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Sitting in the office or sitting at the beach. Riding in their car to work or riding a roller coaster…
18 Actionable Tips for Reducing Employee Turnover at Your Business Good help is hard to find—and even harder to lose….
Think your employees are engaged at work? You’re probably wrong. A recent Gallup poll showed that nearly 70% of employees were…
When people think about company culture, they probably think of ping pong tables, open-space offices, and a company masseuse. They…
Today, workers view benefits and perks of the job as important as the actual wage they’ll receive. The way you…
“I need more hours.” “I can’t come in today.” “Can I swap this shift with my friend?” “I have to…
Competition for seasonal workers is already heating up! How do you make sure you have the right people, in the…
Interviewing job candidates: Every small business owner has to do it It’s rarely a favorite task. What’s the best way to…
Love is in the air…on February 14th and all year round. How do you build a work team that loves you…
What if there was a way you could easily expand your mind and see greater possibilities in life? What if…
Get to work. Do your job. Sell more. These might be what you want employees to do, but brusque commands…
What’s your most important asset? Your employees, of course. They are your human resources, your human capital. And, without planning,…
I moved into my first managerial position when I was really young. I went from being a salesperson to leading a…
Strong work ethic. Reliable work ethic. The yeti and the unicorn. Fairy tales, all of them? Sometimes it seems that…
Half of employees who quit do so because of a bad boss. Team leaders aren’t off the hook even if…
It’s not the job, but the worker. You might appreciate lists of which jobs are most stressful so you know…
Brace yourselves. The holiday season is coming. For U.S. retail workers, the end of Halloween marks the beginning of something…
Out of the blue, an employee gets fired. Or, tensions among employees increase because there’s a problem that isn’t being…
Hourly employees sometimes feel as if they’re invisible. They aren’t salaried. They don’t have the “serious” benefits. They might not…
You can thank the government for employee performance reviews. Reviews weren’t all that common until the Performance Rating Act of…
It’s a new school year, and that often means you find yourself looking for new or replacement part-time employees for…
If you’re still making the work schedule by hand using a pencil and a piece of paper, you’re wasting valuable…
I like to think of myself as a student of employee engagement. At SnackNation, the company I co-founded and where…
Managing teenage employees is one thing. Motivating them is quite another. It seems like you’re always trying to get them…
As a business owner, it’s your responsibility to collect and store important information about your new employees as soon as they…
Why should you care about morale? Well, the related question is: How do you keep employees from quitting? Employee morale matters. Boosting…
Diversity is one of those buzzwords that make employers nervous. It seems wrapped up in legalities and current events, making…
On the budget-cutting block, employee training is a prime target. It’s expensive, it’s time-consuming (and time is money, after all), and…
Conflict is expensive. It leads to employees who, instead of working, are participating, avoiding, or trying to manage pointless conflicts…
When it comes to growing your business, you can use all the fancy tools and systems you want, but if…
The most expensive thing you can do is to lose valuable employees. Yet you are in a competitive workforce with…
Employee management. Piece of cake, right? Absolutely not–it’s probably the most challenging aspect of your business. Employees are your most valuable…
You work hard to hire the right people at your restaurant, so it’s frustrating when you are constantly losing good…
Boosting employee productivity means boosting your bottom line. You could say that employee productivity was merely how much an employee…
Most leaders can agree that employee development is a critical part of creating a lasting business. But many leaders assume…
Restaurant owners wear a lot of hats: personnel manager, HR recruiter, marketing director, chef, bartender, and host. Depending on the…
Update: After over 100,000 people read our original team building games post, we decided to make an updated version that’s…
Customer service is crucial to the success of your business because of two very good reasons: It’s more profitable to…
The best-kept secret and hardest lesson that no one tells you when you become a manager of people is this:…
David had been passed over for two promotions. This, despite his efforts to continue his education and training, and despite…
If you’re like 63% of employers, your top priority isn’t increased sales or finding more customers. It’s employee retention. Surprised?…
Jim worked at Widgets, LLC for five years. He was hired with great excitement, having come with excellent recommendations and…
You do not want to herd cats. Getting those independent and stubborn critters to go in the same direction towards…
Whether it’s with a summer vacation, a new dress, or a job, people care about having experiences that satisfy them….
Baby Boomers are the largest generation of active workers. Their workplace strengths are, according to Ivey Business Journal, their “organizational…
Let’s start with a terrifying fact for employers: 40 percent of employees who receive poor (or no) on-the-job training leave…
There are many reasons why employees leave a company. Most of them are avoidable. You may already be working to…
People aren’t easy to quantify and control. We all have our individual hopes and dreams, as well as our own…
You want employees who are excited to come to work and ready to contribute. Engaged employees are good employees, and…
Every employee deserves to be recognized for their hard work, but as a small business owner, it’s not always feasible….
Hourly employees are in demand across the nation. How do you find hourly employees that are motivated and committed to…
Ever hear the phrase “if you’re not growing, you’re dying?” When it comes to our careers, this simple maxim is…
What if there was one tool that could keep all of your employees on the same page, knowing exactly what…
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