by Maureen Barberio | Feb 24, 2017 | Employee Performance, Employee Retention, Employee Training, Employee Turnover
For a week I’ve had computer issues that resulted in needing to have my laptop restored back to the factory settings. Luckily I didn’t lose any data files thanks to an onsite backup. The truth is that my computer had become bloated with documents, bookmarks, and...
by Maureen Barberio | Jan 16, 2017 | Employee Engagement, Employee Retention
Remember the old game, Follow the Leader? A group of our friends stood side-by-side, and someone who was chosen as the leader would be in the front facing us. Everything the leader did, we had to mimic. That sounds easy enough, but the leader would sometimes fake us...
by Maureen Barberio | Jan 16, 2017 | Employee Performance
A couple of months ago I was asked by a Manager what he could do about an employee who does a great job but has poor attendance. I could hear the frustration in his voice when he said, ‘I’m not sure I can do anything because he does such a great job when he’s here.’...
by Maureen Barberio | Jul 24, 2015 | Employee Engagement, Employee Retention
Studies have indicated most employees don’t like them. People in management feel bogged down by them. Some companies conduct them once a year at the same time, while others stick to the anniversary date of the employee. And while many Managers simply write the...
by Maureen Barberio | Jul 20, 2015 | Employee Retention, Employee Training
Managers often spend a lot of time debating the many techniques of employee training, to try and determine if they’re doing the right things. Should you put everything in a power point presentation, or mix it up with some video segments? Should it be a straight...
