Have you ever had to work with an employee to improve performance? Have you ever felt like you were at the end of your rope with an employee who just didnt seem to get it?
Coaching an employee may be an opportunity for a win/win situation. While it may seem that youve tried everything; trying to understand what the blocks are for the employee, I wonder how many of us think about coaching as opposed to considering discipline, as a way to achieve our goals.
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alice_bcjobs
Posts by alice_bcjobs:
November 30th, 2010
Coaching Employee Performance
November 30th, 2010
Know your key selling features
If you are applying for an advertised job, what important qualifications are they looking for? If you meet those requirements, those will be your key selling features. However, if you are targeting employers that haven’t advertised any positions, then you have to decide what you think will be most important to them.
Read MoreNovember 25th, 2010
How to Buy a Quality Business Suit
The purchase of a quality business suit in late summer or early fall is a necessity. In the cooler months many employers raise their expectations for professional dress. For many of us this means exchanging cotton Polos and silk t-shirts for a new suit. When buying a suit, the label and the price tag arent always the best way to judge value. By evaluating the construction details of the business suit before you buy, you will make a wise investment that will add to your professional image.
Read MoreNovember 8th, 2010
Restoring Trust
What does it mean to me when I say that I trust someone?
Trust, to me, means that I can have confidence in a person to do what she says she will do. I can believe in her when shes given me her word on something and I can feel that she truly has my best interests at heart.
It means that a person wont take advantage of me and shell be honest with me and because I know that; I am comfortable in being honest with her. It means that if she does make a mistake she will take accountability for that mistake and not try to make excuses for what happened.
Read MoreNovember 3rd, 2010
Cover letters – are they necessary?
I’ve been following a recent discussion on an email list about the need for cover letters, and it’s caused me to think about the evolution of cover letters and resumes. Here is what I see. Most resumes are at least 2 pages long (although I believe 95% of them should be shorter than they are), and so we are accustomed to seeing a summary section in the top half of the first page. This profile usually highlights the candidate’s key qualifications for the job they are targeting.
Read MoreOctober 27th, 2010
The Ball is in Your Court
Think back three short years when skilled candidates were scarce. Some businesses closing their doors for lack of employees; wages at Tim Horton’s in Alberta rose close to $20/hour, university students were working all summer, and even if you were fortunate enough to hire skilled employees, retaining them was another matter!
Read MoreOctober 13th, 2010
Dress for Success..the Modern Way
DRESS FOR SUCCESS what does it mean? These days those three little words seem to cause more confusion than ever. Appropriate dress used to be determined by the industry or profession. Now it also varies from business to business. Its up to each company to determine its own standards for professional dress. Unfortunately today, not every company does.
Read MoreAugust 24th, 2010
Targeting the Right People
On the average day, I read somewhere between 10 and 50 job postings. Yes, the life of a professional recruiter is not a glamorous one shocking but true. Also shocking and true is the fact that 90% of those job ads have something in common that limits their effectiveness in a huge way.
Read MoreMay 27th, 2010
Tips on Handling Counter-Offers
So you’ve been through the palaver of job hunting, you’ve nailed a great role and you’ve successfully handed in your letter of resignation. Your boss definitely wasn’t happy about it (mind you, how would you feel if he was?) but he seemed to accept it ok. Since then, you’ve been rubbing your colleagues’ noses in it and planning the biggest leaving bash the company has ever seen. Then what?
Read MoreApril 26th, 2010
Top 5 Employee Hiring Mistakes
Whether you’ve just started a small business or are the head honcho in a entrepreneurial corporation, any of the following top ten employee hiring mistakes could prove disastrous for your business.
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