As your business grows you can't ignore the community, the needy, etc. and expect your employees not to take notice. In fact most businesses are charitable in some fashion but fail to make those endeavors a company event or initiative. By promoting volunteer efforts in whatever direction of your choosing you achieve two successes - you do some good for the effort of your choice and you breed a positive feel and mood in the company.
Reader Q: I have heard that I should always have a witness in the room with me when I am conducting an employee performance meeting/warning. Is this true and what are the benefits?
Q: How can I minimize workplace negativity?
This is a question more likely to be heard in an Exit Interview vs. one being done to assess someone as a candidate for hire. Regardless, it carries equal or greater value when introduced in the hiring phase. Do you hear strategic items? Compensation? Attitudinal? Do you hear issues the candidate wants addressed that will also be true and present in this company / role? What the candidate is choosing to walk away from today will probably be something they will run from tomorrow.
What do General Electric CEO,
Jack Welsh, and UCLA's Head Basketball Coach, John Wooden, have in common? Both
have mastered the art of successful team building. Whether in the business
world or on the basketball court, Wooden and Welsh shared a similar leadership
approach, in that they took the necessary time to thoroughly understand each
member of their team. n a recent article, Forbes outlines six key steps to
follow in the footsteps of these iconic leaders to build high performing teams.
These include: 
