How to make the most of your employee performance reviews to ensure your staff is productive and keep your small business on track Performance reviews are challenging for employees and managers alike. While employees worry about being tested, managers have a hard time handling feedback conversations. But the practice is essential to keep the...
Here are some tips for employee recognition to help motivate your employees to be hard-workers and stay with your business. Today’s work environment is quite competitive. Leading companies have one thing in common—well-trained and highly skilled workers. A key factor in attracting and retaining such workers is employee recognition. Employee recognition has the power...
How you can effectively manage employees to ensure they do their best work, communicate well and remain productive for your business When you own a small business, managing your employees might be the most challenging thing you do. It’s not enough for you to give your 100%. Your employees have to do their best...
When you implement new business strategies, you need to have your staff on board so you can be sure that things will get done correctly. Sometimes a business needs to change the way they do things. If you implement your new business strategies well, things will go smoothly and you’ll see the benefits. However,...
Many companies now rely on lone workers, which are members of staff who either work remotely or alone within the business. This is a great opportunity for both staff and the business alike, as lone workers can be highly efficient and beneficial for all aspects of the company. However, while there are many benefits...
Read these office team-building activities that your business could benefit from and put them to use to improve your teams’ cohesiveness. Office team building activities, when done right, can help bring co-workers closer together, improve their morale, boost creativity, and help identify different people’s strengths and weaknesses, so it’s easy to know what gaps...
If you’re looking for help with workplace safety and productivity, here are a few tips you can start using today. Accidents happen in the workplace, and some of them can cause serious harm to your workers and your workplace. However, with the proper safety measures, the number of work-related accidents can be reduced significantly....
Even small businesses can benefit from implementing an employee management system that improves team communication, productivity and cybersecurity Any entrepreneur will tell you that employees are the backbone of any successful organization. That means every aspect of your employees must be handled with care. You want to attract and retain only the best, provide...
Working through the COVID-19 pandemic is an extremely stressful experience for your employees. They may be caring for an ill loved one, teaching their children at home while working remotely, or attending work on site while worrying about becoming ill themselves. While you may not be able to ease all of their concerns, there...
Be sure to set up your small business office so that the space functions well, maximizes productivity and ensures a positive environment for your employees Whether you’re moving into a new office space or redesigning a space that you’ve already been working in, making sure that your space is going to make your employees...