Helping Managers develop the Next Gen’s Social Skills

jasonseiden.com: "I have a client who complained about his subordinates because they lacked social abilities. Specifically, they wouldn’t pick up the phone. They didn’t know how...

Thanks to social media, Next Generation employees are developing socially in the reverse order as their managers. They’re not build out from a few key connections, they’re filtering down from an incredibly broad and shallow pool...

For a manager looking to take ownership for his or her team’s success, the take-away here is that what looks like a skill deficiency on the surface may actually be something else, such as a technological shift. The best thing to do in this case is to not fight the trend, but rather to accept it and go with it..."

Some interesting observations: check out the full article here

The Upside of Hiring Now

Inc.com: "Why companies who can add employees now should."

"As pink slips pile up nationwide, hiring may seem like a risky – or downright foolish – move for employers. Yet, according to many career counseling experts, if you can afford to, now is a great time to augment your staff..."

Key points:

• There is a much larger pool of extremely talented people who are hungrier than ever
• Employers can find talented and valuable workers who are more open to flexile relationships like contract work or part-time positions
• Companies to look to this labor pool, if not for new hires than to replace their own inefficient workers

Read the article for the full scoop.

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