Sep 26, 2019
How you nurture the quality of a relationship with an employee is similar to what it takes to nurture good relationships outside of work. For instance, when you meet someone new, you find yourself very interested in what they think, say, and do. There’s seems to be an opportunity to discover commo...
Sep 19, 2019
Have you ever sat down to do a complex puzzle with thousands of pieces and spent hours carefully placing every piece in just the right position only to get to the end and realize you are missing a piece? This scenario is much like the challenges a manager faces when piecing together a schedule for [...
Sep 12, 2019
If you knew the secret to increase both productivity and retention of your hourly workforce, would you be willing to make any changes necessary to achieve it? If this secret also helped your hourly employees feel more job satisfaction and pride in the work to be done, would it be worth the effort fo...
Sep 5, 2019
Companies in every industry are struggling to find and retain their hourly workforces. With turnover rates – and the expenses that go with them – on the rise, this epidemic is costly for many employers. It is critically important for organizations to address this issue head-on if they wa...
Aug 27, 2019
It’s no surprise that employee burnout is on the minds of business leaders today. Low unemployment rates mean many employers are struggling to meet labor demands, and the World Health Organization (WHO) recently reclassified the term, defining it as “a syndrome…resulting from chron...
Dec 28, 2018
From important new research on work scheduling practices, to the enactment of far-reaching labor laws and the effects of the tightest labor market in 50 years, here’s our recap of some of the year’s top stories and discussions surrounding hourly workforce management. Predictable Shift Laws Sprea...