by Michael Schaerer and Roderick Swaab Many managers sugarcoat tough feedback, either to avoid retaliation or to protect employees’ feelings. But research shows that managers tend to...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
BOOK REVIEW: Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul and John Christensen. Hyperion Press, 2000 “When we choose to love the work we do, we can catch our limit of happiness, meaning, and fulfilment every day.” This is the core message of Fish! – the tale of...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 29, 2015 | General - Human Resources
It was a hot issue a few years ago but now flextime seems to have been dropped from press coverage. Does that mean it was tried and didn’t work? Momentum to introduce flextime grew through the 1990s and peaked along with the economy. However, since the dotcom...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 29, 2015 | General - Human Resources
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Retention
by Chris Hunter | Jan 2, 2016 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Training Programs
Managers always have high expectations for the people they hire. But new team members don’t always fit right into the organization, perform their jobs without fault and obey directions without questioning them. We’re only human and that means that our...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Leadership
Managers always have high expectations for the people they hire. But new team members don’t always fit right into the organization, perform their jobs without fault and obey directions without questioning them. We’re only human and that means that our...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 29, 2015 | General - Human Resources, General - Operations, General - Personal Growth & Leadership
In most enterprises today goal setting for team members is a part of the business structure. Goals provide a direction toward which your team can direct their energies. Goals focus your efforts and the efforts of your team on the activities that propel you in the...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 27, 2015 | Compensation
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Interviews & Onboarding, Retention
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Recruiting
by Chris Hunter | Nov 16, 2015 | Family Businesses, Recruiting
Many family businesses employ only members of the same family. Going outside the family means hiring a stranger; staying inside the family means hiring “the devil you know”. Family members help most small businesses get established, and as the business...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 29, 2015 | General - Human Resources
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Recruiting
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
by Chris Hunter | Jan 2, 2016 | General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Training Programs
Leadership is a combination of inherited and acquired characteristics. Even if your genes didn’t make you a ‘natural’ leader you can certainly learn a lot about leadership if you’re called upon to lead. Natural leaders stand out – they’re easy to identify. Identifying...
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Interviews & Onboarding, Retention
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Communications & Performance Reviews, Job Search Strategies
by Chris Hunter | Apr 5, 2023 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews, Human Resources, Retention
Click here to view the article. Great read from the Ken Blanchard Companies.
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Recruiting
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Legal Issues, Recruiting
by Chris Hunter | Dec 27, 2015 | Compensation
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
Questions you should be prepared to answer no matter what at your interview! 1. Tell me a little bit about yourself. Comment: Keep your answer brief and don’t hesitate to ask the interviewer to narrow the scope of the question. 2. What did you do in your last job?...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | General - Human Resources
Nobody likes laying off employees. But there are ways of minimizing the unpleasantness on both sides. It’s obviously important to ensure that layoffs are conducted legally and that there are no ensuing court cases. It’s worth checking with a lawyer...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 27, 2015 | Compensation
by Chris Hunter | Mar 27, 2016 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Employee Recognition & Rewards, General - Human Resources, Leadership, Performance Management, Retention
Everyone who’s ever worked in a business has thought about how to make it better. It’s usually with the goal of making their own job a bit easier or more rewarding, but that’s natural and highlights the sincerity of suggestions that originate from...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | General - Human Resources
Despite the bad press lavish entertaining is attracting, it’s still important to celebrate success. But how should this be done given the economic climate? And what constitutes appropriate celebration if we’re in, what the US is calling, a post-September 11 age of...
by Chris Hunter | Mar 31, 2016 | Communications & Performance Reviews, General - Personal Growth & Leadership, Leadership, Management & Motivation
There is no “one size fits all” solution to succeed in the demanding area of managing people. Most managers have their own styles and some are more effective than others. What is certain is that people management must be an active part of every business...
by Chris Hunter | Nov 25, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Management & Motivation
Management is always an interesting topic in the world of business. It’s something that some of us do better than others, and it requires a diverse set of skills that it never hurts to update or refresh. Unfortunately, it’s also an area that’s...
by Chris Hunter | Mar 31, 2016 | Coaching & Soft Skills, General - Human Resources, Leadership
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Interviews & Onboarding, Legal Issues, Recruiting
by Chris Hunter | Dec 27, 2015 | Compensation
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Recruiting
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | General - Human Resources
Description: Managers invariably use their personal contacts when they need to, say, meet an impossible deadline or learn the truth about a new boss. Increasingly, it’s through these informal networks–not just through traditional organizational...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | General - Human Resources
While there will always be some gossip and rumors, office politics does not need to be a negative experience. Office politics can be used to advantage if done properly. Let’s face it: office politics are inevitable. Wherever people gather, they will gossip, spread...
by Chris Hunter | Oct 5, 2022 | General - Part Two, Interviews & Onboarding
This infographic describes an onboarding process from date of hire through the new employee’s first 3-6 months on the job.
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | General - Human Resources, Retention
Some organizations are trying to weather the current economic downturn by outsourcing, so that they can focus more on their core business and maximize their competitive advantage. Some favor outsourcing administrative and human resource (HR) functions. “During a...
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Recruiting
The “skills shortage” is in the news and likely to stay there. What it means for employers is that the present rate of expansion in most industries will increase the level of competition for much-needed skills in the marketplace, and as skilled employees...
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Recruiting
The skills shortage is about to be felt across most industries and yet very few businesses have a training plan in place to counteract its effects. Compounding the problem of replacing existing skills is the probability of changes to so many of the factors that will...
by Chris Hunter | Jan 2, 2016 | Training Programs
There are some highly skilled occupations that require up to one-third of the person’s time to be devoted to training or maintenance of skills. This can just as easily apply to an automotive electrical engineer as it can to a developer of complex computer...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 26, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, Communications & Performance Reviews
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Coaching & Soft Skills, General - Human Resources
As the world economy slumps and unemployment rises, more and more managers face the task of laying off workers. There are a host of negative emotions to be managed at this time and the aftermath of layoffs could present great problems. Workforce...
by Chris Hunter | Jan 1, 2016 | Recruiting
While there are a lot of people with marketing qualifications, it is a matter of finding the right person for your business. Personal qualities such as passion and good commercial sense are among the attributes you should look for. When the time comes for a small to...
by Chris Hunter | Dec 30, 2015 | Job Search Strategies
Chris’ combination of academic credentials, career experience and temperament ideally suit his calling as a business development advisor. Clients say he has a mind for business and a heart for service.