Employers
Hiring the Right Person for the Job
No matter what kind of business you run, it’s important that you have quality employees to help your company run and grow. But finding the right employees can be taxing and more difficult than you think. To hire the right person for the job, you need to look past candidates’ resumes and cover letters and…
Read More4 Simple Interview Tips that Deliver Strong Results for Employers
Hiring great candidates is critical to your company’s success – and the interview process helps you identify them. The most successful hiring organizations know that the simplest improvements in their process can have a positive impact on crucial metrics like quality of hire and time to fill. While there’s no magic formula for interviewing, read…
Read MoreTips For Employers To Earn Respect From Employees
In a previous blog (R-E-S-P-E-C-T: How To Earn Respect At Work), I discussed ways employees can earn respect at work. But earning respect shouldn’t be a one-way street – it should also be embraced by employers. Respect isn’t just something subordinates are forced to give managers. It’s a valuable asset for employers to show and…
Read More9 Tips on Conducting Great Interviews
by Shel Israel In my career, I have conducted thousands of interviews, been interviewed hundreds of times and as a media consultant, I have also observed thousands of interviews from a neutral seat. There are a few tips that have worked consistently well for me and perhaps they will help you. I write this from a media…
Read MoreWhy should acute care hospitals care about how post-acute care payment is changing?
“Humans are intended to be upright, weight-bearing, and in motion and the sooner the patient is mobilized, the better the outcomes in terms of fewer complications, less rehospitalization, and likelihood that the individual will be able to live independently and actively.”– Gerben DeJong In 2013, nearly half of all Medicare beneficiaries who stayed in an…
Read More5 Reasons Why You Should Listen to Your Employees By Ranjit Jose
Listening to employees, you might think, is a no-brainer. But, when you look deeper, you probably will be surprised at how little of listening happens in today’s workplace. In a recent poll of professional workers in the U.S. and Canada, a whopping 64% of the 675 workers polled, agreed that “leaders making decisions without seeking…
Read MoreWhat to Do When You Need to Discipline an Employee
When an employee’s conduct or performance becomes an issue, an effective disciplinary process can help correct the problem and prevent it from reoccurring. The following are some guidelines for preventing and responding to performance and conduct concerns. Before Problems Occur: Take steps to help prevent problems from occurring, such as clearly communicating workplace rules and…
Read MoreThe Four H’s of Leadership
Even if a company has an amazing culture and great systems in place, most employees can’t fully commit to their work if they don’t trust their leaders. As a leader, you can see major gains in your employees’ performance without making any significant changes to structure or salaries. You can merely set a positive example…
Read MoreWhat to Know about Hiring Millennial Employees
Is it just me or is the workforce getting younger? Right now, my company is in heavy growth mode. Just last year, we hired just under 250 new people. As I met with each of these new employees, I was impressed by their skills and smarts, but I was also surprised by how young they…
Read MoreHow to Improve Employee Engagement in your Senior Living Environment
A recent article from SMARTNews stated that what employees want more than anything else is to feel appreciated for their work. You may be asking yourself if this finding applies specifically to employees who work in a senior living environment. The short answer? Yes, it does. How can we be so sure? Well, at Sensight…
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