If you have employees, you probably spend more time with them than your own family. That being said, you want to do everything in your power to build respectful relationships with them, giving them as much compassion and empathy as you can, otherwise, you’re going to end up driving each other nuts. But when you’re dealing with something like time theft, you have to find a balance between maintaining those…
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After everything that’s taken place over the last few years, working from home has become more common than ever. Love it or hate it, remote work has gone from being an obscure luxury that only a select few enjoyed, to something that a large percentage of the workforce is able and willing to do. For example, a survey on flexible work from McKinsey & Company, which surveyed 25,000 Americans last…
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If you own a business, you want your team to hit the ground running as soon as the new year begins. And if you want to make sure that happens, you can’t wait until the spring to set business goals, define accountabilities, or decide how you’re going to evaluate your employees – you need to do it now before it’s too late. This way, everyone on your team will be…
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Retaining your best and brightest employees can be difficult, even in the best of times. But when inflation is through the roof, eroding the value of every dollar, employee retention gets even tougher. This is nothing new, though, as the relationship between inflation and people quitting their jobs has been well-known for years. According to an article from the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, research has shown that there’s a…
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Communication in the workplace can make or break your organization. If your employees are communicating effectively at work, your company is going to be much more successful. When your employees are communicating effectively at work, it: Strengthens the company culture Increases productivity and quality Avoids confusion and duplication of work Keeps everyone accountable and on-track with their tasks However, if your people are snapping at one another out of stress…
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Thinking back to pre-COVID-19 times, how did you manage your employees’ performance? I’m sure it was much easier when you were in the same room as your staff, providing feedback or answering questions when you could make “real” eye contact and read their body language. But when your workforce is at home, things get trickier. Managing and evaluating performance isn’t so straightforward anymore. Here are a few reasons why it’s…
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As we collectively navigate our way through the COVID-19 pandemic, how you manage your small business and maintain your employees’ engagement and productivity during this crisis is changing daily. Unfortunately, many companies are laying off employees in numbers most of us haven’t seen in our lifetime. Unemployment offices are inundated with new claims each week. Organizations have had to quickly create coronavirus crisis management plans. This has left employment during…
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As the end of 2019 quickly approaches, many employers are planning employee holiday parties to celebrate the season and show their appreciation. According to an OfficeTeam survey of more than 2,800 senior managers, 93% said their companies would be having holiday festivities this year. As fun as employee holiday parties can be, they can also strike fear in the heart of HR professionals, who must limit employer liability and staff…
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Growth is great, but along with it comes challenges. Many organizations find themselves having to decide when to outsource human resources functions to a consultant, or how to create a dedicated department for organizational support. As a small business owner you most likely had to handle all HR functions to manage costs, and then later realized that you were spending a lot of your time navigating uncharted waters when the…
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Whatever the size of your organization, over time people are going to come and go. And, it doesn’t matter if an employee has been at your organization for 10 months or 10 years; conducting an exit interview is an invaluable way to get honest feedback before he or she leaves. Here are a few stats from Gallup: Ninety-one percent of Fortune 500 companies conduct exit interviews Seventy-one percent of employees…
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