If you want to lessen employee turnover, then address employee burnout, according to a recent survey.
Misery loves company when it comes to recruiting
By
Lois A. Bowers
Sep 19, 2016
Results of a recent Society for Human Resources Management survey about recruiting most likely will not surprise anyone in aging services, but perhaps there is comfort in knowing that the senior living...
A key to making employees want to stay
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jan 31, 2022
Exit interviews with departing staff members can reveal changes that managers can make to potentially entice more employees to stay in the future, but a new article shares other actions that could prevent...
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?
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.
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.
Will we see CEO pay ratios in 2018?
By
Lois A. Bowers
Jul 10, 2017
Don’t count on the federal government repealing or delaying a rule requiring companies to disclose the discrepancy between CEO compensation and the median compensation of employees.
Workers want more than a paycheck
By
Lois A. Bowers
Feb 21, 2017
New research reveals a few changes that operators could make to appeal to potential employees.
Your homework assignment: Help extend the benefits of vacation
By
Lois A. Bowers
Aug 27, 2018
Employees believe that time away from work has positive effects for them, according to a new survey, but those effects can be short-lived without employer support.