Proper Employee Onboarding: The Best Retention Strategy
Employee turnover costs as much as 33% of an employee’s annual salary.
3 Common Hiring Mistakes And What To Do Instead
One of the most common mistakes that I’ve had to correct is to hire people who you like.
Demographics – Why There Is Such A Shortage Of Workers
For the first time in 70 years, people leaving and joining the workforce have reached the balance point.
What Can You Do To Motivate A Team?
How do you know when your team is lacking motivation? What are the telltale signs you should look out for, and what can you do?
Bringing Newcomers into the Labor Pool
Find better people by focusing less on hard skills like technical training. Look for attitude and coach-ability instead.
Hire Veterans Reentering the Local Job Market
Over and over we hear employers raving that their best employees are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces.
The Personality Prescription, Part 14 – The Local Labor Pool
Prospective employees who only skim will miss the specific instruction that will get their resume considered.
Personality Prescription, Part 13 – Finding Talent
Employees who believe in and share company values reduce turnover to as little as 4% of the typical company.
Treat Your Job Seekers Like Customers
The job market is becoming more competitive and companies are struggling to find the right talent.
Personality Prescription, Part 9 – Using Your Culture
When the boss is spread so thin he (or she) can’t work even one more hour, the company stagnates at that level.
We don’t need no education
Faced with 2 similar candidates, the employer will differentiate them on education. Today’s problem is getting 2 people to show up for an interview.
Winning the War for Talent – An Advertising Strategy for Service Companies
This is why character and story-driven advertising not only accelerates branding success, but recruiting success as well.
Relational Employees
My phone buzzed with a text message that changed my life for the next two years. The assistant manager texted that he quit his job. He followed with a second bomb that everyone quits. No notice, no negotiations. Just quit.
History rhymes with the ebbs and flows of time
Just like unions of the 1940s, there is a societal shift toward worker empowerment. If you’re first in your category to embrace this shift, you win. Resist, and you lose.
Serving “Fields of Dreams”.
Simon Sinek writes about this in “Leaders Eat Last.” Before you can get what you want, you must first give them what they want. “They” is everyone but you. Let's start with your employees.