Managing millennials isn’t as hard as some people make it out to be, but you do have to adjust your expectations. Millennials aren’t bad employees; they are just different than the generations that preceded them. You’ll get better results from your millennial employees when you keep these 3 things in mind. 1. Millennials want flexibility. […]
Professional development has never been more important than it is today. Many companies struggle with a skills gap, leaving them hiring employees who may not possess all the desired skills for a particular position, so they use professional development to make up that gap. But every company needs some form of professional development if only […]
Do you find yourself worrying about the skill level of your team? A recent study by the CFO Alliance found that many CFOs share your concern! 22% of CFOS reported that the one thing that will cause them to lose the most sleep in 2017 is the fear that their teams do not have the skills they […]
Millennials are now the largest generation in the workforce, yet many companies still struggle to successfully hire and onboard new millennial employees. Hiring managers don’t understand millennials (though to be fair, the NY Times poses the idea that millennials don’t understand themselves either). Finding the right millennial employee can be a challenge, but the challenge isn’t going […]
Excel is everyone’s favorite productivity tool and for good reason. It is so efficient at managing and analyzing numbers that it is the de facto standard for desktop data analysis. However, most people don’t take advantage of one of Excel’s most potent efficiency weapons: the Quick Access Toolbar (QAT for short). Yes, that’s the QAT […]
How long ago did you get your college degree? If it’s more than five years ago – or really, more than just one year ago! – there’s undoubtedly information that your traditional education didn’t cover. Just think about how swiftly things change these days. Instead of going back for more traditional education to stay up-to-date, […]
Learning Excel isn’t an option anymore. It seems like everyone is using it these days. Finance and accounting folks have been using it for years, but now it’s simply a basic part of every day life in the office. Yet an astonishing number of people still don’t know how to perform basic functions in Excel, […]
Last week we began our new Excel series by explaining how to combine text quickly, and today we’re moving forward with a few more tips and tricks for you. We know Excel is still a struggle for many people. While we can’t offer a full Excel for dummies type of training here in our blog, we hope […]
One of the easiest ways to save yourself time in Excel is with shortcuts. Yes, it may take a little time upfront to learn the shortcuts but once you have them down you’ll save yourself hours in the long run. Here are 36 shortcuts you can use when working in an Excel spreadsheet. Keep in mind […]
In this final installment of our Excel series we’re going to talk about advanced Excel skills you should know. Because these are a bit more advanced we won’t go into them in detail. These are the kinds of skills that online courses were created for. Instead, we’re going to briefly discuss each one, explaining what […]
