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Don’t burn your bridges with potential boomerang employees: How you handle worker resignations will always come back around

November 14, 2022 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

Does this story sound familiar? Employee: I’m giving my two weeks notice.Employer: What? How can you do this to us? We had a whole career path planned out for you!Employee: Well, nobody told me about it… I was recently told the story of a hybrid employee who was dissatisfied with the career trajectory of her […]

Filed Under: HR Strategies Tagged With: employee relations, employee retention, leadership development, managing employees, workforce planning

Are your employees too demanding? How to find common ground with employees who want to work remotely

October 13, 2022 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

In the past few years there has been a shift in power dynamics in the workplace. Employees have become more empowered and willing to assert themselves when it comes to matters of work-life balance and productivity. They are likely to request more feedback and take firmer stances on their work schedules, particularly when it comes […]

Filed Under: HR Strategies Tagged With: employee relations, employee retention, leadership development, managing employees, productivity, workforce planning, working from home

Why your people are “quiet quitting”: The massive disconnect between employees and employers in 2022

September 21, 2022 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

Employees want to feel valued and appreciated. They want to know that their work is meaningful and that they both have, and contribute value to, the company. They also want to be compensated fairly, and to have opportunities for growth and development. However, employers are often more focused on the bottom line than on their […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: culture, employee relations, leadership development, managing employees, staffing, workforce planning

Ghosting Goes Both Ways: 5 ways to stop job candidates from ghosting

August 14, 2022 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

Does this sound familiar? Your company is hiring and you’ve posted your job opening on all the sites. Right away you receive a great resumé and cover note that check all the boxes! You immediately reach out, exchange a few messages and set up an interview. When the scheduled time arrives, you sign onto Zoom […]

Filed Under: HR Strategies Tagged With: employee relations, hiring employees, managing employees, staffing, workforce planning

When Tragedy Strikes: How to triage and address the needs of your employees

June 12, 2022 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

When tragedy strikes, it can be difficult to know how to help our employees. As leaders, many of us feel like we want to do something, but we’re not sure what to do and how to fit it into the workplace setting. In order to be able to support our employees during times of tragedy, […]

Filed Under: HR Strategies Tagged With: employee relations, employee retention, leadership development, managing employees, staffing, workforce planning

Intentional communication: The most important 15 minutes of a manager’s work week

May 4, 2022 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

Do you remember your employees’ last performance review? How did it go? Well, according to a recent study, if your employee was a millennial, there is a 34% chance your review drove them to tears. That’s right, more than a third of performance reviews with millennial employees end up in tears! Yikes! With numbers like […]

Filed Under: HR Strategies Tagged With: employee relations, employee retention, leadership development, managing employees, workforce planning, working from home

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