Category Archives for Employee Productivity
Mental Health in the Workplace
Many managers incorrectly assume that an employee’s mental health is none of their business. In fact, an employee’s mental health can have an enormous impact on their performance — as well as that of their co-workers — which can have a negative impact on the company’s bottom line. One in five Americans has a diagnosable […]
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Challenges of a Multi-Generational Workforce
Human resource departments and team managers face myriad challenges when it comes to the management of multiple generations in the workplace. A typical large organization with hundreds of employees is likely to have at least five distinct generations working in various departments. Each generation has unique communication styles, expectations, preferences and perspectives which is why […]
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Why Your Best Employees Leave
And how to keep them It’s often said, “Employees leave managers, not companies.” While this statement is not always true, we find that supervisor/employee conflicts are a big part of turnover. A poll by Gallup supports this belief: They found that up to 50% of employees who quit cite their manager as the main reason. […]
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Manager Focus: How EAPs Can Help Reduce Absenteeism
Employee absenteeism remains a challenging problem that faces workplaces and HR departments, but it’s a normal cost of doing business. Unfortunately, few organizations can identify exactly how much it costs when it comes to their company’s bottom line. Industry experts estimate that absenteeism can have an enormous cost, with estimates ranging from 14.2 percent of […]
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