I won’t mince words. Hiring great talent is hard. You have to browse hundreds of applications, narrow them to a final few, and select one person at the end. That means rejecting many good employees. But, how do you decide who is a great candidate? How to measure it?
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Good employee onboarding can improve retention by 82% and improve employee productivity by 70%. Despite this, 88% of organizations don’t onboard well. This is resulting in employee churn, low performance, and slow growth. You don’t want these downsides, do you? Here are the 4 examples of companies who
Mental models & frameworks are what top execs use to stay on top of their game. Untools is an awesome collection of all models & frameworks you can use.
When the world tells you, “Work hard and sacrifice rest to succeed,” what do you reply with? Is it “Yeah, that’s the way,” or “Uhmm… I’ll prioritize both.” Most people fall into the former bucket and sacrifice rest to get more done. Don’t. In his book, Rest,
Team-building has various benefits: a) It can improve work ethic and innovation by up to 10 times. b) Companies can generate 2X the revenue. c) 50%+ employees have stayed at a company because they felt part of a team. But, it’s difficult to strengthen team-building in a remote workplace.
High-quality video calls are no more a “nice to have” requirement. It’s a necessity. Because every low-quality call wastes your time, creates a communication gap, and workplace stress. Zoom isn’t helping either. It’s a good video conferencing tool, but isn’t suited for productive meetings. You want
You don’t have a genie, but you do have Google Calendar. You can rely upon it to fulfill your wish of staying organized and productive. From scheduling meetings with people worldwide to getting reminders about your upcoming activities, the calendar will help you control your day. But, as is
Remote work isn’t the future. It’s the present. Companies - big and small - are positioning themselves as remote-first organizations to attract talent. Many are even experimenting with their remote culture to build employee-friendly companies. In this post, we’ll walk through 4 unique remote culture policies you
How to write emails that improve workplace productivity? In this post, we’ll look at 6 different email skills to ensure your email is clear and gets the job done.
86% of employees and executives cite the lack of effective collaboration and communication as the prime cause of workplace failures. On the contrary, teams with good communication increase their productivity by 20% - 25%. Good communication is clear and concise. Employees are busy and don’t want to read giant
I’ve been consistently asked, “What do you do to stay productive?” Below are the 5 things I do. This has helped me run Tiny India, manage portfolio companies, and still enjoy personal time. 1. Plan weekly, not daily I prefer weekly planning, instead of daily planning. Here’s why:
“I’m loving WFH and am even motivated to do my tasks, but I’m struggling to manage time and get those tasks done.” I’ve heard some variations of this complaint from every third remote worker. In general, here’s the problem: You start working, you’re motivated to