How to Build an Effective Employee Survey

In a previous article, “Are Your Employees Really Happy?“, we sang the praises of employee satisfaction surveys.  It busted a few myths about them and discussed why surveys are an essential business tool. Since the article ran, I’ve been asked, “What questions should a survey include?” This article will give you some things to consider…

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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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7 Ways You Should Hire Like You Select a Mate

Have you ever hired someone and later regretted it? Maybe you didn’t have much time to fill the job, so when one of your team members recommended her friend, who seemed awesome, you talked to her once and then offered her a job.  Within a few months, you could see that she didn’t have the…

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