While some people would never dream of returning to work for a former employer, it is actually becoming more common. Research from The Workforce Institute at Kronos Inc. and WorkplaceTrends.com indicates that workers are open to reapplying for a position at a company they once worked for, and the majority of these employers would welcome them back with open arms
In sales, where charisma and extroversion can be advantages, some people attribute success more to inborn personality traits than to skills that can be coached or taught. Yet the fact that companies in the U.S. alone spend more than $20 billion annually (by conservative estimates) to train salespeople on products, selling skills, and territory management, demonstrates the widespread belief that you can help “make” salespeople great.
Creating or increasing transparency at a company is often easier said than done, and it becomes increasingly difficult the larger the company gets, writes Aaron Bell for Fortune’s Entrepreneur Insiders online community. He compares transparency to glue — it’s what keeps a company together through the peaks and troughs of business.
Eleven entrepreneurs were surveyed on what they find are the key indicators that an employee is ready for a management position. Dedication, leadership and investment in the company are just a few of their telltale signs.
Sooner or later, someone is going to have a bad experience with your business and they’re going to go on social media and complain. The worst thing a company can do is ignore the comment.
In an article for the Harvard Business Review, Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi and Art Kleiner report that in a 2013 survey of 700 executives from a variety of industries, respondents rated only 8% of top leaders as effective at both strategy and execution.
When companies share goals and initiatives with their employees, Joel Trammell writes in an article for Khorus that employees are more likely to get excited and become more engaged with the company.
In an article for Entrepreneur, Heather Huhman describes four ways businesses can train employees more effectively to increase retention of skills learned and thereby increase productivity.
Russ Fradin writes that when employees feel like they don’t know what’s going on in their company, for example company plans and goals, they are more likely to feel less connected to their companies. This can cut down on their sense of urgency, engagement and productivity.
In this episode of On the Record, brought to you by Associated Equipment Distributors, we look at President Trump's tariff reduction on ag equipment, the latest dealer sales forecasts, and how high input costs are keeping farmer sentiment down.
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