Excellent Hiring Will Make You an In-Demand Manager

A Human Resources consultant shaking hands of a new hire they recruited.

Top performers are good at what they do and are recognized by others as being better than average.  How do you build a reputation as a high-performing manager? Managers must do a wide variety of things well.  However, when you look at the cause and effect relationships between all these responsibilities, there is one that…

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To Coach Effectively…Do This, Not That

HR consultants having a recruiting meeting.

When you think of a coach, what comes to mind?  For me, it’s a person with a whistle around the neck who shouts out what you’re doing wrong so all your teammates stop and look at you.  Oh, sorry, flashback to high school sports. In the workplace, a coach looks very different than the typical sports…

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The One Thing Your Team Needs Most Right Now

HR consultants in Lansing discussing compensation analysis.

How to ensure success in the New Year Have you ever felt like you’re trying to move your team forward while the rest of the world has a hold of the back of your shirt? Explaining your direction and your employees’ role in your plans is the highest impact, lowest cost way to improve the…

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