You can have a careful hiring process and feel confident that you’ve chosen the right candidate, but sometimes things still don’t go as planned. This truth is why many companies have a 90-day trial period during which a new hire is evaluated for aptness and aptitude. Do you have one? Have you ever considered that it’s not only the employee’s time to shine, but also yours? In a job market where top talent has options, the last thing you want to do is give them a reason to explore other ones. Just sayin’.

The balancing act of making sure others are getting their work done as well as your own is not a simple walk in the park. Not only that, but going above and beyond to ensure productivity and happiness for your team is not an easy feat, either. Listed below are a few refresher tips to go from good to great in your day-to-day management.

Can you believe it's already April 1st? If it slipped your mind that today is the day for tomfoolery and shennanigans, have no fear, Baudville's last minute prank list is here!

Have you ever showed up on your first day of a job and it was obvious your new employer wasn’t the slightest bit prepared? Maybe you were left in the lobby for 45 minutes until someone had a minute to come and collect you. Or, you got to your desk and it was still full of the last person’s belongings. Could be everyone was eying you strangely, wondering if you were an interloper or actually supposed to be there.

Tomorrow is the first day of spring (woo-hoo!), which may have you thinking about a little seasonal cleaning. It could be your desk drawers, or your department’s common area, or maybe it’s actually your culture that needs some spiffing up.