Tag Archives: Employee Management
Strategies to Improve Your Business Through Exit Interviews
Managing employee turnover isn’t the most glamorous part of running a company. Preparing to open up a vacancy can be just as taxing as filling one. Having a strategy to conduct exit interviews can ensure a smooth and amicable transition for both company and employee. And it might just glean the kind of honest feedback thatContinue Reading
Effective Job Descriptions Keep Employees Great, Too
Crafting an effective job description is vital for hiring the right people and managing them once hired. “Effective” isn’t the same as “complex”; a written summary of a person’s job should strive to outline the essential functions, set performance goals, and provide a definition of success upon which both employer and employee can agree. WhatContinue Reading
Exposing the Hidden Cost of DIY Human Resources
ou didn’t go into business to become a bookkeeper, a retirement plan administrator or a monitor for a government bureau. You have a vision, but too often it’s pushed aside when the tasks of administering your business takes precedence. These things need doing, of course, but business owners must take stock of hidden costs ofContinue Reading
Are You Conducting Leadership Skills Assessments? Here’s Why You Should Be.
Businesses today are faced with a complex challenge: how to hire the right people while having the confidence that they will be able to adapt and succeed in an ever-evolving workplace. Business requires visionary leaders who can make tough decisions, empower employees and pivot quickly. To secure and develop these leaders, businesses currently invest millionsContinue Reading
Embracing and Incorporating Workplace Flexibility
One measure of a great company that is often overlooked in the business world is the ability to create and preserve an environment of work-life balance. Sharply contrasting this ideal, many employees are being paid for 40 hours’ worth of work on a weekly basis, yet a 2014 Gallup Study found that Americans work an averageContinue Reading
Motivating Your Top Talent: 6 Employee Engagement Ideas
According to a report by Harvard Business Review (HBR) Analytic Services on The Impact of Employee Engagement on Performance, employee engagement has become a priority for senior managers. These managers report that staff who are highly engaged are usually highly innovative and productive, which increases the the bottom line and reduces the costs associated withContinue Reading
How to Get Your Employees Back to Work Quickly After An Illness or Injury
When employees or staff are out due to illness or injury, it can severely impact your business. The loss of productivity, need to hire a temporary replacement, and workers’ compensation or disability payments can take a toll on your bottom line and disrupt projects. A return to work policy can help mitigate these effects, allowingContinue Reading
6 Ways to Avoid Costly Workplace Safety Disasters
As the leader of your business, you know that there can be many hazards in the workplace. However, if you’re like most small business owners, you’re probably not thinking about the possibility of being affected by a workplace disaster. However, the construction, manufacturing and machinery industries are at a higher risk for workplace disasters –Continue Reading
How Much Time Payroll & Payroll Tax Administration Are Really Taking You
Payroll and payroll tax administration happens to be one of the most time-consuming and annoying tasks for small businesses owners. In fact, according to the NSBA 2014 Small Business Taxation survey, payroll taxes were ranked number one for the most financially burdensome and number two for the most administratively burdensome federal tax among small firms. ThatContinue Reading
3 Reasons Why Employee Benefits are Critical to Small Business Growth
As a small business owner, you undoubtedly want to see your business grow. While it’s no secret that maximizing sales and minimizing expenses are key to growing a profitable enterprise, offering employee benefits can play a vital role in business growth. 3 Reasons Why You Should Consider Offering Employee Benefits Recruit new employees – TheContinue Reading