Leadership in Uncertain Times

As we navigate this unknown territory it has caused me to reflect on other crises our country has overcome in the last several decades. Just since the year 2000 in the United States, we have weathered the terrorist attack of 9/11, the energy crises in 2003, SARS, the...
Effective Employee Onboarding

Effective Employee Onboarding

Effective Onboarding Equals Improved Employee Performance and Retention Last month we discussed the importance of having a great onboarding process for your new employees. Without proper onboarding about one-third of new employees leave the company within their first...
Peanut Butter & Pay Increases

Peanut Butter & Pay Increases

What does peanut butter have to do with pay increases? The peanut butter approach for pay increases gives the same pay increase to employees regardless of their performance level. For example, if you have a 3% salary increase budget then everyone gets 3% across the...
Strategies for Effective Performance Management

Strategies for Effective Performance Management

It’s That Time of Year Again – Yes, it is hard to believe that we are quickly closing out another year! With that said, it’s also time to prepare for year-end performance reviews.Managing employee performance deals with an organization’s strategy,...
Mandatory PTO and Other Trends

Mandatory PTO and Other Trends

With recent unemployment rates reaching historic lows, employers are in fierce competition for talent. To attract and retain qualified workers, companies of all sizes are bolstering their employee benefit offerings. In recent years, the concept of employee time off...