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Desperate for Workers, Small Companies Pump Up Health Coverage
New Orleans dining spot Boucherie heavily touts its new health-care plan when it recruits staff. Combined with a 30% pay hike, it’s helped the restaurant survive the Great Resignation and attract new workers. The two-site company, which includes fine dining Boucherie and the Bourrée at Boucherie...
These are the Workers You Especially Don’t Want to Lose and How to Get Them to Stay
A marketing leader at Ingram Micro North America maintains that retention strategies aimed at stopping the bleed or keeping the top brass fail to grasp what’s at least as scary. Everywhere you look, the specter of the Great Resignation looms large. Executives, navigating a business climate of...
How to Gossip Like a Leader
Everyone gossips. Slander and backstabbing are destructive, but there’s a healthy side to gossip. When you say, “Your reputation precedes you,” you acknowledge the power of gossip. Gossip is one reason businesses grow or fail. Researchers define gossip as talking about someone who isn’t present....
This is the Biggest Reason People Quit and it’s 10 Times More Important Than Pay
Business leaders spent the bulk of 2021 managing record turnover during what’s become known as the Great Resignation, with a big focus on people quitting for higher-paying jobs, better working conditions and attractive benefits. But according to one analysis published in the MIT Sloan Management...
What Employees Want
When Jamal Arnold graduated from Western Oregon University with a bachelor's degree in business administration and management, he had more than $50,000 in student loan debt. After he started working at Chegg, he learned about the company's student loan repayment benefit. "It's the best thing...
Three Ways to be Ready to Lead
Show up like a kid peeking over the fence. Better to live on your toes than stumble back on your heels. Successful leaders are prepared for action. They show up READY.Three ways to be ready to lead: #1. Ready to say YES: Consistent results require stable environments. ‘No’ protects the status quo;...
Unhappy Client? Try These 13 Strategies to Make it Right
No matter your business industry, you're bound to deal with unhappy customers from time to time—whether they're justified in their feelings or not. While there are multiple ways to handle the situation, it's crucial to tread lightly. One wrong move can result in the loss of a customer and a bad...
Employees are Craving Leadership Training More Than Ever. Try This Simple Way to Deliver
The chief people officer at isolved says that one of the missteps many organizations make is not leveraging new employee skills or acknowledging the accomplishments of their current employees. Some experts are predicting the current skills gap will widen into a “skills canyon.” This is sending...
Difference-Makers for Setting and Achieving Your Goals
As we kick off 2022, many leaders are aiming to get back on track with their professional goals. They’re evaluating their career priorities and yearning for a renewed sense of purpose. When you set goals, you create a vision of what your life or your business could look like. You take control of...