Documents tagged 'Employees'
Published: 31/10/2008
A major problem for employers today is attracting the best talent, and then retaining key employees. Research shows that the key ingredient for retention lies within the managers ability to understand what employees really want.
The survey results below first came out in 1946 in...
Published: 31/10/2008
Towers Perrin, the corporate benefits consulting firm, surveyed over 1000 American workers and found the following:
Only 51 percent of all workers trust their organizations to tell the truth in employee communications
Only 48 percent of all workers with more than five years...
Published: 31/10/2008
You’ve heard marketing and advertising gurus quip, \"Sell the sizzle, not the steak.\" Advertising initiatives best reach their target audience with benefits and the \"wow\" effect, not the value or features of their product or service. This may work well to get customers in the door....
Published: 31/10/2008
Is customer service a lost art? Before you answer that question, take a moment and think about the last few times you have gone shopping or out to dinner. Okay, now that you have really thought about it, is your answer any different?
Why is it that when we actually DO receive...
Published: 31/10/2008
A SEP is a special type of IRA. Under a SEP plan the employer creates an IRA account for each eligible employee, hence the name SEP-IRA. A SEP is funded solely with employer contributions. Employees do not make contributions to their SEP-IRA retirement account. Any money that goes into a...
Published: 31/10/2008
Office politics! Its just another way of saying: The employees are not getting along!
When so much of a companys success depends on the employees ability to work together as a cohesive team, it is critical that people understand and appreciate the differences in each other.
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Published: 31/10/2008
As leaders we always want to improve the performance of our organization. To improve we must release the creativity in our employees, leaders must get involved in their employees work. Not everyone knows how to do this, but maybe it isnt all that different than training a puppy....
Published: 31/10/2008
Many economists have suggested and recent economic data indicates that the economy is steadily moving in the right direction. A combination of several factors has no doubt had a negative impact on the economy over the last several years.
The recent state of the economy, combined with...
Published: 31/10/2008
You can meet your goals for your business this year. Consider these resolutions as ten steps to your success in 2005.
1. Develop a business plan or strategic plan. You won’t get where you’re going unless you know where you want to be and let your employees know as well.
2....
Published: 31/10/2008
A mission statement should very quickly and succinctly define your business, your ideals, goals and history in a brief paragraph. Sounds simple, huh? It can be far more difficult than it seems to write a mission statement, so where do you start?
Firstly look at writing your mission statement...
