Michelle Gilgan, SHRM- SCP

Your role as a leader is to be strategic and innovative so you have to delegate to succeed. Nobody can do it all. One of the keys to being a successful leader is surrounding themselves with people who are often more capable in execution and maybe even smarter. As a leader, success or failure is your responsibility, take that burden off your team and empower them to take risks knowing that you have their backs. Create a culture where people understand that mistakes and even failures are the best learning opportunities. And, when things go right, remember to share the glory. You can't do it without your team, so make sure you recognize and reward their contributions!

This is incredibly low-hanging fruit these days! So few companies do this well and frankly, it's shocking. Employers need to remember that the hiring process is a 2-way street and candidates are interviewing you as well. This is your opportunity to put your best foot forward and show them why they want to work for you. If you give candidates a great experience(even if you don't hire them) they will often be a great source for referrals. Honest and regular communication is essential during this process for both parties to stay engaged. Give weekly updates to set expectations. AND if you know you aren't going to hire someone, let them know ASAP...keeping them on the hook or waiting until you've closed the role isn't fair.

Outreach, outreach, outreach......you can't just sit back and collect resumes. Get your employees involved in evangelizing your organization and what they love...this goes a long way! Ask those who want, to write a review on Glassdoor and LinkedIn. Record "life at" videos and post them on your company page on LI and your careers page. Having your employees talk about the company goes so much further than you telling people it's a great place to work. Also, ensure your hiring managers and teams promote their roles on various platforms and engage with folks. Having an initial interaction with potential candidates is really helpful.

Clear, concise and purposeful communication is essential. When you are sharing to a broad audience you want to make sure that the information you are sharing is of value and interest to them. There is nothing worse than sitting through a meeting of people running down all of their busy work for the last week. Make sure you are only sharing the data points that are pertinent to the meeting, team, project, etc. Your teammates will appreciate you!

I wholeheartedly agree! We are human and connection and social interaction is important. Now that so many of us have been virtual/remote for 4 yrs we need that connection more than ever. Allow the first 5 mins to catch up with teammates and foster that connection.

Most of us experienced being thrown into this scenario during covid and we had to get creative. Zoom meetings have become the norm at most orgs. It's really important to get that f2f time vs just a call. It's not the same as in person but if done properly it can be very close and being able to see the person (people) you are talking to makes the connection stronger. People are having video call burnout but I think it's more about getting used to being less engaged. Make your meetings interesting and productive for more engagement.