Thirty-five percent of employees have changed jobs within the past three years and 91% of these employees left their company to do so. With all of this seemingly unwanted movement, because we all know that replacing employees is costly, it behooves employers to know what workers want […]
Loraine Maurer, 94-years-old, recently celebrated her 44-year anniversary working at McDonald’s. Since 1973, Maurer has worked at a number of U.S. locations in Evansville, Indiana. During the winter months, fellow McDonald’s coworkers and loyal customers pick her up and drop her off at home after her shift.
“After […]
Mark Cuban is a billionaire American businessman, investor, author, television personality, and philanthropist. He owns the National Basketball Association’s Dallas Mavericks, Landmark Theaters and Magnolia Pictures, and is the chairman of AXS TV. He is also one of the main “shark” investors on the ABC reality television series, […]
Jill Christensen is a guest blogger for EmpowerPoints, an employee engagement expert, best-selling author, and international keynote speaker. She is a Top 100 Global Employee Engagement Influencer, authored the best-selling book, If Not You, Who?, and works with the best and brightest global leaders to improve productivity and retention, customer […]
Jill Christensen is a guest blogger for EmpowerPoints, an employee engagement expert, best-selling author, and international keynote speaker. She is a Top 100 Global Employee Engagement Influencer, authored the best-selling book, If Not You, Who?, and works with the best and brightest global leaders to improve productivity and retention, customer […]
One thing that comes up again and again when we talk about retention is the importance of work-life balance. There are many different opportunities for creating an organizational culture where work-life balance is respected, but today we are going to focus on the impact of off-hours communication. This is relevant […]
Back in 2004, I was working in the banking industry, in the mortgage division of a large national bank. At this company, I noticed a stark contrast in how management encouraged employees to provide the most amazing customer service to external customers, yet offered little support or training for internal […]
Paul Long’s F.U.N. system is no joke—and it could be just what your workforce needs to step up their game
When Paul Long started his first job, fresh out of college, his coworkers nicknamed him Tigger, after the Winnie the Pooh character. It was a not-so-subtle dig at his seemingly boundless […]
A firm scanned more than 10 million employee surveys to figure out what leads to highly engaged employees. Here’s what they found.
There isn’t a company or organization around that doesn’t want more a highly engaged workforce. You’re paying employees, perhaps giving them benefits, and in exchange, you’d love for them […]
