Posts Tagged ‘culture’
The Significance of Company Culture to Successful Recruiting
You own or manage a company is growing and needs to hire more talent. Congratulations! While it is positive to have the need to hire, the process of acquiring talent during rapid growth can be quite daunting, time-consuming and costly. The recruiting process can be quite involved and intimidating, but it does not have to…
Read MoreGet Creative with Effective Onboarding
“How was your first day?” is the first thing any new employee hears when they head home after their first day at their new job. A well thought out and executed onboarding program can guarantee a resounding “GREAT!” and serve as a strong engagement and retention tool for the employee over their first 90 days…
Read MoreLooking to scale?
Are you looking to scale your organization? Here are some processes and practices that we’ve implemented with our clients to help them grow – sometimes really, really, fast. Use them to help your company stand out in terms of how you attract and retain talent in your organization. Start with Culture… Build your organization with…
Read MoreHarassment in the Workplace
This morning, NBC announced that Matt Lauer was terminated for misconduct, the latest in a string of harassment complaints across several high-profile industries. It’s left employers wondering how deep the problem is and how to create a workplace where people feel safe and are treated professionally, while at the same time, respecting personal lives and,…
Read MoreBuilding Engagement from the Inside
Gallup recently released an article that ranked employee engagement by state and even where it’s at its highest, it’s at 37%. In many states, it’s much lower and overall, it’s 33%. So what’s everyone else doing? Half of all surveyed employees said that they were ‘not engaged’. Active disengagement was as high as 21% in some…
Read MoreCultural Growing Pains
How do you protect your small company culture as you grow? It’s a great question. Now that you’ve hit operational running speed, how do you incorporate the badly needed business processes that will allow you to scale without sacrificing the “startup vibe” that has become your company identity and employer brand? Culture starts at the top.…
Read More5 Simple Tips for Great Hiring
Looking to hire the best people for your organization? It’s not as hard as you might think, but there are some key activities that will help you attract and select the best talent for your company. Make it a priority. Your people are your business. Treat recruitment, hiring and on boarding as a business priority rather…
Read MoreImpact of Learning and Development
Most organizations ask two questions when they allocate budget for employee training needs: How much time and money are we spending on training? What’s our return on the investment? The first point is a lot easier to measure than the second, but the second is more meaningful. Time and Money: When budgeting for training, measure both the out of…
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