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3 strategies that will change the way you screen One day employees seem to be on the top of the world, firing on all cylinders. The next day their lives and careers implode. Why does this happen? Why does this happen? A lack of emotional intelligence may provide the answer. Despite extensive research to the […]
Employee turnover is affecting every organization in every industry from Iowa to India, from California to China. It doesn’t seem to matter if you are a small company or a multi-national, whether you’re selling food, clothes, and technology or providing healthcare to patients. Employee turnover is a growing problem. That begs the question: Why do […]
By Ira S Wolfe Appeared in Business2Business, June 2008 The alarm that has been ringing in the ears of senior managers and business owners lately has become louder and more painful as they see retirements and job-hopping drain their organizational “brain power.” It has become all too obvious that companies have not done a very […]
When Lancaster County’s unemployment rate just two years ago was falling faster then Enron stock, one Lancaster City-based business hit full stride in churning employees – to the tune of 300 interviews in a twelve-month period. But the owners of this company decided they weren’t going to take it sitting down. In a rebellion of […]
Costly Turnover results when HR executives undervalue mental skills. Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch some water. Jack and Jill each had a 5 gallon container. Jack’s container was shaped like a jug with a small mouth opening while Jill’s container was a pail with a very wide opening. On the way […]
It’s well documented that a manager has more impact upon the retention of an employee than any other individual or any benefits has within an organization. In fact, survey after survey confirms that employees leave more jobs due to the ineffectiveness of a manager rather than to the benefits of an organization. A great place […]
Are you troubled by high employee turnover? Attracting too many unqualified applicants? Wasting time interviewing high risk candidates? Listen to The High Cost of a Bad Hire – Ira S. Wolfe, Recruiting and Hiring Top Talent According to a 2013 Gallup survey about 70% of employees are not engaged with their current job. We can help: […]
