Is it truly the most wonderful time of the year? Or maybe your staff really does start to feel like grandma got run over by a reindeer. Before the stress and worry of the holidays hit, make sure your HR staff are prepared so they can ring in the New Year with confidence and positivity…. Read more »
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Can You Afford to Keep Your Top Talent?
Did you know that it costs much more to hire a new employee than to keep your current employees happy? You may be concerned about giving raises or providing additional benefits, but the truth is that you can’t afford not to. If you don’t make an effort to keep your top talent engaged, you will… Read more »
Keep Retention Rates High — Before the Fall
Labor Day is coming up, which means the kids will be back in school and fall is right around the corner. While our thoughts may be turning to pumpkin spiced lattes, football season, and Halloween, we should be thinking about retention rates in the office. Before Fall brings the changing leaves, make a plan to… Read more »
5 Tips for Building Your Team’s Morale
Whether it is spring, summer, winter, or fall there are so many distractions that can take an employee’s focus away from their work. Keeping your team engaged is critical to your company’s production. So how can you build up the morale in your office environment? There are some easy ways to ensure that you staff… Read more »
4 Tips for Hiring the Best Executive Assistant
An executive assistant is the glue the holds a company together. Your C-level management staff has plenty of responsibilities, so being able to hand off certain tasks to their trusted assistant is critical for the health of the company. When you’re faced with hiring or replacing an executive-level assistant, it is essential that you know… Read more »
10 Tips for Showing Administrative Employees You Appreciate Them
Demonstrating to your support staff that you appreciate the work they do to keep your company running smoothly is very important to their continued success. Your staff wants to know that their contribution is appreciated. Sometimes it is difficult to think of new and creative ways to show your gratitude to your administrative employees. Here… Read more »
How to Cut Costs – Five Strategies for Your Company
Every business needs to cut costs from time to time. However, the real challenge comes when trying to cut the right costs at the right time – without affecting employee morale, productivity, and the overall business. So how do you cut costs the right way? Here are five strategies for cutting costs in your company… Read more »
Are Your Employees Wasting Time? (How Can You Tell?!)
Time is money, right? In your business, can you afford for your team to waste time while they’re working in your office? You may not even know whether or not your staff is wasting time on the job. Here are a few things you can ask yourself to determine if your employees are being productive… Read more »
Hiring is Great — Retention is Better
Did you know that it is more expensive to hire a new employee than to keep your current employees happy on the job? It is absolutely essential that your business have a strong retention program in place. What can you do to establish your company as a place where top talent wants to work for… Read more »
New Job “Perks” to Offer in 2015
If you want to be an employer of choice here in the metro Detroit area it is important that you know what will attract candidates beyond salary and stable employment. Your employees want perks. Those are incentives to encourage them to remain engaged on the job and loyal to the company. Here are some of… Read more »