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Labor Shortages: Think Outside the Box
- “We can’t find enough workers!” “Sorry, we’re closed due to staffing shortages.” “We’re busy but can’t find enough people to work.” Sound familiar? We’d be willing to bet that you’ve seen a sign like this in the last couple of months, or even said it yourself. We’ve even blogged about it recently. This, like every […] Read More
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Best Companies = Highest Standards. Still True?
- Many of the companies with which we work are having unprecedented growth. And as we’ve talked about recently, hiring the best is getting more and more difficult. But just because it’s hard doesn’t mean you need to drop your standards. Remember, business ownership is a long game – it’s the businesses that can grow and […] Read More
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How Often do you Update Your Employee Handbook?
- Employee handbooks are what most Business Owners consider a necessary evil – something that is nice to have but it rarely changes. But employee handbooks can be a living, breathing document that can increase team culture, help avoid extremely costly HR-related lawsuits, and more. We say this often, but the more you can do to […] Read More
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4 Keys to Hiring Great Executives
- Hiring and recruiting is at the top of most Business Owners’ minds right now, and the labor market is unlike anything we’ve seen in recent times. But one thing that hasn’t changed? The importance of hiring executive-level employees. Unlike an entry-level or hourly employee, the executive leader will set policies, lead the business in the […] Read More
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Labor Shortage: Recruiting the Best
- A very hot topic among Business Owners, at least the ones that we work with every day, is that of being so busy with new business growth. However, with massive business growth comes the need to hire more employees quickly. Rather than getting into a negative mindset and giving up, therefore putting even more pressure […] Read More
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Exit Interviews: A Must for Team Culture
- Ahh, the Exit Interview. Nearly all Business Owners do a hiring interview, or multiple hiring interviews, in order to see if the candidate is the right fit for the company. But when an employee is leaving the company, the Exit Interview is crucial. Studies have shown that 90% of Fortune 500 companies have some Exit […] Read More
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Employees: What’s Your Training Program?
- Last week, we talked about hiring and onboarding a new employee. Once that first day comes and goes, it’s all about training. The last thing that an employee wants is to be excited about a new company, then defeated when they feel as if they’re going to have to teach themselves to do the work. […] Read More
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Onboarding: Plan to Keep Your Rock Stars
- Business is growing. Great! You’ve decided it’s time to grow your team. The recruiting process is lengthy and costly, but worth it to find a rock star candidate. Turnover is very expensive, often 30-40% of an employee’s annual salary, and can cause extreme shifts in customer service, company culture, and product or service quality. The […] Read More
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Are You Paying Great Employees Enough to Stay?
- When your business is busier than ever, finding and keeping the right people becomes more and more crucial. The work is there, but finding qualified candidates that are a right fit for your team is one of the biggest challenges our clients are facing. Experienced construction project managers, veterinary technicians, tradespeople, and even office managers […] Read More
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6 Ways to Lose an Employee (Part 1)
- One of the top problems that our business owners face is recruiting, hiring and training top talent. In fact, whether or not you are tracking the cost of employee turnover (you should), according to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) the cost of turnover for a salaried employee can be 6-9 months’ salary. So to put that in […] Read More
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