The Boss’s Guide to Micromanaging Your Virtual Team

Managing Virtual Teams

Dealing with a Micromanaging Boss We’ve all dealt with bad managers and a shitty boss.  Heck, my career has been defined by craptastic managers.  I’ve worked with my share of horrible bosses, and it’s likely I learned more from them than I originally thought.  I learned what I didn’t like as an employee and the […]

Facebook’s New Corporate Office is a Talent Magnet

Facebook unveiling plans for their new engineering office

Want to learn more about how to recruit on Facebook?  Sign up for our free webinar, “How to Recruit, Hack, & Source on Facebook ” on 10/4.   Facebook New Corporate Office is a Talent Magnet Disruptive innovation!!! Once again, Facebook has raised the bar by unveiling plans for their new 3,400 employee engineering office. Engineers […]

81% of College Students Access Facebook Every Single Day

Using Facebook for your recruiting and hiring efforts

Interested in using Facebook and other social media  for your recruiting and hiring efforts?  Join our 10/4 webinar, “How to Hire, Recruit & Source on Facebook.”  It’s worth 1 Strategic HRCI credit.  Register here.    Generation Y Must Access Facebook at Work to Work for You Generation Y’s view on social media at work is […]

PUSH: Productivity at Work: Part 1 – People

prodictivity, pm. project management, workplace

PUSHing Your Peers to Being Productive at Work Think about the most effective folks at your job. Now, think about what they have in common: They probably get along well with people; they don’t get hung up on personal conflicts; they do excellent, high-quality work, and they don’t get stuck, because they PUSH through obstacles, […]

A Tip for Candid Conversations

Candidate Conversations Key Managerial Skill

Candidate Conversations Key Managerial Skill I was talking to a client and discussing the performance appraisal process. I mentioned one of the downfalls was that many supervisors are hesitant to be candid with employees and tell them the truth about their bad performance, not necessarily bad enough to fire them but bad enough to say […]

How to Manage In-House & Virtual Teams at Work

Taking care of different types of workforces

The days of everyone working in the same place at the same time are gone. With the advancement of technology, our desire to bridge the gap between work and life, and the need to do more with less, many managers are finding themselves taking care of different types of workforces. These vary from the traditional […]