Raise your hand if you’ve been here before… A manager has a scheduled Zoom interview that afternoon. They have had a busy day and didn’t take the time to prep. The manager scans the resume 5 minutes before logging on. The phone rings two minutes before the interview is to start. They’ve been waiting for this

“Welcome to your first day!” You are met by your leader on the way down the hall to your desk who says, “I am on my way to a meeting, glad you’re here. I will try to catch up with you in about an hour.” Or for you virtual folks, the new hire receives an email from their

New Live Webinar Training This Month! #heyAnne 3 in 30 Optimize Your Onboarding By Connecting to Culture The current challenge: Employees who were hired virtually are now transitioning to work in an office setting alongside other employees who they have never worked with in-person before. Employees who have worked with the organization prior to going virtual are

Remain virtual, transition back to the office or move forward with a hybrid model? Hybrid models are becoming a popular choice with many organizations. Although this model brings with it a lot of positives, it also presents a familiar challenge for leaders – How to lead teams effectively and demonstrate expertise in both remote and

You have a process for offboarding, whether you know it or not. Whether that process includes a thoughtful checklist or feels more like an afterthought, you still have a process. And that process reflects your company culture and ultimately impacts your current employees as well as your recruiting efforts. Ensure that impact is the one

It started small. A member of your team made a mistake that was easily correctable. But you were so busy that it was easier just to let it slide. It really wasn’t that big of a deal anyway. It would fix itself. This is how the spiral begins. Now that same employee has made a

I once had a supervisor who micromanaged me, and I hated it. I could have just complained to all my friends. I could have told him off. I could have just quit without saying anything. What I chose to do instead paved the way for a valuable tenure at this company that was pivotal to

Think back to your first day at your current job. Who greeted you when you arrived? What resources were waiting for you at your workspace? Did you know who to ask if you had questions? How did you feel when you left for the day? Now, picture the things about that first day that made

I was thinking recently how valuable employer feedback can be.⠀ ⠀ Specifically when is it a good time to give feedback and how to do it based on the context. ⠀ I decided the best time to give feedback is virtually always right now.⠀ ⠀ Right now, during this isolation experience with enhanced use of

If you have employees, we help you. During these unprecedented times, we’d also like to help those looking for employment. Giving back is a core value of The Works Consulting. So when we began to see people and their jobs affected by the current health crisis, we knew we had to share our knowledge gained