Brainstorming is a technique where ideas for a specific problem or situation are brought up freely, with the idea that nothing should be rejected until all of the ideas are presented. While normally brainstorming is done in groups, an individual can certainly hold a brain storm session on
This was originally published in December 2006, here. Also, I haven’t been to Dr. Laura’s website in years and years and years. Is she still a thing? Another confession–I regularly read the letters posted at Dr. Laura’s website. They are sometimes interesting, but usually amusing. Today I wanted
Employee retention refers to a company’s ability to keep employees from voluntarily leaving the company. Companies usually calculate retention as a percentage (number of voluntary terminations divided by the total number of employees). For example, you have 1,000 employees, and 100 leave within the year, you have a
We are a privately owned company. Our owner brings her dog to work with her every day. The dog roams the office and lays in the hallway, etc. We have a new employee who has been here about one month. She knew about the dog when we hired
I work as a part time floral clerk at a grocery Store. I have only been working here 3 month. My boss whom I hardly see anymore, NEVER trims the cut flowers in our whole dept. It is only the 2 of us in the dept., so I know
I work as clerical Officer in the health Industry have been for 30 years I am 54 years old. I have been working for this hospital since 2008 as a clerical officer. Previous to this I held similar roles also clerical coordinator position for four years. Recently a
Human Resource professionals believe in privacy. We don’t share salaries or performance ratings (unless it’s part of our company policy to do so). When someone comes to complain about a perceived injustice, we conduct our investigations with the utmost care. When we coach a manager on how to
While it’s true that our co-workers, bosses, clients, and vendors can sometimes drive us up the wall, they aren’t alone in their frustration-inducing powers. Thethings in an office can also raise blood pressure and drive us to the vending machine. Expert Market surveyed 1,000 employees in the U.K.
This post was originally published March 2009 here. I’m interested in your thoughts on management by telecommuters. I worked for 10 years for a large non-profit organization in DC. About 2 or 3 years ago, they began to allow more people to telecommute. My much younger, green director
Joe Saul-Sehy, who gave financial advice as Average Joe Money, wanted to host a great financial podcast, so he listened around and found the best of the best. After reading Austin Kleon’s Steal Like an Artist, he decided to steal his way to success. Kleon advises taking great
