The Center for American Progress found that employee turnover costs companies an average of 21 percent of an employee’s salary. Not to mention the amount of time and effort it takes to groom new employees for their roles, and the time and effort it takes to find new employees. With that said, it would be in your organization’s best interest to get your employees to stick around. Here are 4 tactics to make that employee retention happen.
Effective performance management is an important and necessary factor in any business. Inherent in its importance comes a paradox: the desire for a top-notch managerial style, and the confusion on how to accomplish this desired style. Management can be difficult, here are some tips and common misconceptions great managers must know.
Every successful project has a blueprint—workforce planning is the blueprint for a successful organization. A major component of workforce planning is setting goals. But sometimes we overestimate or underestimate ourselves, making it difficult to set attainable goals. Here are 5 ways to set effective team goals so you can get down the road on your workforce planning procedures.
Acquiring talent for your organization is half the battle—the other half is retaining and developing that talent. Obtaining talented employees carries no weight if said talent isn’t developed and harvested. Fortunately, there are 3 unexpected talent development secrets that can help develop your organization’s talent into success.
With more individuals joining the workforce every day, 2016 is going to be a busy year for hiring and HR managers—that means new hiring techniques and trends. A rapidly emerging trend is a shift toward cognitive tests. With this new pre-employment screening process, organizations are understanding that personality and cognitive testing combined can predict whether the person can learn the job tasks quickly or think critically. With the average tenure of a 25 to 34-year-old employee at a mere 3 years, finding a successful job fit is crucial.
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Although it is often a forgotten responsibility of organizational leaders, employee development plans are an underlying necessity for harmony and success in the workplace. By greatly reducing turnover, thereby reducing the need for hiring processes, having an effective employee development program in place is an easy way to ease the strain of hiring processes. Here’s why:
Did you know that 65 percent of your workforce is looking for a new job? TLNT.com asked customers and readers of their workplace blog three questions: Do you hate your job? If so, why? And, are you looking for a new job? A shocking 65 percent of respondents claimed that they were actively searching for a new job. The respondents were then asked why there is such a high employee turnover rate. The top three responses, in order, were as follows: Bad leadership Organizational problems Toxic work environment and lack of organizational direction These responses show that organizations are not
New research shows that neither the carrot nor the stick will serve as a motivational tool for some employees. A study by the University of Iowa states that a worker’s personality must fit the job requirements, otherwise he or she will not be motivated by external factors, regardless of the appeal of the carrot or the pain of the stick.
Waco, TX ([February 17, 2016) – Talexes (www.talexes.com), a provider of talent management solutions, is continuing its quest to help companies re-tool for the millennial generation by hosting a unique, break-through event at Texas State University. The supplemental research event held on Saturday, February 6th at Texas State University provided Talexes with the opportunity to administer their assessments to a wide segment of the millennial population. Through the extraordinary success of the event, Talexes has acquired invaluable understanding about the abilities and behaviors that make millennials tick.