Leaders should conduct "stay" interviews to get to know their employees more deeply and identify what will motivate them moving forward, writes Joe Caruso, founder and president of Caruso Leadership Institute. Caruso offers four questions to ask during stay interviews, such as, "Why do you work here?"
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A strong onboarding strategy can promote employee retention, and the process begins with establishing clear goals and ensuring new hires meet company leaders, either in a one-on-one setting or through a town hall meeting.
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Employers are trying to lure pet-loving remote workers back into the office with new perks including dog-friendly offices, monthly stipends for pet walkers or day care, and paid time off to help new pets adjust to their new home. The job listings site Adzuna includes 1,300 posts for roles at dog-friendly offices and almost 400 that offer so-called "pawternity leave."
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Recent graduates make better hires if they honed life skills in college, such as determination and coachability, rather than quickly outmoded technical skills, says Nido Qubein, president of High Point University. Employers should look for candidates who discuss failure in terms of what they learned and those who talk about how they adapted to complete projects they disliked, Qubein notes.
Leaders in the US struggled to manage pandemic-related challenges, including with strong communication, supporting morale and assuaging anxiety about the future, according to a Sanborn & Associates survey. "That is the new challenge of leadership: not just to reduce the anxiety experienced at work, but lead in building better outcomes for employees and customers despite what challenges may come," Mark Sanborn writes.
