Human resources

How to Keep Employees Happy and Productive (Without Huge Salaries)

Following up on the theme of last week’s post, we’d like to focus on how employers can keep and engage core talent by keeping employees happy and productive without paying huge salaries. That’s not to say that Gravity Payments' model, which involved CEO Dan Price taking a major pay cut to boost his employee minimum pay to $70,000, didn’t get Gravity Payments workers pretty excited; however, this model is...

Gravity Payments Pays Up: The Good and the Bad About a High Minimum Salary

The media is still buzzing after the CEO of Gravity Payments, Dan Price, announced that he was cutting his own salary to ensure that none of his employees make less than $70,000 per year. It’s a magnanimous move, and the employees, many of whom saw their salaries double instantly, are justifiably happy. For some background, Gravity Payments is a Seattle-based payment processing firm. In young tech companies like Gravity...

9 Tips for Employee Motivation in Stressful Times

Can’t seem to keep your workers from getting discouraged during a crisis? Try these 9 steps from The Wall Street Journal to optimize employee motivation in stressful times: 1. Be available for support. Make sure to be available for questions your employees might have, be honest and avoid making promises that you can’t keep. 2. Don’t hover over your workers. Have faith that your staff will figure things out on...

3 Keys to Reviving Work Ethic in Millenials

Think younger workers lack a solid work ethic? Canadian HR Reporter interviewed Eric Chester, author of Reviving Work Ethic, on the matter. Here are his thoughts: Value Differences Younger workers don’t have a poor work ethic, just a different one. New workers are entering the workforce with a different values and beliefs. It is important to understand that these values and beliefs are not necessarily bad.  They just offer a...

Adapt Your Leadership Style to The Size of Your Team

What separates a good leader from a great one is the ability to adapt and evolve as their team does.  George Bradt give us guidance on the different focus leaders must adopt as the size of their team grows. Here’s how your leadership style might change and grow with your team: The Start-up Team Leading teams of under 10 people should be approached with a start-up mindset that focuses on problem...

6 Ways to Develop Future Leaders

There are many benefits to grooming potential future leaders from within the company. These include familiarity with company operations, the strength of existing connections with other workers, and a deeper understanding of the corporate culture. The Wall Street Journal offers these six tips to mould potential leaders from within your current team: 1. Job Rotation Give your workers a chance to broaden their expertise by working in different parts...

6 Top CEOs Share The Key to Success

Success can be reached via many different paths. Some say it’s a strong idea. Others say it’s passion or drive. Six of BC’s top CEO’s agreed on one thing – people are key.
Finding the right right people, getting them ...

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5 Reasons to Hire Older Workers

Be the first to get access to vast amounts of untapped talent that is older workers. Just like with fine wine, age and character makes perfection. Most of the applicants over 50 are looking for employment because of relocation, the sale of a business or returning to work after a long holiday. That being said, here are just four reasons to give them a shot. Older Workers are More Focused Research shows that...

2 Foundations for Creating a Healthy Workplace

A healthy workplace is not something that happens by accident. If your company aspires to be a top employer, consciously pursuing workplace health needs to be a top priority. The good news is that not only does a focus on workplace wellness go a long way to attract and retain great employees, there is a growing body of research to prove that such initiatives provide a substantial return on...

The Number One Secret to Managing Millennial Employees

If you are a Boomer or Gen X leader tasked with managing a team of millennial employees, there is really only one thing you need to know – they aren’t that different from you. Much ado has been made in the media about the differences between generations, but there is also ample research on their similarities. One such study, conducted by Ben Rosen, a Ph.D. and Professor of Organizational...