How to create an “I love to work here” buzz at your business. “Our company’s greatest asset is our people.” Owners and managers have said that for years, and it’s true to a certain extent. But with a growing emphasis on employee efficiency and return-on-investment, workforce management has changed for good. Employers’ expectations of their staff are increasing. Individual workers’ responsibilities are more defined and measured, even as technological advances…

Help your employees—and your company—grow with one-on-one communication. Generally speaking, if a manager’s options for dealing with an underperforming employee are down to termination or coaching, and the workplace issues are correctable, it’s usually better to try coaching. The reality is that we need to keep and develop the employees who are already here. They know our culture and our ways of doing business, and repairing their inconsistencies should result…