Human resources
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Mutual respect: How to build a better company culture
Mutual respect in the workplace is crucial for building a high-performing team. Employees who feel respected are more engaged, productive, and satisfied in their roles. In fact, the American Psychological Association found that 95% of workers say it’s fundamental for them to feel respected at work. Unfortunately, it’s easy to lose focus on mutual respect when building your workplace hierarchy. Regularly testing candidates’ skills to ensure they can work in a team effectively tends to take a ba
7 steps to a thriving workplace: A guide to cultural transformation
The interplay between the standard behaviors in your workplace, the way you hire and fire, and how you treat employees daily describes your company culture and impacts your business at all levels. You can tell a culture is negative if the workers are chronically stressed or cynical. Cultural transformation in organizations creates an empowering work environment for everyone and drives the business forward. In this article, we help you plan and execute your cultural transformation strategy with s
An agile workforce: Why you need it and how to build one
Building an agile workforce has become a priority, with McKinsey showing that 93% of agile teams report better customer satisfaction and operational performance. Diminishing stability in the business world, caused by changing customer preferences, technological advances, and workplace trends like hybrid and remote work, drives demand for resilient, adaptable teams. Workforce agility ensures organizations can navigate rapid market changes and remain competitive. But how can employers harness th
Career portfolios: A portfolio approach to career progression
Ever heard of the career path? It’s the common, straightforward way to work your way up the ladder in similar roles and companies. However, life isn’t always simple. Millions of people focus on skills first as they build their career portfolios across different roles and industries instead. Employers who take a skills-based hiring approach attract talented individuals and favor people with a portfolio career instead of traditional work experience. But what is a career portfolio in practice? Be
Unlocking the benefits of unlimited PTO: A guide for employers
It’s a struggle to compete for top talent. Skilled workers choose companies for the benefits and work culture, leaving old-fashioned firms in the dust. But you can safeguard your talent pipeline and build competitive teams with unlimited paid time off (PTO) – as long as you do it right. According to Comparably, more than 60% of Asana employees rate unlimited PTO as their most important benefit. So, how do you set your unlimited PTO up for success? Use our guide to offer unlimited PTO without i
Construct validity: How to measure the efficacy of skills tests
Without a reliable recruitment strategy, you risk making costly hiring mistakes. A single bad hire can greatly affect your company’s productivity and increase employee turnover. Skills tests are an excellent way to measure candidates’ skills and traits before hiring them. However, you need to ensure that the tools you use are accurate. Construct validity is one of the measures that can help you evaluate test efficacy. In this article, we examine the construct validity definition, explore constru
From zero to hiring hero: 9 recruitment tips to hire better talent
Many companies have developed new strategies to attract and hire the best candidates. As a result, snatching up great talent is harder than ever. Every rejection and each candidate lost to a competing offer leads to delayed hiring timelines and worse recruitment outcomes that hinder your business’ potential growth. That’s why we discuss how to recruit using talent assessments and explore recruitment tips for hiring managers to help you find the best talent.
What is top down communication? How to get it right in your business
When properly executed, top-down communication helps set clear expectations and accountability, explain objectives, and ensure each employee receives relevant information from leadership. But like any productive conversation, communication in a healthy workplace requires the involvement of all parties – otherwise, it’s just a monologue. Without a chance to meaningfully contribute, employees are likely to feel unvalued and disengage from work. In this article, we explain how to improve top down c
Quiet quitting: How to re-engage your workforce
Given the current labor market shortages, knowing how to stop quiet quitting in your workforce is tough because it’s just that – quiet. You might have the HR management skills to spot a drop in productivity, but that doesn’t mean you can identify which employees are quietly quitting or why they’re doing it. In this article, we discuss what quiet quitting looks like and how to prevent quiet quitting in your workforce.
How to build a healthy and successful sales culture
Nobody wins in a toxic sales culture. Salespeople are stressed and desperate for commission, they’re focused on vanity metrics, and business suffers as a result. Companies with the best sales culture have more evenly matched numbers between teammates because they help each other whenever possible. They’re cooperative, supportive, and driven by values, goals, and strong ethics – not commission alone. This type of culture leads to lasting rewards for the entire company and its sales professionals.
7 types of interview assessments that companies should give candidates
Job interviews should be about identifying the candidates that bring something extra to a role – not making sure they meet basic requirements. Interview assessments give candidates a chance to prove their skills upfront, so you don’t have to worry about screening in the interview. This speeds up shortlisting and enables you to focus on learning more about the candidate's attitude, experience, and ambitions for the role instead of checking their MySQL skills or other aptitudes listed on their res
How to conduct an interview: A step-by-step guide
Surely, conducting an interview is a case of just asking job-seekers the right questions and grading their answers, right? Well… not exactly. Conducting interviews is a golden opportunity to show off your company and culture and prioritize applicants with the skills the role needs. You can’t do that with cookie-cutter questions and resume checks. It’s time to bring skills testing and active listening into the mix. In this guide, we explore how to conduct an interview, what to include in your int