In an era where young workers are no longer concerned about long-term employment with a specific company, maintaining a high employee retention rate can be challenging. An organization that can sustain its staff long-term reaps benefits such as utilizing fewer resources and time needed to retrain …
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Hiring in-House or Outsourcing: Which Is Better?
Whether to outsource or hire in-house is a decision that affects businesses of all sizes in all industries. There are merits and drawbacks to both, and which decision is optimal largely depends on what you’re attempting to accomplish. In business, you always want to make the best decision the first …
Only 30% of Your Workers Are Engaged: How to Motivate the Other 70%
According to Villanova University, only 30% of US workers are engaged and inspired at work. That means that 70% of employees are disengaged and uninspired at work. If you let that happen at your business, you could lose productivity. This can impact the quality of your product and, therefore, your …
Volunteering Is Good For Business: Here’s Why
If you knew you could strengthen your business, foster some goodwill in your community and help others at the same time, would you do it? When you volunteer your time and efforts with charitable organizations, you can get back way more than you give. Let’s look at three key ways volunteering is …
3 Practical Lessons from the A-Team
Besides just being a super cool TV show, and one that will forever hold a special place in my childhood, I believe we can learn a lot from the A-Team. Here are three simple takeaways: Respected Leaders Trust their Team John “Hannibal” Smith, always satisfied "when a plan comes together," is the …
2 Unique Team Building Destinations to Consider for 2015
I used to absolutely detest team building exercises. Whenever I attended a training or function that required us to break up into small groups and work as a team, I would roll my eyes in the back of my head and pray that it would be over quickly. However, during my time as a serving member of the …
