A Party’s Not Enough: Boost Employee Engagement By Rethinking How You Say Thanks
Around this time last year, I stopped by a friend’s office to pick her up for a lunch date. I noticed a poster on the wall about the upcoming annual holiday party. “That will be fun,” I said, nodding at the sign. My friend...
This Simple Strategy for Giving Feedback Can Help Your Business Flourish
November’s the month when we tend to give a little extra thought to generosity—how we’re helping our family, our friends, our community, even strangers. When it comes to generosity at work, research shows that giving...
Finding Good Employees Doesn’t Have to Feel Like Looking for a Needle in a Haystack
There’s one question we hear time and again from our clients in the ag business and beyond: “How do I find good employees?” While they all face the same general struggle, each company has its own challenges including: How...
Leading During Big Changes. How to Keep Employees……And Keep Them Motivated.
Every day, changes are announced. Changes in the environment, changes in the industry, changes in the business. In the agriculture industry, there are several trends, including mergers, acquisitions and passing the...
Whew, What Do I Do Now? The Steps To Take For Your Business and Your Employees As We Navigate Through This Time
We have participated in calls with business leaders and we have heard two themes: 1) whew, we made it over that hurdle, now what do we do to get over the next one? or 2) I don’t even know where to begin. There...
7 Steps To Keep Employees Engaged During Times of Uncertainty
Business owners often feel like they need to have all the answers. They want to get employees involved, but aren’t sure what that means or how to make that happen. They say things like “we need to figure things out first,”...
HR Advice for Businesses at a Chaotic Time Like This
Wow. the times are changing…...and fast. We are bombarded with information (complete information overload), we have to process what this means to ourselves, our families, our employees, our businesses and our...
Is Your HR Playing NOT TO LOSE or Playing to WIN? Lessons Learned from a Ridiculous Card Game.
A few weeks back, my family took a vacation to the beaches of North Carolina with two other families. We were blessed with great weather, our kids’ first trip to the ocean, and great friendships. My husband and I were also...
The Dark Side of Checklists
Do You Love Checklists As Much As I Do? Over the 4th of July, Erin and I each took some time off to spend with family and friends. While the distances we traveled were different (Erin and her family headed to...