You have an awesome team of employees, and you want to do everything in your power to keep them on your team for as long as possible. For many businesses, the immediate solution to employee retention problems is offering a raise. However, that isn’t always feasible in a small business or start-up environment. Thankfully, there […]
Your employee timesheets are telling you and other managers information. Are you listening? While employee timesheets obviously serve as a way to see the amount of time that your employees are working, they also contain information that can be used to give you new and valuable insight into your business. The Basics Employee timesheets contain […]
Influencer marketing is more popular than ever, and it isn’t just for fashion and beauty brands. Many of the companies having the greatest success with influencer marketing aren’t just relying on Insta-famous faces to get the word out. Instead, they’re looking around the table at their own employees and cultivating brand influencers from within. Educate […]
The holiday season is here, which means many small business owners are alternating glances at their checking accounts and the wonderful, capable employees that helped them find success in 2018. However, the gifts you wish you could give your employees aren’t always the ones you can afford to give. Here are our best tips to reward great […]
Creatives expect different things from a workplace than more traditional employees. Instead of prioritizing money, status and stability first, many creatives flock to jobs that offer a sense of fun and opportunity. While that doesn’t mean you can get away not offering creative talent money and stability, it does mean that you should go about […]
No matter how big or small their role, your employees are the backbone of your business. They are not only your most valuable resource, but your most expensive one (and there is a difference). That makes them your biggest investment altogether. Great leaders understand these points, and therefore do their best to keep said employees […]
While major corporations suffering data breaches make the front page of the paper and spend millions fixing the damage, small businesses experiencing the same breaches can experience even more damage without generating a single headline. While Target can absorb the $67 million paid out in the wake of the 2013 data breach, your small business […]
Ahh, the open office plan! It’s beautiful to look at, great for encouraging collaboration and very trendy. However, it’s not always conducive to getting employees to sit down and focus. In order to help your business and employees thrive, you must create an environment that seamlessly combines collaboration with focus. Allow Employees to Use Headphones […]
According to a 2016 Gallup poll, millennials have surpassed generation X as the largest generation in the work force. Although as many as 1 in every 3 workers identifies as a millennial, it is still proving difficult for many managers to pinpoint what they’re looking for in the workplace. The same study found that 87 […]
With countless emails alerts, social notifications, phone calls and budget reminders begging for our attention daily, it can be difficult to feel organized and in control. Where there is clutter, there is chaos. The good news is that we have several digital tools at our fingertips, designed to make our lives more organized and manageable. Don’t […]
Owning a business is a unique challenge that only few have truly mastered. Being successful as a business owner is both an art and a science. If you’re new to the business world, or even if you’ve been a part of it for a while and are just looking to improve, check out seven of […]
Today, more and more companies are adopting the open office model. For some, this means working in a large, bull-pen type space with lots of other people. While this can be a great way for people to quickly exchange ideas and work together, it can make getting individual work done very difficult. An office design […]
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