Culture | Jeff Kortes

Semper Fi

by Jeff Kortes | Apr 2, 2020 | Accountability, Adversity, Careers, Culture, Employee Retention, Employee Satisfaction, Leadership

As this employee retention speaker and employee retention author listened, I was fascinated to hear the type of people wanted and what the people could expect from the organization. All too often, ads tell you what “they are looking for” and neglect that it’s a...

We Don’t have time to Train…We’re Too Busy

by Jeff Kortes | Mar 26, 2020 | Careers, Culture, Discipline, Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Employee Retention, Employee Satisfaction

This employee retention speaker and employee retention author heard the mantra, “We don’t have time to train…we’re too busy.” They were referring to their first-line leaders and managers. So, what you get is a group of leaders who are ill equipped to deal with the...

The Tsunami is Coming

by Jeff Kortes | Mar 24, 2020 | Culture, Discipline, Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Employee Retention

This employee retention speaker and employee retention author has the unique perspective of also being a “headhunter” in the manufacturing sector. This gives me the opportunity to hear first-hand what people are thinking and to understand their emotions. Like 9/11...

Bar Stool Talk

by Jeff Kortes | Mar 11, 2020 | Culture, Discipline, Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Employee Retention

This employee retention speaker and employee retention author always sits at the bar when he is traveling on business and is having dinner because it’s THE best place to hear what is going on in the workplace. People love to talk about work. The best places to hang...

The Best of Both Worlds

by Jeff Kortes | Mar 5, 2020 | Culture, Discipline, Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Employee Retention

This employee retention speaker and employee retention author was recently speaking at a conference and the question came up of how to deal with people when they are spread over multiple locations. I was a bit shocked by that as I came from some large organizations...

The Owner’s Great and My Boss is Incredible

by Jeff Kortes | Feb 7, 2020 | Careers, Culture, Discipline, Employee Engagement, Employee Performance, Employee Retention

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...