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Why HR Should Rarely (if Ever) Speak with Staff employee engagement human resources leadership people management

Before agreeing to work with a new retainer client, our team at A Modern Way to Work may spend hours in discovery conversations. Not only do we need to get a thorough sense of how a client’s...

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Performance Feedback vs Difficult Conversations: Why Understanding the Difference Can Make You a Better Manager human resources leadership people management

If we had to narrow down our work with clients to the topic that’s most in demand it would be how managers can get better at giving feedback and navigating difficult conversations with their...

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Ready to Ramp Up Your Performance Reviews? Answer These 3 Key Questions First human resources people management

An overwhelming majority of new clients tell us that not only are their performance reviews not a source of inspiration, it’s unclear whether they even lead to better performance or improved...

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How to Change the Way You Think About Hiring References human resources recruitment remote work

Does your organization seek out references as a matter of course during the recruitment process? Or have you long since abandoned this practice as contributing little in the way of value to your...

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Do this one thing to have more productive difficult conversations human resources people management

I once asked a group of undergraduate students I was teaching how many of them were taught debate in high school; pick one side of an issue and your opponent chooses the other side, and the winner...

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