Category: Employee Engagement

Employee Stress Is Probably Costing You More Than You Realize

Just about everyone has heard horror stories about how stressed the American worker is.  If you’re a business owner, perhaps you believe that your employees are exempt.  That stress doesn’t impact them because, after all, you’ve created a great company and an exceptional work environment, right? Unfortunately, the numbers don’t lie, and your employees are […]

Don’t forget to recognize your remote employees!

The pandemic has changed the workplace landscape, possibly forever.  Even now, many companies have significant percentages of their employees working from home.  Some companies are considering or have already decided to make that change permanent. Unfortunately, it’s all too easy to forget that your remote employees are out there.  Even where companies have recognition programs, […]

Tis The Season Of Giving – What’s Your Plan?

Although the pandemic is slowly fading from the forefront of our lives, it’s not gone yet, and it almost certainly won’t be by Christmas.  That means that the traditional Christmas party is probably going to have to be put on hold for another year. Even if it wasn’t, the odds are good that many, if […]

Gift Ideas For Your Boss, Under $100

Are you looking for a gift for your boss but don’t have a ton of money to spend?  We completely understand and we’ve got a number of outstanding gifts your boss is sure to love in our extensive product catalog.  Here’s a cross section of some of the possibilities: The Courage of Integrity Motivational Poster […]

Employees Are On The Move Again – Are You Ready To Deal With A Surge In PTO?

It is finally happening.  We’ve officially turned the corner on the pandemic and life is beginning to return to something close to normal.  Unfortunately, the way that the past year has played out has planted a ticking bomb inside almost every company still in business. Think about it:  All during the past year, while employees […]

Deconstructing the Onboarding Process

Onboarding.  It’s a term almost every business owner is familiar with but what does it actually mean?  What constitutes a good, complete onboarding process and why does it matter to your company?  Those are fair questions and in this article, we’ll take a closer look in hopes of demystifying the onboarding process. Let’s start with […]

Identify The Core Strengths of Your Team Members

Identifying the core strengths of members of your team can be a real challenge.  After all, if you simply ask the question “what do you regard as your biggest strengths and weaknesses?” you put your employee on the spot.  It’s an uncomfortable question and you can’t necessarily rely on the information you get. The question […]

Six Journals and Notebooks to Improve your Leadership Ability And Your Life

These days, since almost everyone has a smart device of one sort or another, writing things down with a pen in a notebook has fallen out of fashion. That’s a pity because taking the time to actually write something down, Old School, can help you solidify and clarify your thoughts in ways that simply making […]

Creating A Culture of Kindness

What’s your company’s culture like?  Do you have a culture of kindness?  Do your employees feel that the workplace you have created is accepting and inviting?  Do your employees enjoy coming to work every day? If your employees don’t enjoy coming to work every day and you haven’t built a culture of kindness in your […]

Beautify Your Space With These Art Pieces

Do you have any art in your office?  If not, you’re missing an important opportunity!  Artwork is more than just a decoration, although well chosen artwork will certainly serve to beautify your workplace. The right art does much more than that, however.  Studies have shown that artwork improves moral and increases productivity, but what exactly […]