Posted in Hiring, Uncategorized on Sep 14th, 2009
In this time of economic downturn, and when many are worried about losing their jobs, is it job suicide to ask for a raise? No! But, you’ve got to know how to ask.
Bahaudin Mujtaba, D.B.A., Associate Professor of Management at Nova Southeastern University’s Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, was interviewed on Money Talks News on [...]
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Posted in Hiring, People Management, Values on Aug 28th, 2007
Staff turnover for any organization has a tremendous cost. According to Leigh Branham in The 7 hidden reasons employees leave: How to recognize the subtle signs and act before it’s too late, the top seven reasons why people leave jobs are:
Reason #1: The job or workplace was not as expected.
Reason #2: The mismatch between job [...]
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Why is it that we never speak of customer service in our nonprofit work? Be honest, when was the last time you heard someone refer to increasing customer service, or customer satisfaction? I can’t remember one time.
What does this say about how we view our clients, particularly for organizations that don’t sell [...]
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Posted in Hiring, People Management on Feb 17th, 2007
Hiring is one of the hardest parts of managing a team. A lot is riding on the initial meeting, and if you’re nervous or ill-prepared—or both—it can make you do strange things. The following mistakes are all too common, but they’re easy to avoid with some advance preparation.
You Talk Too Much
When giving company background, watch [...]
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