Did you know that 5 in 6 employees feel disconnected at work? The reality is that any employee can struggle with connecting with their work teams, no matter what their schedules, occupations, and backgrounds are and regardless of whether they are working remotely, in house, or on a hybrid model....
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How to Calculate and Improve Employee Turnover
Learn what causes employee turnover and how to improve retention. Employee turnover is the rate at which employees leave a company within a set period of time. Calculate employee turnover by dividing the number of employee departures by the average number of employees. Reduce employee turnover by...
More Money Isn’t the Only Thing That Will Attract Quality Employees
As a business owner or manager, you are constantly battling with how to boost profits and productivity without increasing costs. Commonly, the first adjustment that comes to mind is within your own team. Finding quality staff members is valuable, though these workers often come at a higher price. ...
To Keep Your Talent, You’ve Got to Grow Your Talent
Regardless of the economic climate, hanging onto top talent is always a balancing act. Add in the Great Resignation (aka the Big Quit), and you have a recipe for extra high turnover rates. The good news is a whopping 94% of employees would stay at a company longer if it did one thing: invest in...
Don’t Skip Exit Interviews
They're usually an afterthought, but these check-ins on the way out can uncover a multitude of issues that are hurting retention and keeping you from hiring the best. If you’ve seen any news in the past year, you know we’re currently knee-deep in one of the tightest labor markets in years. It all...
Cybersecurity as an Employee Benefit
Helping employees understand threats at a personal level is a good step toward heightened awareness. Many business leaders and human resources professionals believe that cybersecurity is the responsibility of their information technology staff and managed services provider. However, ensuring that...
Encouraging Your Company’s Young Employees is Crucial for Long-Term Success. Here’s Why (and How to Do It).
Your younger employees have the potential to change your business for the better, but they need support. We've moved past the days seen in movies like The Devil Wears Prada, in which a tyrannical boss gives direction to younger employees who either follow or are fired. Instead, bosses have...
Employee Arrests Outside of Work Hours: 4 Key Questions and Answers for Employers
When employees are arrested during their off-duty time and away from work, employers may need to make difficult choices balancing their various obligations. Among these are respecting the rights of arrested employees, ensuring the safety of workforces and workplaces, maintaining the continuity of...
To Make Better Hires, Learn What Predicts Success
The current talent struggles of U.S. companies are hardly a new trend. A PwC survey dating 15 years back cited that 93% of CEOs recognized the need to change their strategy for attracting and retaining talent. If organizations have been trying to improve their hiring outcomes for so long, then why...
Workplace Monitoring: 3 Steps to Balance Employee Productivity and Privacy
Collecting and analyzing employee performance data can improve efficiency, but make sure employees see the value in it. Long before the pandemic accelerated remote work, tools and technologies emerged to collect corporate “data exhaust.” This is the trail of often sensitive corporate and employee...
4 Ways to Make Workplace Policies Flexible Enough to Keep the Employees You Want
A few weeks ago, I was interviewed by Chris Rainey of the HR Leaders podcast. We had a thoughtful, practical discussion about how important it is for businesses to be flexible about workplace policies for in-person and hybrid scheduling—and why it’s so hard to do it well. If you’ve been struggling...
9 Questions You Must Ask Your Employees Once a Month If You Want Them to Stick Around
Don't underestimate the power of regular one-on-ones with employees, a pair of CEOs remind leaders. The media always craves a shiny new thing, so many pundits have moved on from talking about the Great Resignation to chattering about a whole new selection of Greats – the Great Regret, the Great...