There isn’t much that demotivates an employee faster than having a bad boss. Chances are good that, at some point in your career, you’ve had a manager that made you want to quit. In fact, in the U.S., the top [...]
Employees who are happy and satisfied with their jobs are good employees. They tend to be more productive and aren’t planning on leaving at the soonest available opportunity. Therefore, it’s essential to ensure that any complaints you hear from your [...]
Employee turnover is expensive. It’s often estimated to cost between six and nine months of the employee’s salary, but when calculating in the cost of advertising for a replacement and the onboarding process, it can end up being much more. [...]
It can feel like you’ve struck gold at first when you hire an ambitious employee that takes ownership over their part in your business. Hearing ideas and seeing exuberance for the mission of the organization can be very refreshing and [...]
Every single person will deal with a personal crisis at some point in their lives, whether it is a death in the family, a divorce, or another situation that makes the emotions run high and demands time. Employers and HR [...]
Employee productivity and retention are both closely tied to contentment. While there are many factors that can impact contentment, employees’ relationship with management and the employer is arguably the heaviest one. If you are a manager or employer and you [...]
Passionate employees are naturally driven workers that persist through challenges and show up faithfully. Passionate employees can help your company to win excellence awards and achieve new growth levels. Unfortunately, according to a recent study by Deloitte’s Center for the [...]
A majority of employees admit to stealing from their employer at least once in their lifetime. The loss from employee theft can be damaging to any company and can be particularly painful for small businesses. Employee theft isn’t exactly inevitable, [...]
Many progressive companies today allow workers to bring their pets to their places of business. Allowing pets into a workplace can improve a company’s image and attract talented workers that are looking for this sort of perk, but it can [...]
The vast majority of workers admit to wasting at least some time at work every day. Even just a little wasted time can really add up when every employee in your staff wastes some time every single day. This wasted [...]
