How many of you use annual performance reviews? And how many of you think that there must be a better way to manage your employees? If so, read on.
Navigating the resources available to you when it comes to finding, hiring and training veterans can be confusing. The Department of Labor’s VETS has a team of Regional Veterans’ Employer Coordinators (RVECs) to connect people with federal, state and local resources, including on-the-job training and apprenticeship programs to help reduce employer costs and facilitate veterans’ employment.
Thinking about overhauling your company’s culture can be overwhelming and intimidating. Is that because culture is more of an intangible? Something you can’t see or touch? Something for which you can’t write out a standard operating procedure? Something you can’t put in place over the weekend and have ready for your staff Monday morning? We like to fix things with our hands or with a written process or a set of rules, but we can’t fix culture that way.
If shops have no staffing strategy or formalized hiring process in place, clearly, they need to make a change. While shop owners may not be able to control things such as recalls, interest rates or industry evolution and trends, they can control who they hire.
Everyone shows up late to work once in a while. But some employees have made it an art form. According to a new CareerBuilder survey, one in four workers (25 percent) admitted that they’re late to work at least once a month, down from 29 percent last year.
Given the myriad risks of on-the-job drug and alcohol use – and the steep price that shops can pay for negligent repairs – it’s more important than ever to ensure that your employees are focused, clean and sober.
Experts say there is a direct relationship between keeping employees happy and getting the best out of them, but improving morale in the shop is a deceptively simple goal. Sometimes, in order to raise morale in the shop, you have to get creative. Here are four areas where business owners can lift employee spirits and create a happier, more productive workforce.
There’s an old management saying about the carrot or the stick. Carrots incent behavior, and sticks intimidate behavior. Over time, both styles have been tested. My opinion is that long term, the stick becomes ineffective and can lead to burnout and even the loss of good employees.
Experts say there is a direct relationship between keeping employees happy and getting the best out of them, but improving morale in the shop is a deceptively simple goal. Sometimes, in order to raise morale in the shop, you have to get creative. Here are four areas where business owners can lift employee spirits and create a happier, more productive workforce.
As armed conflicts continue around the world, every employer can expect to encounter employees who have served, are serving or will serve in a branch of the United States Armed Forces. So it is a good idea to take a few minutes to review the federal laws specifically applicable to these service members.
In this article, we are going to discuss the steps you should take to stay within the legal boundaries if you’re checking in on your employees.
Posting job openings on the usual career sites might have worked for you in the past, but a solid reputation is often more important for attracting good help these days. If you’re having trouble finding quality techs, consider these tips from Adam Redling. Sponsored by Auto Value and Bumper to Bumper.
