Employee Engagement
How to Develop Rapport and Make Supervision Easier!
As busy supervisors with a lot on our plates, we’re usually so grateful to have help arrive that we sometimes lose sight of the need to intentionally build connections with our team. The best time to do this is when someone first joins the team. However, if you feel you may have fallen short of…
Read More7 Amazingly Simple Ways for Supervisors to Build Trust
I don’t believe that “rah-rah” speeches motivate people. In my experience, the more effective route is to hire people who are intrinsically motivated to do great work and then do everything possible not to de-motivate them. Few things demotivate people faster than working with a supervisor they don’t trust. Why is trust so important? When…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know to Become an Employer of Choice
Are you finding it difficult to find or keep great employees? If so, you’re not alone. Top performers have lots of options when it comes to where they work. This leaves employers investing more money in recruiting and spending more time reading through stacks of resumes from not-so-qualified people. The good news is that there…
Read MoreHow to Build and Maintain a Safe Workplace (Part 2)
Work injuries in the U.S. resulted in 104 million lost workdays in 2017. 70 million of those were due to injuries incurred in 2017, and 34 million were due to injuries in prior years (The National Safety Council, injuryfacts.nsc.org). If that doesn’t motivate you to pay close attention to workplace safety and health, here’s another…
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