See if you’ve ever had a first day at a new job that went something like this: You spend a half hour or hour with someone in HR, signing papers. The person gives you a company manual and may go over a few essential rules. You meet up with your supervisor and walk around greeting […]
Each month I like to point you toward some excellent free learning and training resources on the Internet. Over the last few months I’ve been focusing on MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses, such as the 52 self-paced business courses listed here. Today I want to point you toward the HubSpot Academy. HubSpot provides inbound […]
Several new, free, online courses were recently announced. I’ve gone through them to find the ones that would benefit business owners and leaders the most. Many of these start soon, so don’t delay in checking them out. Of particular interest to me were the courses on intrepreneurship, computer science for professionals, innovation, and writing for […]
By Liz Greene When it comes to onboarding new employees, if you fail to do it effectively, employee retention and engagement will tank. According to a study by Equifax Workforce Solutions, 40 percent of turnover happens within the first six months, with another 10 percent of new employees leaving before they reach their first anniversary. That […]
As we look toward the coming year, I think it’s a good time to take a “long view” of how we are assimilating Millennials into our companies. The position of Millennials in the workforce is a topic often covered in business blogs like mine, and that’s a good thing because it’s an important issue. Exactly […]