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You’re Struggling to Retain the Best Talent – Is Undermanagement the Cause? CoachingEmployee retentionExpectationsflexibilityFocusLeadershipManagementopportunitiesOrganizationRecruitingturnoverUndermanagement
October 18, 2024

You’re Struggling to Retain the Best Talent – Is Undermanagement the Cause?

Attracting, recruiting, and retaining the best talent is one of the biggest challenges facing organizations today. For employers of all sizes, in every industry, it is getting harder to get the great candidates they need to…
Leaders and Managers: Don’t Be Afraid to Solve Small Problems! CoachingFocusGuidanceHigh PerformanceLeadershipManagementMicromanagingtipsUndermanagement
October 18, 2024

Leaders and Managers: Don’t Be Afraid to Solve Small Problems!

Nobody likes confrontations, especially when it’s a confrontation with an employee you manage. Difficult conversations only seem to make things worse, resulting in hurt feelings or maybe even broken trust. Sometimes, if a resolution can’t be…
Are You Ready for Gen Z? adviceCareer DevelopmentCareersCoachingCollaborationConsultingDevelopmentFocusGen ZGeneration ZGuidanceJob securityManagementMillennialsopportunitiesOrganizationTechnologyWorkforce
October 18, 2024

Are You Ready for Gen Z?

by Alexandra Levit Millennials have captured the global workforce’s imagination. And Millennials are important, of course, as they are our current and rising leaders. But what about Generation Z, born 1996-2012? This year, the oldest Gen…
The Human Element is Key: What Our Research is Teaching Us about Gen Z Career DevelopmentCoachingDevelopmentflexibilityFocusGen ZGeneration ZLeadershipManagementManagement StrategyMillennialsOrganizationTechnologyTrainingTraining and DevelopmentWorkforceYoung Workforce
October 18, 2024

The Human Element is Key: What Our Research is Teaching Us about Gen Z

When we brought in four young interns this summer at RainmakerThinking we realized we had a great opportunity to have Gen Zers interview their peers. We’ve been studying young employees since our founding in 1993, when…
Five Ways to Take Advantage of the “Development Investment Paradox” BehaviorCareer DevelopmentDevelopmentEmployee developmentFocusopportunitiesOrganizationRecruitingTalent WarsTrainingTraining and Development
October 18, 2024

Five Ways to Take Advantage of the “Development Investment Paradox”

When it comes to being an employer with a strong reputation for training and development, I have good news and bad news. The good news is that you can successfully build a culture of learning on…