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Human Performance

The Cost of Pay Freezes

Using frozen wages as a way to control costs is a shortsighted, ineffective approach.

Everyone understands the extraordinary difficulties we face in our industry, and keeping our overheads as low as possible makes good business sense. What many well-intentioned company leaders fail to understand is the immense difference between a stagnant income level for a CEO versus that of a Construction Manager.

It shouldn't be unexpected when an employee decides to quit.

Managers should treat workers as individuals, not mirror images of themselves.

There are good and bad reasons to have others interview your top candidates for any job.

Asking a job applicant if he or she can do the job isn’t likely to yield an objective answer.

Hiring the best salespeople requires looking beyond just personality traits.

Quarterly Growth Reviews offer more timely and accurate feedback.

This is one time when it is best to focus on the past instead of the future.

It costs more than you think when you hire the wrong person for a job.

Talking less and listening more during interviews is key to making the best hires.