When working with business owners I will often get asked the question, “What’s up with my employees?” Usually after talking with them or management staff person I will find out the problem is that the employees are not engaged with their job or the business as the owner would expect. Business owners know that the … Continue reading
If you are a business owner or manager and have people who work for you in your business you have probably ask yourself more than once, “How can I get the best out of my employees when they are at work?” I hear this question often when working or speaking with business owners. All business … Continue reading
If I asked 100 business owners and their managers what is one of the most difficult issues that they face in running a business I am pretty sure that 99.9% of them would say hiring good employees. Have you ever thought that you had hired the right employee for the job only to find out … Continue reading
If your job includes overseeing others to make sure tasks to run the business are getting done, then you really want to have people on your team that are engaged in order to get the best performance from them. One of the first things that comes to our mind when we hear the word “engaged” … Continue reading
If you are a business owner or manager and have people who work for your business you have probably asked yourself more than once, “How can I motivate my employees when they are at work?” I have the opportunity to speak to small business owners often and I have found that this is one of … Continue reading
If you are a business owner or manager and have people who work for your business you have probably ask yourself more than once, “How can I motivate my employees when they are at work?” I have the opportunity to speak to small business owners often and I have found that this is one of … Continue reading
No matter what type of business you work in there are always going to be challenges to face and work through. The more employees the business has the more challenges it will probably face. An article I recently read on the Recruiter website called “The Top 5 Workplace Challenges Today” was very insightful. Below is a list … Continue reading
According to Gallup, in an article posted in their business journal August 7, 2014, managers can build stronger teams by measuring employee engagement. The article stated that in the healthcare industry not only can this build stronger teams it can create better patient outcomes. I found this fascinating since I am in the healthcare industry … Continue reading
With the difficulty of finding a job now, you would think that once you landed one that you would do everything in your abilities to keep it. Employers are also hoping that their picked candidate will work out, as it is an expense every time they need to fire and re-hire an employee.
Surveys have shown that one key factor to keeping employees long-term is by keeping them engaged in the job that they are performing with the organization. More satisfied employees become engaged, long-term employees. So employee satisfaction needs to be number one on the employer/employee list of things to do. Communication with your employees is the … Continue reading
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