A recent survey by an insurance company called NEXT discovered that half of all businesses have experienced employee ghosting – when employees simply don't show up for work – with 28% saying they experience it every few months or more. Technology has made it easier to make employment more transactional rather than relational. Thanks to technology, employees have new job ...
Joe is a young man who was looking for a career. I encouraged him to apply at a company I respect, but his online applications went unanswered. Since I believe in Joe’s skills, I asked an owner of this company how best to advise Joe. He generously offered, “Send me his resume.” Joe’s experience was lacking, but because the owner ...
My wife, Kathy, and a young lady recently discussed following up a job interview with a thank you email. This young lady blurted, “I would never do that! It shows you’re desperate for a job!” Kathy and I were stunned. If someone takes the time to interview you, and you want the job, it seems respectful and prudent to thank ...
Recently, I was teaching a men’s group on the value of using their areas of giftedness. One person shared with me that he and his son had just discussed giftedness the day before. They came to a profound conclusion: Giftedness, without strong character, can have a very bad ending. Bernie Madoff, who died in prison last year, was a great ...
In this series, we’ve been discussing how to move towards working 80% of your time in your areas of giftedness. The next step is to determine who will do the work you stop doing. Although it may be costly at first, hiring the right people and delegating will pay off when everyone is focused on their own areas of giftedness. ...
Rachel began with UBN as an intern, but her amazing skills resulted in her eventual advancement to Operations Manager. Unfortunately for UBN, Rachel’s longer-term plan was to enter public accounting. Rachel helped me identify an amazing replacement. Then, she developed and executed an onboarding plan to assure that our new Operations Manager had the knowledge and tools needed to excel ...
According to Labor Department data, the percentage of workers who are now self-employed stands at 5.9%, the highest level in 11 years. The CEO of Upwork Inc. claims that “A new type of career path has emerged, with half of the Gen Z talent pool actually choosing to start their careers in freelance rather than full-time employment.” God pointed towards ...
According to Businessinsider.com, Amazon hired over 350,000 people from July to October of 2020. In fact, though, most of those workers left after just “days or weeks.” Amazon is now concerned that their growth and turnover could reach a point where they struggle to find people who haven’t already worked with them before. My suspicion is most of these people ...
If you’ve managed people for long, you will eventually have someone who is not meeting your expectations. Determining the next steps can be challenging. When someone is confronted with poor performance, some will get defensive and immediately assume that the problem is yours, not theirs. Their arrogance or overconfidence can prevent them from being willing to correct their issues, making ...
Equipping Others to Do Work Differently
