Human Resources
The Value of Engaged Employees
If you’re looking to improve your bottom line and your workplace culture, employee engagement is the place to start. When you’re aiming to increase employee engagement, however, it’s incredibly narrow to equate that with employee satisfaction or happiness, although an engaged employee may also be happy and satisfied at work. Employee engagement is the level of buy in…
Human Resources
Developing a Culture of Gratitude
Amid the daily hustle and bustle, it can be easy to overlook opportunities to show your team how critical they are to your business. As we settle into the holiday season, however, it’s increasingly critical to remind your team that they’re important and valued by both the customers and the company’s leadership. Expressing gratitude to…
Human Resources
5 Ways to Encourage Your Employees
We’ve all been there. The workload is heavy, the work feels monotonous, and going to work just feels like a slog. When you’re in a funk, you need something to disrupt the daily grind, something that helps you remember why you’re there in the first place. Disheartened, tired employees need their leaders to step into…
Business Goals
Is Your Workspace Sparking Joy?
On average, people spend 1/3 of their entire lives at work – that’s about 90,000 hours! The aesthetic of your space and the health of your workplace culture directly impact the quality of life of your employees. Is your workplace sparking joy… or despair? The health of a workplace and its employees can be impacted by…
Design
Is It Important to Look Good?
Culturally, we’re constantly making decisions about what gets our attention. With so many things vying for our attention, we can be choosy, and we choose what appeals to us. If you have a message you’re trying to communicate, and no one is paying attention, ask yourself whether you’ve delivered it in a way that you would…
Human Resources
Ensuring Success for New Hires
The first 90 days of a new appointment is make it or break it for your new employees. Your company’s communication strategy is a critical element of your company’s onboarding process if you want to retain the great people you’ve recruited. “Your goal in every transition is to get as rapidly as possible to the break-even point,” writes Michael D….
Human Resources
The Real Cost of Employee Turnover
Your business’ most important asset is your employees. Recruiting the right people to your team is one challenge, but keeping them there requires a strong communications strategy and commitment to employee satisfaction. When you do lose an employee, you probably think about the costs of hiring someone new as advertising for the position, possibly contracting a recruitment service, or paying a temporary replacement. In reality,…
Human Resources
Retain Your Employees
As business owners, we know that when you have a great employee, it’s vital to your business to keep them on your team. It’s costly to the bottom line, as well as the morale of the team, to lose your great staff members. Some studies indicate that it’s as costly as 6-9 months of the staff member’s…
Business Goals
Up-selling with Retriever
Every line of business has some product lines or services they wish their customers knew about. Educating your customer about extended offerings is key to any healthy bottom line. Not only is it 50% easier to sell something new to an existing customer than acquire a new one, they’re likely to spend 31% more when they do try…
Business Goals
Resolve to Track Your Goals
How many years have you resolved to lose weight in the new year? Holiday treats make that a necessity, but there’s something about the calendar reset that gets us all thinking about how we can be better with a fresh start. Changing habits isn’t easy work, and those most successful at reaching their goals dedicate themselves…