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What To Do When A New Hire’s Don’t Work Out

No matter how robust your hiring process is, sometimes it happens.  You go through the applicants as carefully as you can, you ask pointed, hard-hitting interview questions and then, the employee you ultimately select just doesn’t quite measure up for one reason or another.  What do you do then?  Tips on making new employees successful […]

Why Celebrating Employee Milestones is Important to Millennials

Millennials are increasingly coming to dominate the workplace, and unlike previous generations, they’re looking for more than just a paycheck. Appealing to Millennials is something that most managers and business owners struggle with, which has predictable but unfortunate effects on the company, most notably in the area of lower retention rates. Since most managers don’t […]

Three Powerful Employee Recognition Strategies

Here’s the simple, unavoidable truth: While just about everyone knows that recognizing employees for their hard work, excellent performance and efforts is a good thing that has a variety of benefits for both your company and the employees you recognize, it’s hard. It takes time. Time you probably don’t have. Fortunately, there are strategies you […]

Celebrating Milestones – Don’t Forget To Wish Your Employees A Happy Anniversary!

Everyone likes to be remembered on special days, and just as anniversaries in personal relationships are important and celebration-worthy, so too are employee anniversaries in professional relationships. Granted, you don’t have to go all-out, but a simple card with a thoughtful, heartfelt, hand-written message will do wonders for employee morale and make sure they know […]

Want To Reward Your Employees? Get Creative!

Happy employees are more productive employees and their increased productivity will have the happy effect of boosting your bottom line. Unfortunately, research has shown that simply offering more money is a relatively poor way to boost employee satisfaction and productivity, so if not that, then what? Recognition goes a long way, but how can you […]

Volunteers: How Can You Make Them Happy And Productive?

Yes, we know, we know, some people are shocked and surprised to learn that their employees have interests and passions that don’t involve the workplace. A great many of them volunteer in support of causes that matter to them. In the “good old days,” supporting your employees’ interests outside the workplace was an extravagance, but […]

Under The Hood – Surprising Statistics About Employee Retention

“Your employees are your most valuable resource.” If you’ve heard the phrase once, you’ve heard it a thousand times. It’s so common that it’s almost a cliché. The thing about clichés though, is that they’re actually true! There have been hundreds of studies about employee retention, but because those studies aren’t very glamorous or exciting, […]

Six Funny Employee Gifts from Successories

Looking for some fun, light-hearted gift ideas guaranteed to bring a smile to the faces of your employees? We’ve got thousands of great employee gift ideas on offer, so there’s something for every taste, preference and budget, but if you’re looking for something fun and whimsical, check out these ideas: Thanks For All You Do! […]

Looking For Great, Innovative Ways To Celebrate The 4th? They These Ideas

The Fourth of July is one of our most popular national holidays. It’s high summer, the atmosphere is festive, and everybody loves a party, so why not find ways to get in on the fun? It will thrill your employees and make you a hero for a day – what’s not to like about that? […]

Why The Open Office Really Isn't A Good Idea

The “open office” trend started a couple decades ago, and companies continue to flock to the idea, even to this day. On paper, the concept sounds fantastic. Nobody has ever been overly fond of the “cubicle farm,” and the open office concept was seen as the cure for this. Tear down the cube walls! Open […]