Jeff’s Employee Retention Blog, Tips and Advice
Make them Say “No”
During this four-week time frame, I’ve listened to the saga of this person who has recently had their boss, the purchasing manager, get promoted. So, the current role as a Purchasing Manager is now open. As we have talked every week, my colleague has thought...
Stop Being Difficult
I regularly speak to employees in a wide variety of jobs. One of the common themes I hear with these employees is often times their employer gives them a hard time about a variety of different little topics. They include things like flexibility in work hours,...
Develop Understanding and Respect
This last week, this employee retention speaker and employee recruitment expert was at the hospital to visit a friend, it happened that as I was riding up to the appropriate floor, I was on the elevator with an employee who was pushing an empty wheelchair to pick...
Treat them Right and Have Fun
When this employee retention speaker and employee retention trainer showed up at the facility to have his colonoscopy done, I was informed I had the right time for the procedure but the wrong day! I suspected it was my mistake and I immediately thought of all the...
Expect the Best…Want the Best
This employee retention speaker and employee retention author is always amazed when he hears employers or leaders say they “expect the best” from their employees. They want excellence from their employees. However, as the discussion continues it becomes apparent,...
Gruff But Caring
This employee retention speaker and employee retention trainer was intrigued by listening to one of the foremen in the workshop. This foreman was a gruff, crusty old leader who had been with the organization for over 25 years. On the surface that is what came...
Why Didn’t You Apply?
This employee retention speaker and employee retention expert was talking with a colleague whose son works in the restaurant business. He works as a line cook in a VERY nice, high-end restaurant. His ability to cook, his work ethic, and his personality are such...
We Can’t Stand Her…Promote Her
This employee retention speaker and employee retention expert was talking with a neighbor about work, and he mentioned that they had this person in his department that nobody could stand. She was snarky, gossiped all the time, and was generally unpleasant. No one...
The Unresponsive Boss
This employee retention expert and employee retention speaker got a call about a week ago from a former student who I’d had in class more than 15 years ago. He and I have stayed in touch over the years and I have followed his career as he has progressed into the...
Walk the Talk
This employee retention expert and employee retention speaker were talking and as the conversation progressed we began talking about how it is going post-covid in his organization. He is the President of a company that is part of a major corporation. He is in...
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