Employee Retention
How to Avoid New Employee Turnover in Year One
When unemployment is low it’s not only hard to find good people, but it’s also hard to keep them. With so many employers looking to hire, competition for talent is fierce. You’re at risk of losing people in their first year of work through no fault of your own. New hires go through a predictable…
Read MoreHow to Write Procedures that Increase a Supervisor’s Success
Do your team members come to you repeatedly with the same types of questions? Is it sometimes hard to make sure inexperienced staff gets trained on all the right stuff? Are your employees making more mistakes than you think is acceptable? If you’ve grown a business or organization yourself or have worked in one for…
Read MoreHow 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 MoreHow to Improve Evaluations to Improve Performance
Raise your hand if you dread your annual performance evaluation. Okay, stop waving your arm around; I see you! I hear you! I feel your pain! If you’re like most people, having someone judge your performance is nerve-wracking. Although the majority of people agree there is some value in performance reviews, most would gladly skip…
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