“Bias” is a preference for one thing over another that isn’t based on reasoning or logic. Everyone has biases. For instance, you may prefer the smell of cinnamon over nutmeg because cinnamon reminds you of your favorite aunt, or you may prefer State U over U of State because you’re a State U graduate.  Biases… Read more »

Interviewing is a skill that improves when an interviewer understands both what to ask candidates and why. Properly vetting candidates helps reduce turnover, boost engagement and build the strong teams your company needs to meet its business goals. Here are some of the top questions industry leaders ask job candidates and how they can help… Read more »

Management styles can be as varied as the managers who use them. When a worker rises to the level of managing a team, however, he or she needs a set of core skills essential to any management position. Here are four core traits to reinforce in existing managers and to cultivate in promising staff members:… Read more »

“One bad apple spoils the whole barrel,” according to the old saying. When an employee is behaving in a toxic manner, their rotten-apple attitude can affect the entire team. Toxic employees differ from merely difficult ones by the way their harmful behavior impacts the team. When others are exposed to the toxic person, they experience… Read more »

Most managers have encountered one or more personality tests during their professional career. Dozens of types exist, each with a slightly different focus. Many can be taken in only a few minutes and offer both managers and employees valuable information about their own strengths and weaknesses at work. Here, we cover five of the most… Read more »