Psychological Safety at Work
Psychological safety at work is what allows team members to become colleagues, what helps employees speak up when they disagree with the CEO, and enables people to take risks in order for growth. Without psychological safety, valuable ideas don't get shared and important questions don't get asked. Here's what you can do to increase psychological safety at work, to make sure your team operates at its peak. How to foster psychological safety Start off on the right [...]
Genos: Emotional Intelligence Certification in Manila
Deiric McCann and Profiles Asia Pacific will be launching Genos, an emotional intelligence certification in Manila on November 15-16. The assessment consists of 42 items across six skill scales. Each scale consists of an emotionally intelligent workplace behavior. Genos will measure how often people demonstrate these behaviors in a work setting. This assessment does not measure someone's actual emotional intelligence, but how they apply emotionally intelligent behaviors to their professional lives. The certification program takes [...]
Management Tips from HR Professionals
Management is difficult. Here's some advice from people who make it look easy. 9 Management tips Focusing on real business value should *already* be a routine task for #HR - if not, shows how far we have to go. - Rob Briner Rob shares this insight on his Twitter account, which is full of links to interesting articles and useful resources. Human resources drives the talent of an organization, which means that it's one of the key [...]
3 Reasons to Start Your Day Earlier
Getting up early may be tough, but there are plenty of benefits that come with it. If you can train yourself to start your day earlier, you'll give yourself enough time to get a head start on the day, eat breakfast, do some exercise, and even get some high-level work done before the hustle and bustle of the day. Productivity For all of us who are part of the workforce, getting up earlier means you can [...]
What to do before bootstrapping a business
Running a business is difficult and costly, especially if you plan on bootstrapping. Here are some ways you can prepare for the leap. Save at least 6 months of your living expenses As exciting as the thought of jumping right in is, it may take a while before your bootstrapped business can start to pay you a living wage. Unless you have some funds stashed away or someone who is willing to support you as [...]