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Engaged employees are a gift for any business that keeps on providing financial advantages quarter after quarter, and year after year. A company that has employees who are fully engaged and enjoy their jobs can outdo their competitors in many areas. Without committed employees, profit levels will consistently be lower than what is possible. Consider […]
The Hiring Game and Overcoming Millennial Stereotypes You’ve read the headlines: Millennials Are Entitled, Millennials Are Job Hoppers, or the infamous Millennials Are Lazy. The common perception of millennials, those who are born from 1981-1996, is that they are not loyal or hard working employees. Their dependence on technological automation and instant gratification makes them […]
In the latest episode of the HRchat show, Bill Banham talks with Matt Burns, Founder of Global HR Collective and Member & Contributor at Forbes Human Resources Council. Listen to discover: What is Global HR Collective, what’s the mission and how does it help those in and around HR? Why mental health advocacy & supporting women entrepreneurs? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Steps to Help Small Businesses Create Fair Severance Packages “ I don’t know what else to do. There is no way we can keep that department open and still stay afloat. We’re going to have to dissolve that part of the company if we want to stay in business. I hate breaking the news […]
The pressure to perform, lack of acknowledgment and feeling undervalued- these are problems plaguing many passionate employees in the workplace. Not for the lack of effort from managers, CEO’s etc… but the lack of awareness that employees each have their own motivation styles. Imagine this, you’ve ventured through the hiring process, found a perfect candidate […]
The Effects of Micromanagement on Employees’ Mental Health Micromanagement is a common leadership style whereby a manager closely observes and controls the work of employees. The movie Office Space (1999) brilliantly encapsulates this management style. The dreaded boss, Bill Lumbergh (played by Gary Cole), constantly pesters Peter Gibbons (played by Ron Livingston) about his work, […]