Employee retention is one of the most difficult and expensive challenges faced by business owners, managers, and HR departments. Fortunately, the keys to retention are simple and straightforward, though certainly easier said than done. The following practices are...
When you belong to an organization, there’s usually a reason, right? Whether the organization is a business, club, or other group, something about it appealed to you, and you chose to associate yourself with it. You personally identified with it and felt like you...
Employee turnover is expensive – more so than you might think. When budgeting for employee turnover, some of the costs can be tracked and calculated but others are harder to gauge, like the impact on employee engagement. Easily measurable or not, they all hurt...
Q: Are job descriptions required by law? A: Job descriptions are not required by law, but they’re certainly great to have and serve several purposes. First, a job description, when accurately written, should reflect the actual work done. The applicant or employee can...
When employees leave, the exit interviews can help you understand why. Like the exit interview, the stay interview solicits employee feedback; but instead of being conducted as an employee exits, it’s conducted before employees decide to leave. As the name implies,...