In the past couple of blog posts, I have talked about the importance of an employee understanding their significance to the organization and the process as a way to engage and retain them long term. This is undoubtedly true, but something else has been identified as an even more power

When conducting full day workshops with individual companies, the biggest pushback doesn’t come from the employees. It comes from the owner or president. We build a 4-person recruiting/retention team inside their organization, but they struggle to accept these changes. They fight it. But why? Mostly because in the back of

In the last blog, I spent some time helping business owners identify the cost of turnover in their organization. If you did not see that post, we discussed the cost of losing and replacing an employee in your organization. As a quick recap, studies indicate that the cost of losing,

I often get asked by CEOs and company presidents about ways they can increase employee retention. My first reaction is to ask them, “What is the cost of losing and replacing an employee in your organization?” That question is often met with a blank stare and a puzzled look. “We

When you asked your three-year-old to put their own shoes on, what did they say in return…? It was very likely… “WHY?” Even at that young age, their human need to understand the purpose of doing something was their reflexive response. This three-year-old can teach us a simple lesson about