Job Satisfaction | Jeff Kortes

Great Erasers

by Jeff Kortes | Nov 13, 2019 | Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Employee Retention, Job Satisfaction, Recruitment

This employee retention speaker and employee retention author is a huge believer in praise…when someone exceeds expectations. Praise should not be doled out for every little thing that a person does. Praise is different than appreciation which should be given out...

Tell Them They Matter

by Jeff Kortes | Nov 11, 2019 | Culture, Discipline, Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Employee Retention, Job Satisfaction, Leadership, Motivation

As an employee retention speaker and employee retention author, I tell supervisors and managers of clients that it’s so important that people understand how they matter to the business. Most people see themselves simply as cogs in the wheel…even in relatively small...

Where do you see yourself going in your career?

by Jeff Kortes | Oct 30, 2019 | Careers, Discipline, Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Employee Retention, Goal Setting, Job Satisfaction, Leadership, Motivation

This employee retention speaker and employee retention expert was asked that question very early in my career. I was 25 at the time and I was blessed to have an incredible mentor who I worked for. When he asked me the question, like most people who are 25, I saw...

Why Communication is a Must in Employee Retention

by Jeff Kortes | Aug 15, 2019 | Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Employee Retention, Goal Setting, Job Satisfaction, Leadership

Organizations often struggle with how much information to provide employees. This employee retention speaker recommends erring on the side of giving employees too much information. Rarely is the information such that it can be used by competitors to create a...

When they Quit and Don’t have a Job

by Jeff Kortes | May 15, 2019 | Careers, Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Employee Retention, Goal Setting, Job Satisfaction, Leadership

This employee retention speaker and employee retention author has been hearing a lot about people leaving the labor market. That is unprecedented and has caused concern because organizations are scrambling to find talent. Many experts believe it is because people...

Pay Me What I’m Worth

by Jeff Kortes | Oct 22, 2018 | Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Employee Retention, Job Satisfaction, Motivation

As an employee retention speaker and employee retention consultant, I am hearing a lot more about the issue of compensation as the economy has started to boom. Many people lost ground in the period between 2008 and 2010 as the economy went into a severe recession. ...