HR and Management

It is important to conduct employee performance appraisals at least once a year. You must give your employees honest feedback, even when it is not a positive one. Performance appraisals must, as a rule, be honest, even if you have to say what your employees might not want to hear. Remember the following important points when giving constructive criticism or…

What It Is All About You may have seen a lot of brand endorsements on social media. Firms do this to make their presence known and recognized by the masses and to bolster their popularity. Social media recruiting involves this and a lot of advertisements by firms to attract active and passive candidates for their job openings. The HR department…

Do you find yourself struggling to maximize the productivity of your team? Collaboration between multiple departments requires a lot more than mere cooperation. There has to mutual respect, shared vision, and complete understanding of what role each plays in a project. The singular goal of all departments must be to achieve fantastic business outcomes and par excellence customer experience. To…

Becoming a great manager without making any major changes requires very little on your part. What truly makes all the difference is how you use two very important words while you lead your team.  When we talk about those two important words, you will be surprised to know that we have already used them in our opening paragraph. Yes, the…

An essential part of successful employee communication is to hold regular staff meetings. All managers need to meet their employees often to ensure more conflict solving and productivity. Here are some tips and guidelines to help you organize productive and effective staff meetings: Regulate the Number of Meetings We strongly recommend organizing staff meetings at least once in every six…

Presentations are part and parcel of every professional’s life. However, it is never too late to stop learning how to take your presentations from good to great. Here are a couple of pieces of advice and guidelines to help you give successful presentations. Connect with Your Audience It is a natural thing when standing behind a podium to deliver content…

As the holidays approach, your senior care workers will get busy with festivities. From planning, to shopping, to socializing and everything in between, work starts to take a back seat to the holiday season. The problem is, your residents still deserve a high level of care, and it’s up to your senior care workers to deliver it. So what can…

Corporate culture is a common phrase these days. Now more than ever, employees want to work in a setting they feel good about—one that aligns with their work ethic and beliefs. Your nurses have entered a field that helps them make the world a better place, one patient a time. And most are looking for a facility culture that reflects this…

Conflict among co-workers can be inevitable. This is especially true in work environments that require a high level of productivity. In long-term care, your nurses and healthcare staff have the health and well-being of residents in their hands, which can be stressful — and tensions can arise. As a manager, knowing how to handle conflict in the workplace is one…