In today’s competitive job market, employees are expected to hit the ground running and excel in their roles from day one. However, not all organizations provide comprehensive training programs, leaving employees to fend for themselves when it comes to acquiring the necessary skills and knowledge. Dealing with inadequate training can be challenging, but it’s not an insurmountable obstacle. In this article, we will explore how employees can succeed at work despite facing this hurdle.
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Unlocking Employee Retention: The Transformative Power of Process Improvement
In the dynamic realm of modern business, where companies are vying for a share of the market and striving to outshine their competitors, the key to success often rests on a treasure trove that is right under our noses – our employees. Talent retention, the art of keeping skilled and motivated employees within an organization, is an essential facet of sustaining growth and achieving long-term success. One powerful strategy that often goes overlooked in the quest for retaining talent is process improvement. As organizations embark on this journey of refining and optimizing their operations, they inadvertently pave the way for higher job satisfaction, professional growth, and enhanced employee engagement.
E.O.W (End of the Week) Notable Tip: Numbers Vs People
Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week! Read below for the EOW for today, Friday, October 6, 2017. “When it comes to safeguarding the bottom-line, hitting the numbers is the only focus. This narrow thought process causes leaders to lose sight of what truly drives those numbers and that is their employees andContinue reading “E.O.W (End of the Week) Notable Tip: Numbers Vs People”
Maintaining Integrity during rapid growth
What is integrity? According to dictionary.com, integrity is “adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.” Why is it important in business? Integrity in business is important because it builds internal and external trust amongst all the people that have dealings with the company. Effective leaders “walk the talk”; in other words theyContinue reading “Maintaining Integrity during rapid growth”
E.O.W(End of the Week) Notable Tip: Alternatives to Layoffs during business financial hardships
Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week. Today, I would like to discuss some alternatives to reducing costs during business financial hardships instead of mass layoffs. Strong and effective leaders build trust in their companies and see their employees as their second family sometimes even as an extension of their family. When employeesContinue reading “E.O.W(End of the Week) Notable Tip: Alternatives to Layoffs during business financial hardships”
E.O.W(End of the Week) Notable Tip: Emphasize Intrinsic Rewards
Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a great week. Today I want to leave you with a short tip about enriching the jobs of your employees. What do employees want? You find the answer to this question by asking them! However, most employees seek intrinsic rewards. “Employees want interesting, challenging work, and the opportunity toContinue reading “E.O.W(End of the Week) Notable Tip: Emphasize Intrinsic Rewards”
Lean Wednesday Tip: Client Relations
“Never let a client treat your employees badly and if such incident does occur fire the client immediately. It is of most importance that the clients you work with have cultures that naturally sync with yours. A sale is never worth the mistreatment of your employees.”
Notable Friday Chat: Care about your employees!
Happy Friday! I hope you’ve had a productive and enriching week. Today I want to leave you with a short message that will have a significant impact on your talent management goals and overall company wide health. I hope you have a great weekend and remember, “Success is continuous improvement!” “Taking the time toContinue reading “Notable Friday Chat: Care about your employees!”
The Most Important HR Metrics that you should be tracking
To really understand the health and performance of your human resources function, I have created a list of the most important HR metrics that will provide a clear picture of how the department is performing. Cost of Hire Ratio Compensation/Benefits to Revenue/Profit (compare each year to industry averages) Employee turnover rate of new hires withinContinue reading “The Most Important HR Metrics that you should be tracking”
On-boarding Employees: Where are the supplies?
 Onboarding a new hire is stressful enough. Paperwork needs to be done, work area needs to be set up, et cetera. But no one remembers about supplies. Utilizing Lean Six Sigma methods and tools like 5S, visual management and Kanban to remove office waste is a great way to have a supplies inventory system thatContinue reading “On-boarding Employees: Where are the supplies?”
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