At this point, I think it’s fair to say we’ve all accepted that our employees are going to be on social media, whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, or whatever else is the new fad. Early on in the outbreak of social media there was a tendency for Human Resources to say, “not my area, […]
Winning Recipe for Employee Productivity and Employee Morale
LaVallee’s Bakery Distributors opened in 1977 and has built a reputation for amazing tasting breads coupled with their top notch service. They achieve this success through what they refer to as “LaVallee’s Dozen: 12 Values We Live By.” Their values include – trust and respect, teamwork, empowerment, personal growth, optimism, customer service, commitment, dependability, quality, […]
Love, Or At Least Like Your Job to Increase Employee Productivity & Morale
During the industrial revolution, it’s fair to say that many people didn’t love their jobs. But, they did it; five days a week, from 9-5, no questions asked. We’ve come a long way from the daily grind and the bar has been raised. In order to attract and retain employees, company’s must do what they can […]
2013 “Workolutions” Will Increase Employee Productivity and Morale
The words “new year” are synonymous with “resolutions” for most people. Even though you might not come out and verbally declare anything that you will regret committing to later (next week), you have probably thought through some of the popular resolutions as 2013 commenced. Exercise more, eat less, save money, volunteer, etc. But every year […]
Recruiting Update – Never Settle for the Warm Body
Hiring managers are often challenged with trying to keep too many balls in the air that it can be overwhelming to conduct a thorough interview process when they need to fill an urgent hiring need. It can be tempting to hire quickly just to get the position filled in the hopes that the candidate will […]
Office Politics that Work – Improve Employee Productivity
Everything around us seems political these days. You can’t turn on the TV or open a paper without there being something about the upcoming presidential election or a pending local election. With all this bipartisanism in the air, it begs the question if it’s overflowed into the workplace? A recent study by Robert Half found that 40% of employees […]
Drive Employee ProductivityThrough Your Workplace Design
The physical design of your workplace directly affects employee productivity and how employees interact with each other. Are you a company where employees work autonomously or do your employees collaborate and discuss projects throughout the day? Research has shown that increasingly, work is collaborative, but have our workspaces adapted to this change? According to the Harvard Business […]
Avoiding Stress that can Reduce Employee Productivity
With the days getting shorter and shorter and the nighttime temperatures starting to fall, that can only mean one thing – summer is ending and September is right around the corner. Sure, fall brings the excitement of football and the leaves turning magical colors, but with that also comes the stress of kids returning to […]
Social Media and Rewards & Recognition
Even recognition programs are catching the social media bug. Motivating and recognizing employees remains the goal of these programs, but the delivery has changed. Acknowledging an employee’s hard work feeds the intrinsic need most people have for appreciation and will reinforce a job well done. Conventional programs recognize employees through traditional means such as company […]
Compensation as an Employee Motivator Across the Generations
Money motivates all employees…but do you know how it motivates generations differently? Baby Boomers, Generation X, Generation Y and the Millennials are all motivated differently. Yes, money is important, but it has a different level of importance for each generation. A study by The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE)studied the Class of 2011 and found […]
