Scott Schulte — April 30, 2019 — April 30, 2019 There’s a fine line between micromanaging and leaving people to their own devices. It’s important to check in regularly with employees — not because you need to monitor their every move, but because direct managers and supervisors serve as the public face of “corporate” to … Continue reading The 3 Ps of Preparing an Effective Employee One-on-One
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Using Selfie Videos to Spur Employee Engagement
Steven Handmaker — April 26, 2019 Follow @handmaker — April 26, 2019 Did you know that 51 percent of employees are not engaged at work and an additional 16 percent feel “actively disengaged” according to a recent article from CBS News. That essentially means more than half of the American workforce finds no real purpose … Continue reading Using Selfie Videos to Spur Employee Engagement
Best Practices for Successful Employee Onboarding
Ashish Deshpande — April 22, 2019 Follow @ashishnotigor — April 22, 2019 We all know how important it is to make a good first impression. Countless job interview tips cover this exact topic with advice as diverse as the right dress code to the correct tone of voice. Yet, companies don’t always focus the same … Continue reading Best Practices for Successful Employee Onboarding
Trust is the Key to Employee Retention — Here’s How to Build It
Michael Burdick — April 12, 2019 Follow @paro_io — April 12, 2019 When any relationship is on the rocks, one of the worst possible solutions is resorting to paranoid attempts to exert control. Despite the obvious flaws of this approach, many managers end up making matters worse by showing employees a lack of trust. Nowhere … Continue reading Trust is the Key to Employee Retention — Here’s How to Build It
Employee Benefits Programs Missing the Mark?
Janet Fouts — April 9, 2019 Follow @jfouts — April 9, 2019 In a recent report from the Harvard Business School (The Caring Company) less than 25% of employers say that being a caregiver impacts the performance of employees. Wow, that’s simply obtuse when over 80% of employees surveyed said that caregiving had impacted … Continue reading Employee Benefits Programs Missing the Mark?
Employee Advocacy and Executive Social Activation: Better Together
One of the most common challenges for launching or ramping up a social media employee advocacy program is finding enough suitable content. You don’t want to overwhelm your users or their networks with too much branded or marketing content. And, that is assuming you are able to produce enough marketing content to keep your employee … Continue reading Employee Advocacy and Executive Social Activation: Better Together
How to Get a New Employee Off on the Right Foot
Liz Kislik — March 25, 2019 Follow @lizkislik — March 25, 2019 “What do I need to do to make sure James gets off to a good start?” my client asked. Leaders talk a lot about setting people up for success, but most onboarding seems to focus on documentation for HR files, occasionally on formal … Continue reading How to Get a New Employee Off on the Right Foot
7 Tips to Increase Employee Productivity
Rolando Herrera — March 15, 2019 Follow @rolandolherrera — March 15, 2019 For owners and employees alike, a business with maximum productivity has a huge leg up on the competition. What separates a good business from a great one is not only stellar products and services but an internal well-oiled machine. But what do the … Continue reading 7 Tips to Increase Employee Productivity
Top 4 Reasons to Prioritize Employee Experience Now
Nolan Godfrey — March 15, 2019 — March 15, 2019 Employee Experience often gets confused with Employee Engagement. Some people think the difference between the two largely comes down to the name. After all, the results promised by high engagement numbers are those driven by a great employee experience. And because we value retention and … Continue reading Top 4 Reasons to Prioritize Employee Experience Now
8 Ways You Can Increase Employee Productivity
John Rampton — March 2, 2019 — March 2, 2019 According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Americans spend more than eight hours a day in the workplace — which is more than we sleep each night. That means that we’re spending more time with our colleagues than we do with our families. As a … Continue reading 8 Ways You Can Increase Employee Productivity