Tribe, Inc.

Leveraging Your Network to Hire Quality Employees

Filling an open position can be a tall order. Despite your best efforts at a thorough interview, how much can you really tell about a candidate in a staged interview environment? Everyone puts their best foot forward for an interview...

by Tribe|12 March 201304 October 2018|Post Category, Recruiting and Retention

Creating Brand Ambassadors from Alums

Current and former employees are your strongest brand ambassadors. When someone is considering using a product or service from a potential company, a reference from a current employee - or more importantly, a past employee - speaks volumes. There is...

by Tribe|28 September 201204 October 2018|Change Management, Post Category

Monday Zen: Flying First Class is Better for Body, Soul and Productivity

What does a first class seat really buy you? A lot more than extra legroom and better snacks. A recent piece on Inc.com titled "The Reason You Should Fly Only First Class" makes a case for moving up to the...

by Elizabeth Baskin|06 August 201204 October 2018|Post Category, Training and Development

For Retention, Loving the Work Itself Trumps Anything Else in the EVP

The Employee Value Proposition is a logical focus of retention strategies. At Tribe, we counsel clients to include not only the basics benefits, but also what we call Shiny Hooks. These are unusual benefits that capture the imagination and improve...

by Elizabeth Baskin|02 August 201204 October 2018|Post Category, Recruiting and Retention, Training and Development

Monday Zen: Are You Treating Unemployed Friends Like Damaged Goods?

A weird thing happens when successful professionals become unemployed. Suddenly, former colleagues and long-time contacts don't return their calls so quickly. More and more of their emails drift unanswered to the bottom of their friends' inboxes. In our business culture, professionals...

by Elizabeth Baskin|30 July 201204 October 2018|Post Category, Training and Development

The Importance of Communicating With Non-Desk Employees

Does every single employee at your company spend the workday sitting in front of a computer? Yeah, I didn't think so. In companies across virtually every industry, the non-desk worker is a large part of the employee population. Yet, when...

by Elizabeth Baskin|23 July 201204 October 2018|Non-Desk Employees, Post Category

Software for Creating With Index Cards

I'm a huge fan of index cards for any creative project. And now Super Notecard, an inexpensive software I've just discovered, takes paper index cards to a whole new level. (For more on using paper index cards, please see "Brainstorming with...

by Elizabeth Baskin|17 July 201204 October 2018|Post Category, Vision and Values

Monday Zen: Transferring Parenting Skills to Business

Does parenting make you a better people manager? Shazi Visram's recent post on Inc.com titled, "Being CEO Makes Me a Better Mother" makes a case for business skills transferring to parenthood. But those skills also transfer in the opposite direction. Being a...

by Elizabeth Baskin|16 July 201204 October 2018|Post Category, Training and Development

Monday Zen: How Managers Can Find Time To Do Their Own Work

"Do you have a second?" If that question makes you cringe, it's probably because you're constantly interrupted by the people you manage. It's not their fault. They actually do need your input, your guidance, your decision, your two cents. And...

by Elizabeth Baskin|09 July 201204 October 2018|Post Category, Training and Development

Monday Zen: Make a Treasure Map to Reach Your Career Goals

A treasure map is a tool to help you visualize your goals more clearly. The better able you are to see your goals, the easier it is to bring them to reality. Why does it work? There are plenty of...

by Elizabeth Baskin|02 July 201204 October 2018|Post Category, Training and Development

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