Every growing organization will experience role transitions at some point. Whether a project is changing hands, an employee is moving into a promotion, or you're hiring someone to take on a new position, you will want the transitions to go smoothly. For the best ways to ensure successful...
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Training: Back to the Basics
Christopher Rickman and McKenzie Rickman of Peak Revenue Learning sat down with Colene McNinch, Partner and Chief Compliance Officer at M&G Solutions to discuss training and how vital it is to a skilled and compliant workforce. Training is a fundamental aspect of a sound Compliance Program and...
Hiring Mistakes You Could Be Making
Bad hires happen. However, they happen a bit too often. Studies show that nearly three out of four employers admit to hiring the wrong job candidate. Maybe HR was in a rush to fill an important role or you hired someone because you knew the applicant and they seem nice enough. Or, someone didn’t...
Employees Willing to Pay for Better Benefits: WTW
Employees say retirement programs and health care benefits are key factors in their decision to stick with their employer. Economic activity has been unpredictable since the beginning of the pandemic. The stops and starts of mandates, along with high inflation and a tight labor market have upended...
5 Tips to Hold on to High-Performing Employees
Even before the pandemic, employers complained of labor shortages. Now, they’re experiencing an even tougher time finding and retaining high performers. How challenging is the marketplace for businesses looking to fill seats with talented professionals? As of 2020, ManpowerGroup reported that 69%...
Your Last One-On-One: What to Do Instead of an Exit Interview
My friend Philip James writes: “I am mildly annoyed you had no feedback for managers about how to get useful feedback out of the last meeting with a report. Fair! I wrote my previous piece on exit interviews from the perspective of the person who is leaving. I’ve heard from quite a few managers...
8 Client Onboarding Tips That Build Trust
Congrats! You’ve finally landed that big client. But before you can dive in and start working your magic, you need to build trust with your new client. After all, they’re entrusting you with a significant part of their business. Building trust begins before you start working together and continues...
Desirable Difficulties: When Harder is Better for Learning
A key strategy for getting better at things is hill-climbing. The idea is simple: try different things, keep doing the things that work, stop doing those that don’t. The strategy is named because you can envision it as finding the highest spot in a landscape filled with fog. You can’t necessarily...
The Great Resignation Continues, as 44% of Workers Look for a New Job
Key Points: Forty-four percent of employees are “job seekers,” according to Willis Towers Watson’s 2022 Global Benefits Attitudes Survey. Data suggest the Great Resignation, a pandemic-era labor trend also known as the Great Reshuffle, is continuing. Over half of workers said higher pay was a top...
Boost Employee Retention for Your Business With These 4 Strategies
With labor shortages at an all-time high across a multitude of industries, decreasing employee turnover has never been more important. As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on almost two years later, businesses across the country are continuing to feel its effects. In particular, small businesses have...
Effective Employee Development Starts with Managers
As the costs of the Great Resignation continue to grow, companies need more ways to attract and retain employees. One clear approach is to offer more training and development — according to a 2019 LinkedIn study, 94% of employees said they would stay with their employer if it invested in their...
Invest in Your Employees to Improve Retention
It takes a unique type of person to become a successful entrepreneur — just crazy enough to believe that they can succeed despite long odds and heavy headwinds. Many entrepreneurs leading young, growing companies in a pandemic-impacted environment contend with more than just market forces and...