Category: Communication

  • The Cost of a Bad Hire Can Be Astronomical

    What does it cost a company that hires a person who’s not right for the organization? By Lisa FryeMay 9, 2017 By some estimates, it costs more than a quarter of a million dollars to find and hire a new employee. If that person turns out to be wrong for the role, add to that amount…

  • What 12,000 Employees Have to Say About the Future of Remote Work

    AUGUST 11, 2020 By Adriana Dahik, Deborah Lovich, Caroline Kreafle, Allison Bailey, Julie Kilmann, Derek Kennedy, Prateek Roongta, Felix Schuler, Leo Tomlin, and John Wenstrup      Although the COVID-19 pandemic has led to economic, health, and social devastation, it has also created an unprecedented opportunity: to run the world’s biggest-ever workplace experiment. This experience is yielding fascinating insights that have significant implications for the way we should…

  • Turning Good Employees into Great Leaders – The Practical Way!

    By Liliana Chitnis 1/30/2021 3:00PM Employee development is a combined effort of both the employee and the employer. Great managers constantly aim to groom their employees for leadership roles. As they say, leaders aren’t born; they are made. Guidance and experience can transform an average employee into a great leader.  Leadership development is thus composed of…

  • 100+ Icebreaker Questions for Interviews

    CAREER CONTESSA EDITORS  This article first appeared on Careercontessa.com.  JULY 10, 2019 The right icebreaker questions can be great for interviews. There are many illegal questions, make sure that you are not crossing dangerous boundaries.   Icebreaker questions are more than small talk. These are targeted questions that usually require a moment of pause to consider—and answer. Typically, icebreakers yield…

  • 4 Ways to Activate Your Intuition and Make More “This Feels Right” Decisions

    September 10, 2018   KARA CUTRUZZULA     Something just doesn’t feel…right. You can’t quite put your finger on it, but if life were a literal cartoon, little red flags would be popping up everywhere. Maybe it’s the hmm you thought after the weird way a first date ended or the feeling you get when you go into work on…