How Independence Day Can Inspire Your Supervisory Style

An HR manager consulting with his team.

Supervisors have a challenging role. They’re expected to move their team towards the organization’s strategic goals, keep their staff productive and engaged, and complete their own work, too. How do top supervisors balance it all?  The 4th of July holiday, aka Independence Day, points us in the right direction. Supervisors who give their team members…

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Are Your Employees Really Happy?

Happy employees having fun at work

Since technology and social networking is available to almost everyone, the chance of dissatisfied employees leaving to find a new job is extremely high. Even more frightening for supervisors is when a dissatisfied employee decides to “quit and stay,” meaning they mentally or emotionally check out of their job but don’t physically leave. So how…

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How to Use Hiring as a Powerful Tool to Transform Culture

As busy business owners, executives, and supervisors who are responsible for hiring, every minute of your day is spoken for.  So, filling open positions quickly with capable, independent employees is crucial. Investing a few minutes today to rethink your hiring approach to focus on developing culture will make your life easier tomorrow because your dream…

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How to Make Delighted Customers Through Delighted Employees

happy employees after a recruiting meeting in Lansing Michigan

Studies and common sense tell us that there is a direct correlation between employee satisfaction and customer satisfaction. If employees are happy, they’ll intentionally make sure customers are happy.  If they’re miserable, they will unintentionally make customers miserable. Because of this cause and effect relationship, as a supervisor, your employees must be your primary customer. …

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