The holiday season: the most wonderful, and busiest, time of the year. As the season quickly approaches, now is the time to prepare your staff for the realities of the holiday season and start planning for how you’ll handle the large influx of eager consumers coming your way. Fortunately, you can tap into some knowledge, best practices, and a few tips on staffing for the holidays so you keep your customers and your team members [...]

As the fourth quarter approaches, now is the time many companies begin thinking about and planning their workforce and management strategies for the upcoming year. But this looks a little different heading into 2022. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a significant shift in the way people work. With remote work now being so common, workers are expecting more agility and flexibility in job roles. Businesses will need to account for these shifts as they develop their workforce [...]

You know employee retention is critical to your company’s success. For starters, there’s the cost of high turnover: Employee turnover can sometimes cost as much as 2.5 times the amount of the former employee’s salary, and beyond the financial losses, there are other less perceptible but equally impactful costs, such as decreased engagement, low productivity, and negative cultural effects. How can you ensure your employees are happy, healthy, engaged, and therefore more likely to stick [...]

As your employees return to the workplace in the wake of COVID-19, the importance of creating high employee morale is undeniable, but the causes of low morale go beyond the challenges presented by the pandemic. The root cause can be a combination of numerous factors, such as lack of opportunity or poorly communicated changes in company leadership, and can end up leading to high turnover, low job satisfaction, and can even damage your bottom line [...]

The world of talent acquisition is constantly evolving, with opportunities to implement new, innovative recruitment methods popping up all the time. But, like with most things, there is a learning curve, and not all companies have gotten rid of old staffing solutions in favor of more modern strategies. Naturally, some methods may be more achievable for larger organizations with the resources to dedicate to implementing them. But companies of any size and type can benefit [...]