Experienced managers know that there’s an art to giving a performance review. It’s not as easy as just watching somebody do their work, making a few basic notes, and then sitting down with that person and talking to them for a little bit. The review is a lot more than… Read more
Time Management Tips to Help Improve Your Team’s Productivity
Time management is a big buzzword in today’s business world. Why? Because there is often so much to do, and so little time to go around. You’d think that the digital age would have saved us all a lot of time, and that our work days would be about four… Read more
How Can You Make Sure Your Employees Show Up For Work Every Day?
Workplace absenteeism and tardiness are major issues for any company. In the end, business leaders and managers can’t ignore these metrics as they look at overall productivity and how well the business is working. Supervisors and managers are tasked with the difficult process of keeping absenteeism down and maintaining headcounts… Read more
4 Ways to Minimize Employee Exposure to the Flu
The holiday season is upon us, and that means that flu season is coming around, too. How do you keep your workplace free of these tough winter illnesses? The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA has provided guidelines for both medical and non-medical workers. These tips will help… Read more
Want to Improve Employee Productivity? Consider Adding Improvements to Your Break Room
If you want to build a really great company culture, one of the often overlooked things you can do to improve productivity and morale is to make your break room work for your employees. The break room is the safe haven — it’s the one place employees have to themselves in… Read more
3 Ways a Temporary Job Can be a Stepping Stone to a Permanent Opportunity
It’s true that job security isn’t what it used to be, and more people are working temporary jobs or trying to fill gaps to sustain employment, but in reality, a temporary job really can become a springboard to something quite a bit better and more consistent. First of all, there’s… Read more
Become a Visionary Thinker that Employees Look Up To
Thought leadership is a popular term right now, and that’s great, but how do you get to that place? It’s all well and good to say that you have a goal to become part of the vanguard of an industry, or to become the type of person that people ‘follow.’… Read more
Ensuring the Protection of Temporary Workers Through OSHA
All American workers, no matter who they are, need workplace protections, and that includes temporary workers, contractors and all other classes of workers who do the tough jobs to keep the economy running every day. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration or OSHA is a vital part of providing… Read more
How 30 Minutes of Reading Each Week Can Make You More Productive
Among a number of good habits that can boost your potential on the job, lots of experts are recommending daily reading as a pick-me-up that can do wonders for your productivity and motivation. No, we’re not talking about reading company reports, or trying to cram sheets of technical specifications into… Read more
The Secret to Eliminating the Skills Gap
Do you feel that your business is a shopping cart with three wheels? A lot of people often feel this way. They feel like there’s just not a cohesive operation firing on all cylinders, that there’s something that needs to be fixed to really make things hum along smoothly. Too… Read more