Management Careers

If you want to be a great manager, you need to have great management skills. From delegating tasks to improving performance, these tips and resources will help you become a successful manager.

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    How to Make the Transition Into a Career in HR
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    Inspirational Quotes About Respect in the Workplace
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    How to Handle an Employee Resignation
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    What Should You Do When An Employee Resigns?
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    What You Should Know About Electronic Monitoring of Employees
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    What's the Big Deal About Clear Performance Expectations?
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    How to Take Responsibility for Your Life
  • The HR manager has to think about five different stakeholders every time she makes a decision.
    How HR Staff Has to Think About Issues
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    How to Make Strategic Planning Implementation Work
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    Must HR Post Job Openings Externally?
  • An office manager talking to employees.
    How You Can Inspire Great Referrals From Your Employees
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    How to Evaluate a Resume Cover Letter
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    Do You Need a College Degree to Work in Human Resources?
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    Certifications and Your Human Resources Career
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    Examples of Termination Letters for Cause
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    Top 10 Toughest HR Questions: Asked and Answered
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    Most Popular Topics in the Human Resources Content
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    Personnel Files Overview and Sample File Policy
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    4 Common Problems With Performance Appraisals
  • The annual performance review should be part of a much broader system of performance management.
    Annual Performance Reviews Will NOT Ensure Employee Success
  • Manager conducting an employee performance appraisal in an office setting.
    Why Employee Performance Appraisal Does Not Work
  • 10 Key Tips for Effective Employee Performance Reviews
  • Setting performance appraisal goals helps an employee understand his manager's expectations.
    Tips to Create Successful Performance Appraisal Goals
  • Performance appraisals are more effective when the meetings occur regularly and they are a conversation not a lecture.
    Want 5 Tips to Help Managers Improve Performance Appraisals?
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    How to Make a Numeric Employee Ratings System Work
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    Culture: Your Environment for People at Work
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    Values and Beliefs That Form the HR Articles Foundation
  • This illustration describes Best Practices for rejecting a job applicant including "After an interview, you must call the applicant to reject (do not do so by email, text message, voicemail, or instant message)," "Make sure the applicant cannot misinterpret the words you use or find evidence of unlawful discrimination," and "Be careful about any criticisms or advice that you offer even when the applicant requests feedback."
    How to Reject a Job Applicant Politely
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    Should Employees Share Rooms When Traveling for Business?
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    Change Management
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    Performance Improvement Strategies
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    How to Manage a Deadbeat Employee
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    Top 11 Little Business Books With Big Impact
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    What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Employee Furloughs?
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    Alternative Cost-Cutting Strategies to a Workforce Reduction
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    How to Develop a Job Description
  • A day in the life of a human resources recruiter: Develop and track goals for the recruiting and hiring process, Develop a pool of qualified candidates in advance of need, Network through industry contacts, association memberships, trade groups, social media, and employees
    What Does a Human Resources (HR) Recruiter Do?
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    Become a Much Better Business Communicator
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    How to Do Human Resources Strategic Planning
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    Why HR Should Never Report to Finance
  • HR Director showing the CEO information on her laptop screen about hiring in an office setting.
    Why HR Should Report to the CEO
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    Develop a Successful Human Resources Department Business Plan
  • Human Resources can create value by using HR measures to assist the business.
    Create Value With Human Resources Measures
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    Starting a New HR Department From Scratch
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    Human Resources Management Fundamentals in Hiring Employees
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    Human Resource Management Basics
  • Human resources meeting with smiling employees shaking hands.
    The Basics of Working in Human Resources
  • New Roles of Today's HR Professional
    The 3 New Roles of the Human Resources Professional
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    Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About Human Resources
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    Prepare for a Career in Human Resources
  • 10 Things You Should Never Do When Firing an Employee
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    Interview Red Flags for Employers
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    Society for Human Resource Management – SHRM
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    Employee Personnel File Contents
  • Employees seated in a circle clap during a training exercise.
    What Is Human Resource Development?
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    How to Bring up Retirement Options With an Older Employee
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    Use Disciplinary Actions Effectively and Legally
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    How to Document Employee Performance
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    How to Fire an Employee With Compassion and Class
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    How to Fire an Employee
  • Change management pros share tips about what works most effectively in the field.
    Use These Tips From HR Pros to Plan and Implement Changes at Work
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