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February 6, 2015 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Fine Line Between Being a Diverse and Inclusive Company and Illegal Hiring Practices

The Fine Line Between Being a Diverse and Inclusive Company and Illegal Hiring Practices

There is a very thin line between having a workforce that is all-inclusive by taking steps to ensure a diverse workforce versus potentially overstepping the boundary between creating a more diverse workforce and illegal discrimination of applicants and employees who do not fit the diversity descriptors most closely associated with diversity in the workplace:  Underrepresented […]

Filed Under: Diversity, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, hiring and recruitment, managing diversity

July 30, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

The Real Reasons Why Employees Either Consider Leaving Or Leave Their Employer – Survey

The Real Reasons Why Employees Either Consider Leaving Or Leave Their Employer – Survey

According to a survey conducted by LinkedIn Talent Solutions, 85% of employees including those who are content in their jobs, are open to talking to recruiters about job opportunities. Eight-five percent including those who liked their jobs.  How can that be when employers regularly assert that they want to retain their best employees? Talent Solutions […]

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, keeping your employees, Management Tips, Retaining Employees

July 21, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Avoiding Cookie Cutter Management: Knowing When (and Why) It Is Not Okay To Treat Employees the Same

Avoiding Cookie Cutter Management: Knowing When (and Why) It Is Not Okay To Treat Employees the Same

It is much easier to not ruffle any feathers with your staff by treating everyone exactly the same regardless of the circumstances isn’t it? After all, managing with a fair and equitable hand is a best management practice.  Strong managers have to be a stickler when it comes to company policy and general practice and […]

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Family Medical Leave/FMLA, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, employee management, Employee Retention, Employee Satisfaction, Employer Responsibilities, treating employees differently

July 9, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Worried About Your Employees Leaving? Be Proactive Instead of Reactive

Worried About Your Employees Leaving?  Be Proactive Instead of Reactive

Companies put quite a bit of time, money and effort into the recruitment and hiring process. But once the ideal candidate has been hired, all of the energy that was put into finding and hiring the “ideal” candidate suddenly dissipates. There is very little effort invested in employee development and retention once the employee walks […]

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employee Retention, Employee Retention Tips, how to keep employees, Management Tips, reasons for employee turnover, supervisor tips

June 30, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Jeopardy Daily Double For $500: A Process For Strategically Grooming and Developing Your Employees

Jeopardy Daily Double For $500: A Process For Strategically Grooming and Developing Your Employees

Answer:  What is succession planning? Succession planning, the process of strategically grooming your current employees to back fill positions within your company when staff members are promoted into new roles, leave the company or retire is a critical but often overlooked professional development tool for staff that has innumerable benefits for employees and businesses alike. For […]

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employee Development, Employee Retention, growing your employees, succession planing

June 24, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

5 New School Employee Retention Strategies

5 New School Employee Retention Strategies

Employees can make or break your business.  It only takes one outstanding employee to engage clients and customers in a way that brings them back to your business time and time again and one mediocre employee to drive those very same customers away from your products and services and straight into the waiting arms of […]

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees Tagged With: Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Employee Turnover, increase employee motivation, keeping the best employees

May 2, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Large Company Employee Retention Techniques That You Can Adopt For Your Business

Large Company Employee Retention Techniques That You Can Adopt For Your Business

No one wants to lose their best employees. There have been countless studies done on why employees leave an organization and these studies reveal that employees leave because of career opportunities, more money, poor management and everything in between. It is difficult to prevent your employees from leaving once they have made the decision to […]

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employee Retention, Employee Satisfaction, Management Tips

April 15, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

LinkedIn Survey Shows the Real Reason Why Most People Leave Their Jobs

LinkedIn Survey Shows the Real Reason Why Most People Leave Their Jobs

Why do employees decide to leave their jobs? You may be familiar with the adage employees do not leave jobs, they leave managers. Although this may be true in some cases, a LinkedIn survey revealed that the main reason why employees decide to leave their jobs is for career advancement opportunities. According to the 7,530 […]

Filed Under: Employee Turnover, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employee Retention, reasons for employee turnover, why employees leave

February 21, 2014 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Want To Keep Your High Performing Staff? Make Employee Retention A Top Priority

Want To Keep Your High Performing Staff?  Make Employee Retention A Top Priority

Employee retention should be a top priority for companies in 2014. A recent survey conducted by Right Management, a career management consultancy, shows that a vast majority of employees plan on pursuing new career opportunities in the coming year. The company surveyed nearly 900 workers in the U.S. and Canada and found that 83 percent […]

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Employee Retention, Employee Turnover, engaging employees, retaining your best employees

October 15, 2013 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Things That Your Staff Do That Drive New Hires Away

Things That Your Staff Do That Drive New Hires Away

Employee turnover is a data point that every manager wants to be conscious of no matter the size of your company.

After all, who wants to spend the time energy, and money that it takes to hire the right candidates only to see them walk out the door a short time later.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, Employee Retention, manage employees

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