Engage your employees to improve performance outcomes
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 05, 2024
Increasing employee engagement has many benefits, among them improved productivity. Here are some ideas about how to do it.
How to prevent ‘candidate resentment’ in your recruiting process
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 08, 2023
“Candidate resentment” remains elevated in North America, according to a new report. Fortunately, employers can take steps to address it.
Does that job really require a degree?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 18, 2024
To combat challenges in recruiting employees, some companies are taking a hard look at their job descriptions and qualifications in an effort to open up positions to a broader range of candidates. Often,...
Taking work seriously
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 01, 2016
Have you heard the one about the woman whose hair caught on fire as she was blow-drying it? Or the one about the person whose clothes — all of them — were stolen?
Meaning, happiness and stress at work
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 06, 2023
Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics Time Use Survey shed light on how those who work in health and social assistance positions rate their work for meaning, happiness and stress.
Want a positive workplace? Be a positive leader
By
Lois A. Bowers
May 30, 2017
Managers in flourishing organizations share optimism, hope and inspiration with employees, especially when things don’t go as planned, according to one expert.
A ‘wake-up call’ to improve employee retention
By
Lois A. Bowers
Mar 19, 2018
What’s one way to retain employees? Make sure their supervisors are people for whom they want to work, suggests a recent national survey.
Getting that elephant in the room to start dancing
By
John O'Connor
May 05, 2016
While some senior living operators are cursing the darkness, other innovative ones are trying to light a candle to address the biggest challenge facing the industry.
Can worker retention really be this easy?
By
John O'Connor
Apr 28, 2016
There’s no getting around the fact that keeping your community fully staffed is a never-ending challenge, but there are some very simple and obvious things you can do.
10 tips for recruiting and retaining employees
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jun 04, 2018
A new guide that focuses on recruiting and retaining direct care workers offers advice that applies to many types of senior living employees.