Building an Effective Employee Incentives Program
The success of your organization heavily depends on having high-performing, driven employees. While respecting your employees is a large part of the formula to keep them engaged, a structured incentive program can help set, meet, and exceed company goals. In fact, a recent survey found that 85% of employees who participate in a company-driven incentive Read more »
Maximizing Productivity Through Incentives
While a paycheck is a great incentive to work hard, it takes more than that to motivate most employees. Your workforce is composed of a diverse group of employees with different desires and priorities, so a one size fits all incentive program is often not the best answer. Motivated employees with high levels of engagement Read more »
Practice Makes Perfect: Rehearsing for Your Next Interview
You’ve put a lot of effort into writing a cover letter and perfecting your resume. You’re ecstatic that the human resources department has contacted and scheduled you for an interview at the organization. Don’t be one of the many candidates that fall apart during the actual interview. A little practice and preparation are essential in Read more »
Strategies for Managing Different Personality Types
The most effective workplaces are made up of a dynamic group of employees, each whom has their own set of strengths and talents. However, when a team consists of diverse individuals, they also have different personality traits and work styles. Some employees take the slow and steady approach whereas some are constantly looking for more Read more »
Common Fears Holding You Back From Employment Success
Do you find yourself constantly making excuses as to why your career hasn’t advanced? Are you feeling stuck in your job, but not enough to look for a new one? The root of these excuses is fear. Fear keeps people from growing and changing. It stops you from taking the next step and achieving your Read more »
Choosing the Right Candidate
Finding the right candidate for job is never an easy task. If you hire the wrong person it can be expensive, damaging to your work environment, and very time consuming. Hiring the correct person on the other hand will enhance your work culture and pay you back in high employee morale. You’ve pulled together a Read more »
Building Your “Skills” Section on LinkedIn
In this digital era, keeping your social media profiles up to date is a key component to success. This is especially true if you are using social media to find new career opportunities. LinkedIn, the most popular professional oriented social media site, can help increase your chances of getting hired if you use it properly. Read more »
Baltimore SmartCEO Celebrated 25 Top Female CEOs at the Brava! Awards, July 10
Over 300 CEOs and decision-makers joined SmartCEO in honoring female CEOs at the highly anticipated, high-energy celebration Baltimore, MD (July 11, 2013) — Baltimore SmartCEO recognized the area’s top female CEOs at the 2013 Brava! Awards, which took place on Wednesday, July 10 at the American Visionary Art Museum. This year’s winners collectively generated $174 Read more »
Building a Career Advancement Plan
Whether you have been in your industry a while or are just starting a career in a new profession, a career advancement plan is essential in making sure you achieve your career goals. When you lack an advancement plan, you don’t hold yourself accountable to striving towards your goals and you get comfortable in your Read more »
Are You Satisfied With Your Job?
It’s 4 p.m. on a Friday. You’re sitting in a meeting that seems to be going nowhere. You still have another three hours worth of work left at your desk. “So much for getting out of here at a decent time,” you think to yourself. We’ve all been in the situation where we start to Read more »