Amenities for Employees That Improve Company Culture
Now more than ever, company culture has become one of the most important things a business can invest their time and resources in. People want fulfilling careers they actually like doing for a company they like working for. Mission statements and values play a part in this, but nothing says how much a company appreciates the individuals who work for them more than employee amenities.
How to Increase Manufacturing Capacity in Your Factory
The most successful companies make the most of their resources. Despite the best manufacturing suggestions, your current manufacturing capacity doesn’t always keep up with demand. While this is a great problem to have, it could take months and years to set up an entirely new factory. Instead, managers can increase capacity within their existing infrastructure. Following this goal, the company can meet higher demands with relatively similar costs. Hours of Operation Getting started, the factory hours can be adjusted to meet demand. Need 20% more production? Have everyone work 20% more time. While this could cost extra in terms of labor and overtime, it could get your company through a…
5 Ways Technology Has Boosted Employee Retention Rates
Employee retention is important for building an operation with the fewest kinks possible. When you have the same group of employees for an extended amount of time, they learn to work well together. Disturbing the homeostasis of the office will always result in setbacks and slow periods. Turning over an employee means that the next person must go through training, learn the work environment, and begin all over again to build new relationships with coworkers. It is much more efficient to focus on employee retention, rather than continue spending money on new hire training. To give employees more of what they need to continue their relationship with your organization, you…
Millennials Are Coming Into Leadership
Ever since the term “millennial” began coming up in workplace conversations, organizations have struggled with how to define and adapt to this disruptive new addition to the workforce. Nevertheless, members of this generation have come of age, and the businesses that employ them are doing alright — in fact, some of those businesses are even beginning to promote these millennials into leadership and management positions. Larry Alton, writing for Forbes, believes that these millennials are indeed prepared to take on leadership roles. He lists three main reasons: Age and experience: Alton cites HBR to show that the average age of first time managers is 30. He also cites Pew Research…
The Problems with Business Downtime – How Much Is It Costing You?
Businesses lose valuable time and revenue due to IT problems. Understanding the causes and implementing preventative measures is crucial for success.
Strengthen Your Working Relationships with Escape Room Team Building Activities
In the world of business, there has been an increasing popularity in team building activities. And of all the activities that most people want for the company team building, escape room take the cake. The truth is, escape rooms are one of the best activities to ensure that communication barriers between the colleagues are broken and that everyone works together as a team. Well, for years now, employers have been encouraging their employees to participate in room escapes as a fun way of breaking the office monotony. But the truth is, in addition to the fun that comes with escape room games, the activities will also be more valuable to…
How to Properly Store Your Warehouse Stock
Storing your warehouse stock properly is very important. It ensures efficient and effective operations and makes receiving, picking and shipping much smoother and easier. Here are a few tips on how you can properly store your warehouse stock.
Tips For Building Good Working Relationships
Building good working relationships is paramount to your success in any profession. To succeed in business, you must breed and nurture positive interactions with others. You have to be willing to practice active listening, respect for others, and much more. The connections you make in the workplace may serve as a business reference for future endeavors in your career. It is worth the effort to make as many positive experiences as possible. Take a few of these helpful tips into consideration as you venture out into your professional microcosm. Professional competence is more than knowing your job It is all well and good that you are the highest producing employee…
New Skills to Learn for Your Business
When you start to develop your own small business, there are a lot of things which you will need to be able to juggle. Starting up a business is probably one of the hardest things you will do in your life, however if you put the work into it, it can also be the most rewarding thing too. As an entrepreneur you will be responsible for building your business brick by brick from the ground up, and this will require gallons of coffee, lots of late nights and plenty of pizza. Building a business isn’t just about someone who is determined working hard and putting the hours in, you will…
Why Do You Need an Expert Planning Consultant?
Planning consultants offer different services on planning and development. They deliver their services so that planning is effective and costs are also effective. They also make sure that any production involved in the project runs smoothly. Planning consultants can range from being outside experts to being actively involved in all the planning. The role of a planning consultant An expert planning consultant is involved in a number of projects. In all the projects, they perform the following roles: The consultant acts as a trainer. He or she explains all the processes the project will have to go through and what it will entail. They act as a facilitator and provide…
7 Qualities of Good HR Managers
Human resource is a very lucrative profession for purpose-driven and organized individuals who are interested in helping organizations reach their set goals, and helping the employees work in a less tense environment. To develop human capital, every business must in one form or another have a credible human resource department. HR professionals are in great demands in this 21st-century civilization. If you are thinking of pursuing a career in human resource, one of your main responsibilities would be identifying the right talents for employment. In this article, we are going to talk about 7 great qualities of good HR managers. Good Presenters HR professionals are good presenters; they know how…
12 Tips To Make Your Workplace More Eco-Friendly
If you’re like most UK residents you probably recycle your household waste but what happens when you get to the office? Do your green credentials stretch to the workplace? If you’d like to work in a greener environment there are some simple and effective changes you could implement to make your place of work, work for the environment. Approx 70% of all office waste is recyclable but typically only 7.5% of that potential recycling reaches a recycling plant. In the UK we produce roughly 200 million metric tonnes of waste a year, 24% of that being office waste, it’s a staggering statistic, but we can all play our part to…
