Creating an Awesome New Hire Experience: What to Do in the First Weeks of Hiring a New Employee

Onboarding new employee

Activities, Conversations and Best-Practices For Getting Your New Employee Engaged Quickly You’ve just hired a new employee. Great! Now what? Hiring new employees is an exciting time – you’re expanding your team, your department’s capacity increases, and your staff gets to forge new relationships.  When we bring on a new staffer, though, making a good impression is critical for creating

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5 Common Management Questions, Answered

management advice and tips

MRH Mailbag: Advice from Our Experts When I first began leading and managing a team, I was caught off guard by the number of unique and unusual challenges I faced on a daily basis.  In the span of a given week, I found myself addressing everything from budget issues, to personnel matters, to customer inquiries.  No two days were alike.

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8 Things That Scared Me As a New Boss and What I Have Learned Since

new boss concerns

Overcoming the Common Fears Of Being a New Manager Early in my career, like many fresh graduates with great aspirations, I was eager to see where my professional life would take me.  It was not long before I realized that I was likely on a path towards management.  I was good with people, I didn’t mind speaking up, and colleagues seemed to come to me

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From Employee to Boss: Transitioning to Being a Manager

managers resource handbook

10 Changes For New Bosses So you finally got that promotion at work. Congratulations! After all those long hours, extra effort, and volunteering to take on more work, you finally got your first management gig.   In the heat of the energy and excitement of opening a new chapter in your career, though, like many other first time managers, you may

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