Brainteaser of the day: A red house is made from red bricks. A blue house is made from blue bricks. A yellow house is made from yellow bricks. What is a green house made from?
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WEEKEND FINDS
Treat Yo’Self
⏳ To Mastering Time Management
We’ve all experienced the woes of time management at work. Read these 10 tips to be the master of time >
💅 To Self Care
“Self Care Saturday (or Sunday)”, anyone? Here are 47 ideas to help you plan your own (you deserve it!) >
😊 To a Positive Workplace
Working in a negative and toxic environment is the WORST! Here are 5 signs to keep an eye out for and how you can change it >
🤣 To Funny Work Stories
Start with the story by “IfWishezWereFishez” for a good LOL. Check the Reddit page >
💤 To Better Sleep
Recent research suggests that the majority of people are sleep deprived. Don’t be part of the majority >
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FROM DAVE MATTSON
Tips for Managing New Employees Who Have Minimal Experience
Many managers ask us for help in identifying the best way for them to support their new hires, so these employees can more rapidly reach the point where they become productive team members. The four strategies listed below will help you to do a better job of training and coaching new employees with little or no experience in the role – so they can make bigger contributions more quickly.
Step one: Give them a success model. Just like a GPS application in your car needs an address to point your vehicle towards, new employees need to know the specific tactics and strategies that will help them to be successful at this job. They also need the training, coaching, and support necessary for them to master those skills; and they need to understand the measurable benchmarks they will be expected to hit once they start putting those skills into practice. This all sounds like common sense …
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A QUOTE TO LIVE BY
From George Halas
“Nobody who ever gave his best regretted it.”
Cameron’s Recs
Show to binge 📺 :
Boo, Bitch
Song to bump 🎵:
I’m Good (Blue) by David Guetta feat. Bebe Rexha
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