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Motivated Employees: Get that Festive Feeling with Fun Seasonal Decorations Motivated employees are likely to do a better job. Employees who feel happy and appreciated are also employees who are more likely to stay with a company long term. Retaining employees means reduced employee turnover and decreases labor costs. One of the ways to keep employees […]
Let’s be honest here – hiring the right staff isn’t the easiest of tasks. For small and medium-sized businesses, finding qualified talent is particularly challenging due to limited resources and tight budgets. Recruiting and hiring the right employees for your business can be the difference between survival or failure. Hiring is a huge investment for […]
It may start out as a minor nuisance….then you begin to notice arguments with managers, longer-than-normal lunch breaks, or more wasted time. And before you know it, those small problems begin to add up and impact your teams and products. These are signs of disengaged employees, and it is costing the business a lot of money […]
When thinking about the workplace, resilience refers to our ability to deal with the challenging situations we may encounter at work (which could be anything from a difficult colleague to not feeling satisfied in your job).
Four Ways to Get Staff Onboard with Workplace Safety Procedures One of the biggest problems with safety procedures lies in the fact that they’re quite hard to practice due to the lack of motivation. After all, when everyone knows it’s a drill, it all seems less like an exercise designed to save your life and […]
As more companies realize the economic value of having an engaged workforce, we’ve seen an abundance of ping pong tables, kegs and snacks pop up in offices. High employee engagement is linked to: Better customer engagement Higher productivity Better retention Higher profitability While these perks are great and can promote comradery, they don’t necessarily boost […]
Given a chance, we all like pursuing jobs that lend a boost to our passion. Earning a livelihood out of this job is, obviously, important. But, in reality, we end up in jobs that don’t satisfy. Money and Job are found as two primary causes behind 85 percent of stressed works. “Pleasure in the job […]
Every recruiting activity, from building a candidate pool to hiring, has two sides. The side of the employer/ the job and the side of the job seeker/candidate. Each of these sides consists of various elements. And every element has various attributes and variations, making each side unique at any given time. Job’s side The job […]
In the latest episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham talks with Nicholas Crowe, Director Professional Development at the Canadian Professional Sales Association. Listen as we talk about Nick’s role at CPSA and how the association is helping to revolutionize front line professions. Nick is a self-described education, training, and project management junkie. He’s passionate about building and refining education products […]
Five Ways Companies Can Address the Skill Shortage Gap Every industry will at some point in time face a shortage of talent. When this happens, the competition to get the best employees possible becomes very tough. To ensure you can acquire top talent when it’s scarce, consider the following 5 strategies that HR specialists use […]