Julie closed her office door and put her head down on her desk. “Let me rest – just for a minute,” she thought, “I need a break.” She’d just had to let an employee go after trying —unsuccessfully—to resolve his attendance issues, lackluster sales results, and consistently poor attitude. While she felt sure that, as [...]
Posts Tagged ‘manager-employee relations’
Involuntary Terminations: Make Them As Painless & Smooth As Possible
Wednesday, May 1st, 2013I’m Not an HR Professional, But I Play One on TV…
Friday, April 12th, 2013Remember those commercials from the 1980s where famous soap opera actors would recommend Vicks 44 while offering “I’m not a doctor, but I play one on TV” as some whacked-out reason as to why we should listen to them? Imagine how strange that must have felt for those accomplished actors to dish real-life advice based [...]
hireVision CEO Is Expert in Workplace Distractions Article
Tuesday, April 2nd, 2013Imagine our delight to see hireVision President and CEO Tina Hamilton quoted in Lehigh Valley Business last week, in the article “Workplace distractions a growing concern”. The article, which got homepage billing that Tuesday, discusses the ongoing struggle with modern-day and traditional distractions that some employers face daily.
Sweet Mother of Workplace Harmony! Can’t We All Just Get Along?
Monday, March 25th, 2013“General Manager,” his gleaming new nameplate read as it sat on his desk. He stared at it for a few moments, wondering what had happened, and how it had gotten so problematic so fast. This was a great promotion and well earned, too. So why did he feel more frustration than satisfaction? When Doug agreed [...]
You’re the Boss, Not the Ref. Try Annie’s Simple Supervisory Solution.
Thursday, March 14th, 2013Mary and Joe were arguing…AGAIN? Annie couldn’t believe it. Was the smell of Mary’s perfumed lotion really worth fighting over?! Last week the battle topic was the tone of Joe’s voice when he talked to Mary in a staff meeting! Sometimes Annie felt like a referee more than a supervisor. Last time she checked, they were in a professional work environment, not a high school classroom!
Ignore the Employee Experience at Your Peril
Tuesday, March 12th, 2013Guest Post by Sybil F. Stershic, Quality Service Marketing Customers have lots of choices given the proliferation of products and services available. That’s why the customer experience has become a critical competitive differentiator – treat customers right if you want to keep their business. Employees also have choices. While the current economy doesn’t offer as [...]
The 10 Greatest Office Romances of the Big & Small Screen
Thursday, February 14th, 2013Ah…love is in the air. In honor of Valentine’s Day we’ve decided to compile a list of our most-memorable film and TV coworker romances. Whether their relationships were sweet or saucy, inevitable or insane, wonderful or just plain wrong, these duos certainly entertained us. Let us know which is your favorite, or if there is [...]
Oh, No You Di-In’t! New Bosses Should Avoid This Major Blunder
Thursday, July 5th, 2012We really, really, REALLY wish there was a vaccine for the dreaded management affliction known as “Foot-in-Mouth Disease” that too many new bosses seem to fall victim to each year. It’s the condition where eager new managers say or do things in an effort to get to know or connect with their staffs, and then inadvertently cross the lines of privacy, discrimination, harassment or some combination of the three. Saying or doing the wrong thing, even with the intent of being a concerned and attentive leader, can set your company up for some expensive and damaging litigation.
Are You Doing the Employee Motivation Thing Right?
Wednesday, June 13th, 2012As the weather gets warmer, it can be increasingly difficult for many employees to focus on work. (For some employees, this may be the case regardless of the weather!) We’ve got some great advice to help counteract this problem.
