Paul Keijzer — October 19, 2017 Follow @Paul_Keijzer — October 19, 2017 geralt / Pixabay When it comes to praise, we’re all guilty of being stingy. Not generally in life, but at the workplace we find it hard to praise someone. In no way am I suggesting that we’re mean and ungrateful people. Generally speaking, … Continue reading 4 Reasons You Should Stop Being Stingy With Praise
Bob Campbell — October 5, 2017 — October 5, 2017 There’s one key element to your business efforts you might not hear much when it comes to talk of marketing initiatives, content, ROI, social media, or analytics. Passion. Passion connects you to your audience. Displaying passion for your business, your industry, or your job responsibilities … Continue reading Showing Engagement and Passion
Mary DavenPort — October 2, 2017 — October 2, 2017 FotografieLink / Pixabay As of 2016, tech industry turnover rate was 560,250 professionals per month, reaching a ten year high in the United States. With no sign attrition will naturally decrease, organizations are compelled to consider hiring and retention strategies that prevent the expensive turnover … Continue reading Keeping Employee Attrition Rates Low in a Tight Market
Johnny Duncan — September 28, 2017 — September 28, 2017 Turnover is inevitable. Every person you hire will eventually leave your organization. Whether employees leave for more enticing positions, move away, become full-time family caretakers, or retire after decades of priceless contributions, no one will be with you forever. But turnover isn’t always a bad … Continue reading How to Optimize Your Employee Lifecycle
Kevin O’Brien — September 25, 2017 — September 25, 2017 geralt / Pixabay Why do some staffing and recruiting firms struggle while others are able to keep their talent pipeline consistently flowing with quality people? The answer lies in the candidate experience. Each step along a candidate’s journey with your firm builds upon the previous … Continue reading How to Create a Positive Candidate Experience for Your Staffing and Recruiting Firm
If your employees aren’t engaged, your marketing efforts will be for naught. Columnist Karen Steele discusses four ways to help you create a culture of engagement in your organization. Karen Steele on September 7, 2017 Jack Welch, the legendary former chairman and CEO of General Electric, nailed it when he told the Kansas City … Continue reading The holy grail of engagement starts with your employees
Rick Goodman — September 6, 2017 Follow @DrRickGoodman — September 6, 2017 tpsdave / Pixabay You’d think hard-working people wouldn’t need to be told twice to take a vacation—but you’d be surprised. According to some studies, American workers leave more than half their vacation days on the table. That’s a real problem, because it means … Continue reading How to Motivate Your Employees to Take Vacation Days
Kelsey Steuer — September 1, 2017 Follow @WorkingEvolved — September 1, 2017 422737 / Pixabay Launching a new department or company-wide intranet can be daunting. Whether it be constraints on the IT side, budget, sliding dates or gaining executive buy-in, getting to launch can seem like a slow and winding road. And launch is just … Continue reading Intranet Launch: Include Employees From the Start
Kayla Kozan — August 28, 2017 Follow @kaylakozan — August 28, 2017 Candidate engagement has become a big topic in talent acquisition recently. Although there isn’t an official definition, candidate engagement generally refers to how responsive candidates are and how well they feel they were treated during the recruiting process. In various surveys, the majority … Continue reading 3 Simple Steps For Improving Your Candidate Engagement
Adam Roberts — August 23, 2017 — August 23, 2017 StockSnap / Pixabay The saying from a video guru in the early noughties would have gone something like this… ‘A picture paints a thousand words; a video shows a thousand pictures.’ So, what makes video more powerful than imagery? The simple answer is that it … Continue reading Video: 5 Ways Psychology Can Help Drive Engagement
