by May 24, 2013
Not long ago, I learned some startling statistics: The loyalty of
employees who work for small businesses has dropped by almost 20%
since 2008, and currently stands at a paltry 50%. Although I have
never experienced any serious turnover in my own venture, I decided
to take preemptive action by...read more
by May 15, 2013
Today marks National Employee Health and Fitness day! This annual
event occurs the third Wednesday of every May and is dedicated to
encourage physical activity in the workplace. Though it’s only
recognized once a year, it’s important for businesses to realize
that instituting health and wellness...read more
by January 7, 2013
While we highlight the most popular posts from a given month in our
newsletter, one of my favorite activities is to look back and see
what posts were the most popular overall each year. Keeping with
tradition, here's a look back across the 20 most popular posts of
2012! Customer Loyalty Month: 25...read more
by December 12, 2012
What are you wishing for this holiday season? Clothes? World peace?
A stronger connection to your customers? Fantastic. Us? We’re
hoping more companies see the value of customer feedback! So
inspired, we wrote a song (sing it to NSYNC’s “Merry Christmas,
Happy Holidays”): Merry Christmas and Happy...read more
by December 11, 2012
Question: When should you start engaging employees? Answer: During
the hiring process. It’s important that a potential hire is aware
that an organization’s cares about their success and that they
understand the work environment and culture right from the get-go.
If a potential hire knows what’s...read more
by November 14, 2012
In order to continue to grow, you need to research and uncover new
opportunities. Go above and beyond what you typically do, think
outside of the box, and evaluate what’s worked before and what
hasn’t. What’s overdue on your to-do list that you have not
allocated the time and resources yet to...read more
by October 19, 2012
The Survey Blog turned 4 this month! Reflecting back over the last
year, we wanted to share some of our favorite posts from the last
year. Enjoy! ABC's for Trainers Sarah has tips for every letter of
the alphabet from ADDIE to Metrics aren't evil to Perceptions are
not always Reality to Zinc. Pick a...read more
by August 28, 2012
Before we move to defining the criteria for measurement for
different training programs and methods of assessment at Level III,
let us look at the relation between the learning objectives and
assessment. This is because to do any evaluation, especially Level
III, an understanding of the learning...read more
by April 11, 2012
The workplace can seem like such a serious place, and sometimes it
should be. Research from fall 2011 that was conducted for
Accountemps found that nearly 60 percent of chief financial
officers thought that having a sense of humor helped an employee
fit in with the companies' culture. That's right,...read more
by March 20, 2012
Inc., a website dedicated to helping small businesses
flourish, recently published the top qualities great
bosses have that can motivate their employees to work hard and
grow their business. Jeff Haden cites these five characteristics
that a remarkable boss should embody: Develop every
employee:...read more
