Tag Archives: Employees

How to Break Bad News to Employees: Mastering the Dreaded Part of the Job

by Jamie Nichol December 11, 2015 Follow @CultureIQDecember 11, 2015 Being a manager is tough. Everyone wants to be the boss who inspires and uplifts employees, encouraging them to take risks and succeed, but even outstanding managers find themselves having to break bad news occasionally. Sharing bad news, whether about a canceled project, rejected raise, … Continue reading How to Break Bad News to Employees: Mastering the Dreaded Part of the Job →

Short and Scholarly: Where Are Your Referral Employees Coming From?

by Daniel James December 3, 2015 Follow @FurstPersonDecember 3, 2015 In a recent study, published in Personnel Psychology, the concept of referral hiring was explored. The study, titled Uncovering the Nuances of Referral Hiring, explored this topic by examining how referral employees might perform based on how their referrers perform within the organization. The details … Continue reading Short and Scholarly: Where Are Your Referral Employees Coming From? →

7 Tips for Using Trust to Keep You and Your Employees Happy

by Jamie Nichol November 17, 2015 Follow @CultureIQNovember 17, 2015 If you’re a manager or human resources specialist, you know a strong workplace requires trust. So much so that a SHRM study found trust between employees and senior management to be the number-two contributor to job satisfaction. Trust leads to internal motivation, a sense of … Continue reading 7 Tips for Using Trust to Keep You and Your Employees Happy →

7 Big Benefits of Giving Employees the Knowledge They Need

Tricia MorrisOctober 30, 2015 Many enterprise brands and organizations are becoming increasingly challenged by an information problem: too much information, compounded by trouble managing it and delivering it to employees. This typically leaves employees feeling the organization doesn’t offer much information at all, or if they do, that’s it not current or accessible. And whether … Continue reading 7 Big Benefits of Giving Employees the Knowledge They Need →