Create a Culture of Employee Engagement
Over the last couple of years, we’ve seen a worrisome trend of employees disengaging from their work. Sometimes dubbed “quiet quitting,” this trend has sent ripple effects throughout business organizations across the country. To understand this problem, it’s first important to understand what employee engagement means. Generally, this term is used to denote team members […]
Optimizing 360 Performance Reviews
In the dynamic landscape of employee performance evaluations, 360-degree reviews have emerged as a holistic approach, offering a well-rounded perspective. However, to extract the full benefits of this method, managers must adopt a strategic outlook. This blog post explores key elements to enhance the effectiveness of 360 reviews, delving into the nuances of communication, goal […]
Common Mistakes When Managing Remote Teams
There was a time when remote teams were fairly uncommon; it was an accepted practice that most employees worked in a centralized office space. Those days are long gone, with advances in collaborative technology, along with disruptive events like the COVID pandemic, making remote teamwork commonplace. Even so, many managers are still adjusting to some […]
Close the Gaps in Your Employee Benefits Communication
Open enrollment season is rapidly approaching, providing employees with the opportunity to renew or revise their benefit selections. This is one of the busiest times of the year for HR teams, who face a huge task not just in providing robust benefit packages, but in communicating about those benefits with the entire employee base. In […]
Three Ways for Managers to Earn the Trust of Their Employees
As we noted in last month’s post, trust is a critical component in any professional relationship. Employees need to be able to trust their leaders, while also feeling like their leaders trust them. Maintaining this kind of two-way trust is difficult, but by no means impossible. In our view, there are three essential elements for […]
5 Ways to Strengthen Trust Between Managers and Employees
“Building strong relationships with your people by being transparent, authentic, and available leads to an immeasurably valuable asset called trust.” – Chuck Cooper Building trust with employees is crucial for managers in small and midsize companies. Here are our five top actions managers should take to build trust with their employees: By consistently practicing these […]
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 […]
Using Culture to Boost Employee Retention
It’s often observed that a company’s culture can be an invaluable tool for recruitment. Many top talents will actively seek companies that have flexible, supportive, collaborative, and empowering cultures in place, sometimes prioritizing culture just as much as they do salary and benefits. If this is true, then it stands to reason that culture can […]
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 […]
