Is there any value in investing in the training and development of your employees? Some business owners are cynical when it comes to investing in staff because of the fear that their employee will leave the company before the investment in their employees’ development has paid off. Yes, the fact that your employee may jump […]
Cross Training Staff – Doing the Right Thing For the Wrong Reasons
Employers are routinely faced with the challenge of figuring out how to meet the productivity and financial goals of the company with less money and even less staff. Couple that with keeping employees stimulated in their roles and it all seems like a herculean task. Cross training staff is a simple but strategic way to […]
Proactive Employee Management Really Boils Down To The Basics
It is not breaking news that effectively managing your employees is key to the success of any business. Understanding how to keep your employees happy and engaged is just as important as your company’s brand and reputation; some may argue even more important since you can’t have one without the other. When you employ staff […]
Office Meetings Do Not Have To Be A Productivity Time Drain If Done Right
Four years is a lot of time to spend in meetings, but that’s how long the average staff member will spend sitting around a conference table during their working career. A study highlighted that employees spend 800 hours every year or 16 hours a week in meetings on average. If the average workweek is 40 […]
Exempt, Non-Exempt, Overtime Eligible… Deciphering the Rules Around Pay
It can be a bit confusing when it comes to deciphering the rules related to which employees should be tracking their time worked daily versus salaried, versus who should be paid overtime… Here’s a quick summary with important resources that can help you to get up to speed. Let’s start with the basics: Exempt, Non […]
Yes, You Can Engage and Motivate Your Employees without Raising their Pay
To use a popular cultural vernacular – “let’s not get it twisted“! Money is and important incentive for employees, but it is not the holy grail of motivators for all or even most staff. The key to motivating staff is putting your self in their shoes and coming up with realistic ways to show your […]
How to Coach Employees to Ensure Productivity in the Workplace
This guest post is courtesy of Grapevine Evaluations, a web-based software solution for performing employee evaluations of any size, at any level. It is essential for any business to maintain high levels of productivity in the workplace, and it is up to the employer to train and motivate his/her staff sufficiently so that this productivity is […]
Do Employers Have the Right to Monitor Employees Through GPS Tracking? Is It an Invasion of Workplace Privacy?
One the most highly visible and hotly contested form of employee monitoring involves using GPS tracking devices on company and employee owned vehicles in situations where the employee’s job requires that the employee drive to and from various locations. According to Michael Abcarian, a lawyer with the law firm Fisher and Phillips, LLP, employers should […]
Healthy, Happy Employees
Most business owners and HR departments know the saying that a happy employee is also a productive one. One well-known psychologist, Martin Seligman,claims that feeling of happiness is 60% dependent on your genetics and environment, while 40% depends on your attitude. The American Happiness Association offers similar numbers, saying 60% of a person’s happiness is […]
Managers: Do You Recognize These Five Personality Types?
I truly believe (and it has been my experience) that most employees bring their best selves to work. Employees are generally very committed to doing a great job for the organization and in many cases will go above and beyond to ensure that the company is successful. But the reality is that as a manager, […]
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