Jeff’s Employee Retention Blog, Tips and Advice
The Owner’s Great and My Boss is Incredible
This employee retention speaker and employee retention author was shocked when he heard a comment like that. Most times, I get a lukewarm sort of reaction when I talk to people about their place of employment. Then, I did my normal response of, “Really?” It’s...
Ask Your Employees What They Think
A couple weeks ago, this employee retention speaker and employee retention author had the opportunity to sit down with a former boss for coffee and catch up with what was happening in the facility he’s in charge of. As we talked, the topic of continuous...
The Office is a Lonelier Place…for the Young
Recently, this employee retention speaker and employee retention author was talking to a young colleague about an article in the Wall Street Journal about the phenomena that young people felt lonely in the office. It’s ironic because when I was working as an HR...
Get Out of Your Office…Talk to Your People (The Sequel)
This employee retention speaker and employee retention author remembers that advice as if it were yesterday. I even remember where I was standing when it was told to me. Recently, I gave that advice to a senior leadership group in an organization where I was...
Say “Hi” to the temp
When this employee retention speaker and employee retention author goes on a tour of a facility with the HR leader or general manager, I can almost always tell who the temporary employees are in the facility. You can feel the “vibe” from the person taking you on...
Intervention Time
A part of your employee retention strategies should be to be prepared to intervene when you hear an employee is dissatisfied and thinking about leaving the organization. This employee retention speaker and employee retention author was working with an organization...
Meaningful Work
This past week, this employee retention speaker and employee retention author was meeting with a colleague that shared an article from WorldatWork that indicated that in a study of 3,500 workers in the US, United Kingdom, Canada and Ireland that “meaningful work...
Interview for my current job…are you serious?
This employee retention speaker and employee retention author was shocked when a colleague mentioned to him that his employer wanted him to “interview for his current job” because my colleague’s organization had two divisions that were being merged so everyone was...
Simple…Not Easy
Last week, this employee retention speaker and employee retention author presented to an organization on how to build employee loyalty by giving your employees C.R.A.P. (Caring, Respect, Appreciation and Praise). I took them through the fundamentals that are...
I Won’t Put Up with it!
This past week, this employee retention speaker and employee retention author was having a conversation with a person he knows and this person mentioned that the organization they are with is being realigned and that they were hiring a new/additional supervisor...
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