Your schedule is already full with various projects, tasks, and mounting workloads, so keeping up with your employees’ progress isn’t always easy. But it’s important to manage your employees time for the most productive and efficient workday. Plus, it will help keep workloads balanced and workers feeling engaged and successful instead of overwhelmed, overworked, and underappreciated.
Keep up to date on your team’s projects with these three tips.
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With the holidays just around the corner, seasonal hiring is already in full swing. Overall, retailers are expected to hire nearly 500,000 seasonal workers this year according to the National Retail Federations. In fact, USA Today recently reported retailers added 17,800 jobs in October.
Though most companies like Macy’s and Kohl’s gear up staff by 5% during the holidays, some add up to 50% more workers. Tele Tech, for example, plans to hire 4,400 seasonal workers this year, up 60% compared to last year. But retailers aren’t the only businesses ramping up staff to help meet demand. Customer Service, hospitality, clerical, manufacturing, shipping, and e-commerce typically hire seasonal workers as well.
Whether you’re significantly increasing your workforce in size or just adding a few key hires, it’s important to manage seasonal workers well, to get the best value for your company.
Here are three simple ways to get more from your seasonal hires.
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Let’s face it, after feeling the impact of the recession, from salary freezes to paycuts and layoffs, change in the workplace had a bad rap. We all wanted stability and security. But now, businesses are worrying about turnover and employee engagement as more and more employees feel frustrated with the status quo. John F. Kennedy once said, “change is the law of life.” It’s inevitable. But it’s also important to remember that change isn’t always bad. Often times, it’s great. If your employees are tired of the same ole’ same ole’ at work, now may be the perfect time to shake your workplace up and make some changes for the better.
Here are three easy ways to get started before the new year.
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At the beginning of this year, Blessing White, a global consulting firm, released its 2011 Employee Engagement Report which found that only a third of U.S. employees are engaged at work. When asked “which one thing would improve job satisfaction,” 27% of respondents said the opportunity to apply their talents was a top driver of job satisfaction.
With fewer workers and heavier workloads, now may be the perfect time to see what your employees are really made of. Giving your staff the opportunity to prove their mettle through new projects and responsibilities will help increase their job satisfaction and take some tasks off your plate too.
If you’ve been reluctant to hand over a project to a member of your team, here are some tips to help you get started.
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As a company leader, you’ve probably heard, read, and thought a lot about reengaging your employees lately. But, as you juggle a hectic workday and the challenges that come with managing your staff, you may not have had time to stop and think about your own engagement at work.
In the wake of the recession, many businesses have been struggling to boost employee morale and are now concerned with retaining their top talent. You’ve experienced the same frustrations your employees have about doing more with less. But, where most employees are focused on how difficult decisions or circumstances impact their own lives, you have to worry about how those decisions and circumstances impact your entire team. You aren’t just concerned with your time-management and productivity, you have to worry about your employees’ too. And all of that can be a lot to handle. Read More→
As more job seekers continue to look for employment in today’s job market, businesses will continue to field reference check calls from other employers. A 2010 survey from the Society for Human Resource Management found that 76% of companies conduct reference background checks for all job candidates and another 22% conduct background checks for selected job candidates. Only 2% of respondents do not conduct background checks.
Today, responding to reference checks has become a tricky business. It’s important to minimize legal risks, like lawsuits that claim defamation of character, discrimination, infringement of privacy, or claims of negligent reference checks. Here are some basic steps you should keep in mind when providing reference information about a former employee.
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As employers, we invest a lot in our staff, and in return, expect a lot from them. From following company policies, procedures, and culture to effectively completing assignments and job duties, in order to be successful, it’s important for every member of your team to understand exactly what’s required.
If your employees don’t understand your expectations, how can they be expected to achieve them? Make sure you’re not setting your team up to fail with these two common blunders.
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Alright, so it’s not the most exciting topic. For most of us, it’s probably far from exciting. But, whether you work on a construction site or in a traditional nine to five office, safety at work impacts us all in one way or another. For company owners, safety can affect everything from workers’ compensation costs to productivity. For employees, it impacts work environment, health, and morale. So, we should be talking about it.
With rising medical costs and growing workers’ compensation claims, it’s imperative for companies to make sure everyone’s doing their part to keep the workplace safe. So how do you make a less-than-glamorous topic matter to your team?
June is National Safety Month and a great time to get the conversations started. To help, here are some easy ways to make this real workplace issue relevant to your employees.
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For many, football isn’t just a game. It’s a way of life. But, you don’t have to be a die-hard fan to learn a thing or two about life and the importance of team building from this national pastime.
What it Takes to Win at Work
Whether you’re on the field or in the workplace, it takes a team to win. Today’s workplace has a lot of demands waiting to be met. To succeed at the challenges you face, your team has to work together. And that means determining the best plan of action and relying on each other to execute each “play” with drive, passion, and precision. Sure you have leaders calling the shots, but no one can win it alone. You have to work together.
So how’s your team doing? Are your employees riding the bench? Is team spirit waning? As we head into the summer, take time to huddle together to figure out what you’ve done right so far as a team in the first quarter and what you’ll need to do differently for the remainder of the year. When something fails, remember that practice makes perfect. And above all, work hard while remembering to have fun together.
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Even the most savvy business leaders will tell you great leadership isn’t a skill you pick up overnight. It’s a skill that must be developed over the course of a career through experience, continual learning, and collaboration.
That’s the inspiration behind the Refresh Leadership Live Simulcast. The simulcast, hosted by Express Employment Professionals on Wednesday, May 18, in locations across the U.S. and Canada, will feature a diverse lineup of speakers who have built distinguished careers based on their unique insights into what it takes to be a great leader.
During the simulcast, attendees will hear from author, speaker, and business consultant, Ken Blanchard, as he shares insights on Leading in the New Business Reality. During his presentation, Blanchard will discuss the challenges leaders face in keeping people focused, productive, and motivated to create an aligned organization that can move nimbly, yet boldly, toward the future.
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