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Candice Gottlieb-Clark is a proud contributor to several publications and online forums. In each post, Candice shares her wisdom and ideas with the global community.
12 Ways Senior Leaders Can Ensure Business Runs Smoothly When They’re Away
Guiding a company’s operations and its team comes with many challenges, keeping senior leaders engaged every hour of the day. Like everyone else, though, there will be times when a leader has to be away from the job, whether because they’re on vacation, traveling for business, recovering from illness or another reason. That’s why it’s essential to have the structure and plans in place to ensure the company can run smoothly—even in your absence.
With the right planning and help from an engaged team, a business can keep firing on all cylinders even when one or more members of the leadership team are away. Here, 12 members of Forbes Coaches Council discuss important steps senior leaders can take to ensure that their company continues to run smoothly, even when they aren’t present.
16 Ways To Remove Unconscious Bias From The Hiring Process
There aren’t many business leaders today who would admit to being swayed by bias. However, even the most open-minded leaders can be influenced by unconscious biases of their own or those of others.
Every company today understands the benefits of building a diverse team. Before they can, however, company leaders must understand what kind of unconscious biases exist among senior leadership, HR staff, hiring managers and even a candidate’s potential teammates. Then, they need to find ways to overcome these biases—particularly during the hunt for new talent.
Here, 16 professionals from Forbes Coaches Council recommend some important steps that every company can take to remove unconscious bias from the hiring process.
No In-Person Meetings? 14 Ways Stay In Touch With Team Members
A company is only as effective as its leadership. Good leadership needs to cover the entire range of an organization’s operations. Not only does this support the practical aspects of the business’s production, but also its administrative sector.
Unfortunately, gaps in leadership aren’t immediately apparent because of how complex some company structures are. Companies that fail to address these gaps could see potentially damaging fallout from a lack of guidance in specific departments.
To help, these 14 professionals from Forbes Coaches Councilexamine several practical strategies that businesses can implement to figure out their leadership gaps and what steps the company should take to plug those holes.
