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You sense you need to get a handle on your employees’ feelings about the company and their managers. So, you send out an anonymous employee survey. Then, employee engagement drops off even more than before.
Could your survey be the problem? [Read more…]
What’s holding your business back from attracting the best and brightest employees? Your mind might turn to money. If your small or medium sized business is not a in a position to offer the highest salaries in your industry, all is not lost. Top talent candidates are after more than money, says a recent report from the National Center for the Middle Market (NCMM). [Read more…]
Companies with multiple family members in the ranks face a unique set of problems, since their personal and professionals lives are so entwined. While there are hurdles that can trip up family businesses, the good news is that they can be avoided and, if need be, corrected.
Here are four problems that owners of family companies can avoid to keep their workplace happy and productive. [Read more…]
Frank Underwood lies, steals, and blackmails. He pushes people into oncoming trains, destroys reputations that threaten his own, builds up when it’s in his self interest and tears down when it isn’t. Yet he’s on the fast track to reach the most powerful job in the land: the U. S. Presidency.
As the popular protagonist of the wildly popular Netflix series House of Cards, actor Kevin Spacey’s vainglorious political character is astonishingly fruitful while displaying the sort of deliciously Machiavellian scheming where ruthlessness and cunning always – not some of the time, not just a few times, but always – wins out over integrity and civility.
Still, don’t try this at home.
Yet. . . there are some read-between-the-lines lessons on business one can take from our favorite bad boy politician to improve leadership in business and not be tossed in prison for life. Especially Underwood’s finely tuned skill of relationship building. [Read more…]
Around this time of year, employers are always looking for ways to reward their employees and show gratitude for having their team members on staff. We’ve previously examined the only three holiday gifts employees are guaranteed to love – extra money, extra time off, and a personalized note from you.
But execution can be difficult and resources scarce, so what can you do? Here are 5 creative ways to reward employees during this hectic time of year. [Read more…]