If you’re a business owner or in leadership, it’s easy to get overwhelmed. Every day is jam-packed, and you barely have time to get lunch, let alone accomplish all the tasks on your calendar. Yet there are lots of days where you feel like you’re running in place, with far too few tasks crossed off Read more »
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Supporting Employees’ Goals (Part 2 of 2)
Last month, we wrote about the importance of goal-setting with your employees. Goal setting is a productivity enhancer that not only motivates and engages your team but also gives you benchmarks to help track and measure. Of course, this only works if you take the right steps toward goal setting. But that’s only the first Read more »
Understanding Employees’ Goals (Part 1 of 2)
How many articles are written each year on employee goal setting? Dozens? Hundreds? We know that goal setting is an important way to motivate employees. We know that goals trigger behaviors and that often goals end in rewards. That’s why companies use employee goal setting—it is a productivity aid. Goals also provide a measurement of Read more »
How The ‘Great Resignation’ Will Impact Business
The Big Quit. The Great Reshuffle. No matter what you call it, the Great Resignation isn’t great for employers. Since 2021, record numbers of employees have quit their jobs—about 48 million to be exact. By March of 2022, it was common for about four million people a month to leave their jobs. During this same Read more »
5 Signs Your Employees Are Overworked and What to Do About It
You have a retention problem. That may be the first sign that your employees are overworked. Overworking is a common complaint and it leads to burnout in workers—and since COVID, we’ve seen a lot of this. If you are an employer worried that you’re working your employees too are, you might be. But here are Read more »
It’s Never Too Early to Plan for Seasonal Hiring Spikes
In this job market, it’s important to plan ahead. There are shortages of workers in almost every category. However, you still may decide to take a “wait and see” approach. Maybe your busy season won’t be as frantic as last year. Maye your current staff could handle a little extra workload. Plus, you can always Read more »
Understanding Coachable Moments: How to Correct and Coach In a Professional Way
All of these old sayings can apply to how you should handle your workforce: You can catch more flies with sugar than with vinegar. Lead with the carrot and not the stick. You can lead a horse to water but can’t make them drink. These cliches are behind the idea that coaching an employee is Read more »
How Might You Promote Positivity and Positive Thinking Among Your Workforce?
There have been hundreds of articles written on the power of positive thinking. The experts have discovered that positive thinking has a powerful effect on our bodies and minds. This holds true both at home and in the workplace. Positivity brings about better coping skills, stronger collaboration, and even a more productive workforce. What is Read more »
The Key to Building a Collaborative Work Environment
Every manager knows that collaboration is the key to improving productivity in their team. The data shows that collaboration increases innovation as well as productivity. But the idea of getting everyone in your boat to row in the same direction is easier than actually implementing it in practice. This blog will help you understand the Read more »
How Might Leaders Promote Professional Growth and Development in 2022?
Your employees want to be engaged. But far too few of them are. Gallup’s research shows only 35% of the American workforce consider themselves engaged. The rest are just calling it in. With that said, the research also shows that your workforce wants meaningful work. So, how can you, as the employer, look for ways Read more »