Ember Carriers Blog » Employee Satisfaction http://www.embercarriers.com/blog From Possibility to Results Mon, 04 Apr 2016 21:00:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=436 The Wise Investment – Employee Training http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/09/30/the-wise-investment-employee-training/ http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/2013/09/30/the-wise-investment-employee-training/#comments Mon, 30 Sep 2013 12:52:02 +0000 http://www.embercarriers.com/blog/?p=1105 Business seminar

Invest in your employees development

Employee training is essential to any business, but it requires planning and careful management to ensure that time and resources invested in the program are used wisely. Employee training can reduce costly errors and the loss of company reputation and consumer trust. It also boosts …

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Photo credit: the twinkling of an eye

A client of my, during our regular status meeting, wanted some ideas to help her staff maintain morale in tough times. we batted around a few concepts, about reminding people of their accomplishments and reiterating the “Big Picture” vision and objectives.  Then I …

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A majority believe it is simply creating a vision and mission statement.  But then they ask, “What is the right way to …

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Sharing stories of engagement

This also …

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Dispelling Engagement Myths

Over the years, conversations with scores of HR and operating executives have convinced us that employee engagement is a huge driver of value, and worth of measuring.  But there are myths to dispel—

Myth 1:  Engagement metrics aren’t linked to financial/operational value

Despite the fact that 96% …

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