People quit their jobs every day. In fact, somebody just gave their two-week notice in the time it took for you to read this sentence. But why do people quit their jobs? Many different theories have been conjured up through the years, some of which have evolved into “conventional wisdom.” (Example: “People don’t quit their [...]
As the saying goes, “Hiring and retaining people isn’t the key to business success . . . hiring and retaining the right people is the key.” The only thing more important than hiring the best candidates available is retaining those candidates once they become your best employees! Unfortunately, that’s more of a challenge in today’s [...]
A few weeks ago, we blogged about “The Top 5 Characteristics of Exceptional Leaders and Managers.” Well, as good as those leaders and managers might be, they also make a big mistake—to one degree or another. In fact, this is the biggest mistake that ALL leaders make, according to the article “The 5 Biggest Mistakes [...]
You’ve more than likely heard this saying before: “People don’t quit their job, they quit their boss.” It’s a saying for a reason, namely because in the majority of cases, it’s very true. That makes it especially tragic for companies, which often lose out on top talent and watch their best employees move to the [...]
Whether or not an employee receives a raise depends upon a great many things, that employee’s performance and the value they provide not being the least of them. In fact, we’ve addressed this topic before with the blog post “4 Things to Do if You Want a REAL Raise This Year.” However, your next raise [...]