The Importance of Conducting Employee Background Checks

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As a business owner or manager, you’re responsible for the employees that you hire. If an employee behaves in an unlawful manner, it could result in trouble for your company. That’s the reason you should conduct pre-employment screenings and background checks before hiring employees. Depending on the position, your company’s employment background checks policy may… Read more »

Get Background Information

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It is all too easy for a person to lie on their job applications, to falsify their employment history or to give you fake references. Catching these things can be difficult, and missing just one person who ends up being hired by your company could put everyone’s safety at risk. When you are searching for… Read more »

Build Trust

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Trust is essential when building a healthy and productive work environment. Whether you’re leading an entire department or work hand-in-hand with a just a few coworkers, it’s important to build trusting relationships. Here are several tips to help build trust with both your coworkers and your superiors: Be honest and share information completely. Be straightforward and… Read more »

How to Give Employees Constructive Feedback

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As managers, we intuitively know that giving and getting honest feedback is essential to grow and develop, and to build successful organizations.  So why is it that many of us put off giving feedback to our employees?  Maybe it’s because there are so many ways to mess it up. Here are some common feedback mistakes:… Read more »