by connecttohr | Jun 26, 2014 | Employee Development, Employee Engagement, Leadership, Uncategorized
According to Gallup research, companies with highly engaged employees report 22% higher profitability, 37% lower absenteeism, and 48% fewer safety incidents. Clearly, making the effort to keep your employees engaged and motivated is good for business. There are many...
by connecttohr | Jun 17, 2014 | Employee Development, Employee Engagement
Although employees leave their jobs for a variety of reasons, it’s long been thought that the #1 reason was due to a bad relationship with their manager. A recent survey conducted by LinkedIn, however, found that the #1 reason employees leave is because they want...
by connecttohr | May 27, 2014 | Leadership, Promoting employees
You’ve been working with the people on your team for three years, and now suddenly you’re their manager. Are you excited? Of course. A promotion is a step in the right direction. And are you somewhat nervous? Absolutely. Moving from coworker to manager adds an extra...
by connecttohr | May 14, 2014 | Employee Development, Employee Recognition, Promoting employees
We often think that the natural next step for a star employee is to become a supervisor or manager of their own team. It’s the ultimate acknowledgement for a job well done, right? Maybe. Maybe not. Often the criteria for these management promotions is merely...
by connecttohr | Apr 28, 2014 | Hire, Onboarding, Recruiting
Earlier this month I wrote about the benefits of hiring summer interns and the guidelines for determining whether the internship should be paid or unpaid. Now I’d like to go a little deeper and talk about the importance of the experience you give your summer interns....
