Feels like the workforce pool is shrinking. We want to keep good employees who might get offers from other employers looking for talent. We want to link pay increases to results: you learn something, now you’re worth more money. What...
We're looking for ways to motivate employees. The amount of effort needed to manage some of our employees is frustrating. If we don’t babysit them, whatever they’re supposed to be doing more often than not is either poorly done or...
Our shop manager is a doer. His hands are on the machines because the right people aren't working for him. He doesn’t give out enough warnings, says he doesn’t have time to look for people to hire. He’d rather do...
Building bench strength and depth in people who will handle critical responsibilities. If one or two of our key players were out for an extended time, we’d be in big trouble. But I’m not sure who to move up, or...
We’re working on practicing teamwork but finding that it takes a lot of time to get everyone we want to be involved and working together. Some people want to work on their own, some take charge and don’t inform their...
We have a supervisor who doesn’t come forward with solutions. He doesn’t teach people to lead. He doesn't talk in meetings— he just listens and comes to us for solutions. He’s way too dependent on us, and we’re tired of...
I can see how hard it is to hire good people. Got any tips on finding gem employees? Thoughts of the Day: When searching for finding gem employees, make sure every tool works well. Use interviews to find out...
Prevent employees from becoming or engaging with competitors Don't be a doormat. We have a problem with non-compete agreements between an employee, employer, or contractor. Neither our employees nor our business partners have signed one. We would never think of...
We have an employee compensation issue that keeps stretching our strategy limits. Asks for reimbursement of expenses that we don’t usually reimburse. Frequently requests salary increases. Asks for special favors regularly. Tends to take it personally, as if we're not...