All stories by David
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How to fit OKRs into your company's mission and values
In Simon Sinek’s Ted Talk entitled, How Great Leaders Inspire Action, Sinek refocuses companies away from thinking first ...
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Don't just review employee performance, improve it
It’s hard to believe we are already in 2016! By now most business leaders have probably analyzed all of the key metrics ...
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Employee evaluations: How much has really changed in the last 100 years?
As new ways of work are evolving, companies need to find new ways to manage employee performance.
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4 scientifically proven methods to increase your productivity
The way we are working isn’t working anymore, and hasn’t been for some time. Checking email in bed the moment we awake, chugging too much coffee, hour-long commutes twice each day…they all take a toll on the quality of our work and our lives. Not to mention that when we get ...
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The problem with human resources
The term human resources is paradoxical at best. Our profit-focused paradigm is facing a crisis, because management tends ...
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How being unprofessional increases employee engagement
Being unprofessional in the workplace by way of crying is something managers should learn to encourage, says David Hassell. ...
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Coaching employees in the new economy
Research has shown that the role of employees in the workplace is evolving, but how can managers take advantage? David Hassell ...
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Smashing down your open door policy at work
No matter what your business model, open door policies in the modern workplace are outdated relics.
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How to promote a first-time manager without upsetting everyone else
When your business is growing fast, you spend a ton of time and resources hiring and promoting from within. However, promoting ...
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Teach them to fish: 5 leadership lessons for mentoring employees
Here are five ways to go a little further and cultivate employees who will eventually work autonomously and remain loyal ...
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The 3 steps to fearless leadership
Few adventures are as exhilarating as building a company from scratch — and that’s coming from a once avid kite-surfer ...
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Why employee management is out of control
We are now on the cusp of a new revolution. “Labor” is breaking free of traditional management structures to experience ...