Knightsbridge Blog

  We recruiters are great at finding candidates and getting them ready to see you. But after that, it's up to you and your team. Interviewing potential candidates is one of the most important user experiences that folks will have with your organization.  As we tell candidates, you only get one...

  It has been written by philosophers, politicians, and people in general “the measure of a society is how we treat the weakest members.” Needless to say we are failing miserably at how we treat our aging population, but I will leave that for another day. Today, I want to discuss our younger...

Over the last ten years I have been privy to thousands of corporate transitions and have observed both good and bad behaviors from managers and employees.  The Impact of Termination on Employees: For many employees a termination is a defining moment in their life ─ a moment in time that affects...

Over the last year, my colleagues and I at Knightsbridge have been working on building our social media presence. Many of my clients have started to reach out and ask how social media can help with leadership development. But before you can do that, you’ve got to know what social media actually is....

Discuss progress and hold employees accountable. Although the employee is the key to making his or her career plan unfold, as a manager you have an important and ongoing role. It is your responsibility to: hold regular employee career conversations, establish accountability, and be clear in your...

Here’s the bottom line: if you are not able to do this as an employee you are in trouble. If you do not do this as a manager, you have failed the company and your team. It is the role of the manager to ensure that each member of their team understands: • the organization’s goals and strategies, •...

  As a manager you have a certain amount of responsibility to inspire awareness in your employees in the following areas: • their personal reputation in the organization, • their profile and network within organization, and • career development opportunities available to them. At times this type...

  Do you know what inspires your employees? Do you truly understand what it would take for them to leave your organization? Do you know how they perceive their employee brand/reputation versus how others see them?   If you can’t answer these questions it might be time to sit down and start to get to...