Dear Reader,
Welcome to the Arlington Resources Newsletter! In this edition, we will be discussing embracing blind hiring to foster diversity, how to spot a micromanager and how to avoid becoming one, and if you decline meetings to get more work done.
Sincerely,
Nina Salgado
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Embracing Blind Hiring to Foster Diversity
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Unconscious bias in the hiring process impacts which applicants are contacted for interviews. Therefore, applicants whose personal characteristics the hiring team unconsciously prefers tend to receive interviews and job offers. As a result, the workforce typically becomes homogenous. Blind hiring involves removing personal information from job applications. Eliminating clues about an applicant’s name, gender, age, and ethnicity helps reduce unconscious bias in the hiring process. As a result, blind hiring helps evaluate an applicant based on their skills, qualifications, and potential. These factors foster diversity within the company.
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How to Spot a Micromanager (And Avoid Becoming One) |
A micromanager strongly controls aspects of their team’s work. As a result, their employees experience lower autonomy, creativity, and confidence. Ongoing exposure to micromanagement contributes to high levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Employees also can experience high blood pressure, weight gain, and other health issues. Micromanaging reduces employee engagement, performance, and productivity. This process also lowers job satisfaction, employee morale, and attraction and retention rates. These factors reduce your organization’s bottom line. Because a micromanager creates a toxic work environment, you should learn how to spot one and avoid becoming one yourself. These methods can help.
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Declining Meetings to Get More Done at Work
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Microsoft’s 2023 Work Trend Index Annual Report found that 68% of the 31,000 professionals surveyed said they lacked adequate uninterrupted time to reach their work goals. These professionals cited unnecessary meetings and meeting inefficiency as two of the top reasons they did not get more done at work. Although some meetings are necessary to maintain alignment with company objectives, too many meetings decrease productivity and can cause burnout. As a result, you want the right meeting cadence so your team can get more done at work. These suggestions can help.
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