When your employees are chronically stressed, it can negatively impact productivity, morale, engagement, and retention. Although some work-related stress is normal, an excessive and prolonged state of stress must be addressed before it’s too late and you lose top talent. Learn more about how to reduce employee stress in the workplace: Encourage Work Life Balance [...]
Read More
In the second quarter of 2023, it continues to be a candidate-driven labor market, with employers facing stiff competition when it comes to finding and retaining desired candidates. Perfecting your staffing and recruiting process to meet this demand is critical. Keep your eye on the prize this spring and going forward, so you can continue [...]
Read More
Everyone wants to feel valued and appreciated. It’s a simple, basic human need in all areas of life, including work. There’s both business case and a human case for showing gratitude and recognizing your employees for their contributions and commitment to your business. A recent American Psychological Association study showed that 93 percent of employees [...]
Read More
It’s an ongoing challenge to attract top talent. To beat the competition, you need to fine tune every aspect of your hiring process, including the postings you write for open jobs at your company. Make sure your postings - like all the steps you follow in sourcing desired candidates - sell your organization as the [...]
Read More
The term “transferable skills” is, in essence, self-explanatory. It refers to positive abilities and strengths in job candidates which seamlessly transfer from job to job and industry to industry. As you assess applicants for a role, you need to be able to evaluate these qualities just as you do the education and level of professional [...]
Read More
Being in a position of authority is not necessarily the same as being considered a leader. Effective leadership requires developing and implementing particular characteristics to guide employees to be motivated to succeed and achieve departmental and organizational goals. Learn more about how to become a better leader: Clarity Since employees look to leadership to provide [...]
Read More
To celebrate top performers’ sales achievements and adaptability during a year of constant change and critical labor shortages, PrideStaff, a nationally franchised staffing organization, is pleased to announce that PrideStaff Bend was named a President’s Circle Award Bronze winner for being a top producer in revenue and profits in 2022. Left to right: Tammi Heaton, Matt Ertle, Caitlin [...]
Read More
Hiring continues to get more difficult. A long-term trend -- known as the sansdemic -- has seen the labor market get tighter in recent years, a shift that promises to continue into the foreseeable future. This will significantly change the way you think about your team-building process, making hiring and retention more difficult. Among the [...]
Read More
Successful companies need leaders. They also need managers. While the two terms are often used interchangeably, they’re not synonymous. If you run your own business, or are the person responsible for talent management, it’s important to understand the differences between managers and leaders, to be able to spot key leadership skills, and to know how [...]
Read More
There are massive changes taking place in the labor market -- ones that will have a dramatic impact on how you operate your business. The economy is running into a condition known as the "sansdemic," a general lack of workers that will make hiring and retention more difficult over time. But what's causing this shift? [...]
Read More
April 11, 2023
