Category: Human Resources
Laboring Over Labor Day – More Than You’ll Ever Need to Know
When I was a kid I dreaded Labor Day because it meant summer was over and the first day of school was just two days away. As an adult, I kind of like it. It represents a day off from work and it still means that school is just two days away. (Sorry, kids.)
Open is the New Close
I don’t know, after 20 plus years selling staffing services and managing sales teams I think my mind is starting to play tricks on me, as it did very recently when thinking about our new business activity. “How much business did we close this month, quarter?” I asked myself and my senior management team and then while waiting for the data I sat back and thought about why we are “closing business” especially in a service oriented industry like ours.
Are You On Board?
If fifty is the new thirty, then onboarding is the new employee orientation. But unlike the traditional, make-the-new-kid-feel-welcome concept, it takes Talent Management to a new and improved level.