Every human resource professional knows that a company is only as good as its employees. That’s why it’s so important to get their feedback and respond to their needs, their ideas, and their suggestions and fast.

If you could read your employees’ minds, you’d have higher retention rates, lower absenteeism, improved productivity, better customer service, and better morale. While mind-reading remains in the realm of sci-fi, you can do the next best thing: ask employees what they’re thinking.

Employee surveys are the most effective way to tap into the thoughts of the workplace. Soliciting feedback should be a regular part … Continue Reading…

Beyond Teambuilding Seminars

 Managers value teamwork because it results in a more effective and profitable organization. In addition to the typical benefits expected from teamwork, our research shows that workgroups with higher teamwork:

• care more about the quality of their work,
• are better at learning from their experiences (acquiring and using information), and
• are better able to resolve their problems at work.

What can you do when teamwork is low?

The 1990′s solution: the teambuilding seminar. Many groups have found teambuilding experiences to be helpful. However, when you take a group of employees who have not worked well as a … Continue Reading…