Hosting Effective Employee One-on-Ones
Employee one-on-ones are among the most effective tools that managers have for boosting engagement and retention… and, one of the most underutilized. Far too many managers underestimate the power of checking in with employees on an individual basis, taking just a few minutes each week to connect. One-on-ones provide an opportunity to ask employees how […]
Can Hybrid Work Improve Company Culture?
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, most companies moved their teams out of the traditional workspace, transitioning to remote work and online collaboration. Ever since, business and HR leaders have wrestled with the tension between work-from-home perks, including greater flexibility and lower overhead, with potential downsides. Foremost among those downsides? The assumption that remote […]
Common Problems with Culture Building
Most business owners recognize the importance of developing a coherent company culture. Actually, doing so, however, can be one of the most challenging aspects of business ownership, as it involves drawing together employees from very different backgrounds and with very different sets of values, uniting them behind a common goal. Most organizations have a strategic […]
What are the Best Incentives to Boost Employee Retention?
Recruiting and retaining top talents can be challenging, especially when you’re a smaller company competing with enterprise-level competitors. Keeping up with all of the latest salary and benefits trends can be cost-prohibitive, but thankfully, there are a number of creative ways to incentivize your employees. Consider just a few of the ways in which you […]
Employee Engagement: Purpose Over Perks
Over the past few months, many business leaders and HR managers have been left scratching their heads over issues of employee retention. As the Great Resignation depletes the workforce, some businesses have pulled out all the stops to create a more attractive and enticing workplace, offering employee perks as wide-ranging as ping pong tables and […]
Engaging Employees with Their Benefits
The word “engagement†gets thrown around a lot, but it may be helpful to pause and consider its meaning. In the context of company culture, engagement generally means an emotional commitment on behalf of your employees. Engaged employees care about the company, and they care about what they are doing each day. This doesn’t necessarily […]
Simple Ways to Prioritize Employee Engagement
Over the last 18 months, all of us have gone through seasons of immense disruption. For many of us, this period has been marked by stress and uncertainty, both in our personal lives as well as our professional lives. Naturally, this has led to a significant increase of stress, burnout, and fatigue. The question is, […]
