Managers with poor performers should make sure they've explored possible structural issues or personal problems that are inhibiting their success, as well as ask what more they could do as leaders, writes Liz Kislik. "When your questions focus on the mechanics of change, you're more likely to see opportunities to shift the situation to a more positive footing and outcome," Kislik writes.
HR leaders and managers can design "invitation conversations" that empower employees to honestly assess their jobs and their organizational goals, writes Bill Latshaw. The best conversations are more like coaching sessions or "the best job interview your employee had with an employer that they were excited to work for," Latshaw writes.
In many cases, organizations exhibit gender parity in entry-level roles but not in leadership positions. One way to address this issue is to embrace a concept known as the gender proportionality principle, which states that any level of an organization should have the same level of gender diversity as the level below it.
Avoid stereotyping employee age groups, encourage collaboration and mentorship among generations and let employees customize benefits that fit their situation, HR leaders and workplace advisers say. "Someone who started working during the pandemic, regardless of their age, will have very different expectations of what 'normal' looks like compared to someone whose career began a decade ago," writes Amine Issa Jr. of HRCI.
Baldwin& founder David Baldwin provides a tour of the agency's new workspace in Raleigh, N.C., which is designed for hybrid working. "Perhaps the greatest learning of this experience is that while we can grow and add staff, we can also reduce our footprint and stay productive," Baldwin writes.
Millions of Americans work in well-paying clean energy jobs, but how did they get there and how can other people get in on the action? Find out in this episode of the Energy Department's Direct Current podcast as the team discusses solar training opportunities and requirements in the US, and asks Kaly Moore of New Columbia Solar about her career path.
Miller High Life is bringing in the holiday season by selling ready-to-assemble dive bar kits with, get this, gingerbread walls infused with beer. You can even mimic the nasty floors of your favorite bar by pouring Vermont maple syrup on your gingerbread-beer paradise. The cherry on top (not literally) is a pretzel stick you can use as a pool cue. It's a pretty brilliant and unique marketing campaign, especially during a time that has taken a toll on many local bar scenes.
