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Donald Trump’s approach to termination is certainly theatrical.
Firing someone, sacking, terminating- lets be quite clear about it, there’s no nice word for it – is something that lies ahead of every manager, and while you may wish to emulate Trumps property management nous avoid his HR skills.
If done poorly -the Donald way- your and your company’s reputation can be damaged. … Read more
The last couple of weeks I’ve written about hiring inside organisations, and having hired the internal candidate how can we make the internal hire a success?
We’ve all had a great employee, who does good work, and has told you that they are ready for more responsibility. Three months after promoting them to manager you regret the decision.
Thinking back, the hardest period in my working life was the first three months after moving to a new company to manage a team. … Read more
I’ve heard it before, and I’ve seen it in my own company- internal hires just don’t get promoted compared to external hires. It does happen, and here’s a way to position yourself to avoid the dreaded- “we like you, but this role just isn’t for you”.
There are two fundamental reasons I feel internal candidates don’t get hired. The number one mistake that I see is that the internal job candidate doesn’t treat the interview seriously enough.… Read more
Previously I’ve written about Jeff Bezos and his encouraging his staff to read selected books.
I’m not in Bezos class, but I have suggested a reading list for my team members in the past and I’ve used these series of books as a basis for both self Learning and guided learning.
Self learning typically would encourage your team member to read the book (they are all quite short) and to identify three ideas they can implement now.… Read more