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January 15, 2024

What Is Employee Turnover Cost & How To Retain Employees

Employee turnover is a pressing issue businesses across all industries face, especially regarding your organization’s finances. Many studies have concluded that a high employee turnover cost can severely impact an organization’s profitability and reputation. A high turnover rate leads to losing valuable employees and can make existing employees demotivated or insecure in their jobs.  If […]

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January 3, 2024

PIPs: It’s Impossible to Explain Why We Still Use Them.

PIPs: Unraveling the Mystery of a Flawed System (And Building a Better One) Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs) sound good on paper. An employee struggles, so we offer a structured path to success. Unfortunately, reality often paints a bleak picture. PIPs, despite their good intentions, are riddled with problems that can undermine their effectiveness and even […]

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December 13, 2023

What Are the Different Work Schedules for a Business?

In today’s fast-paced business world, having an efficient work schedule is crucial for maximizing productivity, ensuring seamless collaboration, and fostering a healthy work-life balance. Work schedules can vary between businesses and may adapt to each organization’s and its employees’ unique needs.  Below, we explore the different types of work schedules businesses can use to optimize […]

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December 8, 2023

Enhancing Employee Performance: Rethinking Progressive Discipline with Performance Improvement Plans

Progressive discipline has long been a standard approach to managing employee performance issues. However, in today’s dynamic workplace, its effectiveness often falls short when aiming to cultivate positive change and development among employees. This strategy supposedly targets to correct problems with employees, but the results often leave the relationship with the employee worse off. Whether […]

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November 8, 2023

The 3 Types of Workplace Flexibility Employees Are Looking For

“Work-life balance” is a term that’s used more often in the current landscape. We are now in a post-pandemic era, a time when most employees have experienced the pros and cons of working remotely from home – and going by consensus, the pros of remote work have won over many employers. This resulted in a […]

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October 31, 2023

Proven Ways to Improve Work Performance

There’s always room for improvement, especially when it comes to your organization’s performance. You may have a talented team of employees, but are you providing them with the means to unlock their full potential?  With the proper practices that promote improving performance in the workplace, you can boost productivity and efficiency. The road to individual […]

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October 30, 2023

It’s Impossible to Explain: Administering Punishment to Adults

We’re smart people so it’s impossible to explain why, in the world of HR and management, we still find ourselves mired in the age-old tradition of punishing employees for their shortcomings. It’s a question that’s been on our minds lately, and we can’t help but challenge the prevailing norms. We believe there’s a better way, […]

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September 18, 2023

5 Ways to Improve Work Performance

“Work performance” is a term that refers to your ability to perform your job duties and meet your responsibilities in the workplace. Companies may use several metrics to measure work performance. Generally, however, they evaluate it based on how much work you do, how well you do it and how quickly you finish your tasks.  […]

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August 17, 2023

What Benefits Does Hiring Consultants Have for a Business?

Executives in businesses of all sizes may find that their role requires them to wear many hats. This can lead to several operational challenges later, as you can only perform so many functions before you lack the time and capacity to take on additional tasks or learn new concepts essential to your roles.  In this […]

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