Entries Tagged Employee Performance

Both employers and employees frequently say the annual performance review process is one of the most awful, detestable parts of work. You...

Anyone who’s in the workplace long enough eventually runs into a slacker. You know the type — that one colleague who is...

Maybe you’ve tried everything to motivate and engage your employees, but they always seem to let you down. Maybe you’ve thrown money...

An excellent service plumber needs to meet a long list of requirements: Clean driving record, no criminal background, ability to pass a...

If your company doesn’t already have an employee-recognition program, it’s a good idea to start one. And if it already does, perhaps...

Not so long ago, workplace-based wellness programs were the hot new thing in holding down health care costs for employers. And while...

It’s a great irony that the discipline policy preferred by most companies is called “progressive.” The word progressive means “making favorable progress...

It’s commonly accepted these days that different generations of workers — whether they’re millennials, baby boomers or Gen Xers — require different...

There’s more to developing happy and engaged employees than just counting steps, calories and reps. While many companies devote significant resources to employee...

Mike worked for a medium-sized business and went to work every day happy to have a job. But he wasn’t too enthused...

As the year comes to a close, we take a look at some of the most popular stories on www.plumbermag.com. If you...

You've heard the phrase, “time is money.” For plumbers, that is often true in a very literal way. We can only serve...

Not so long ago, most people in the workplace received feedback once a year during a performance review. An employee didn’t expect...

As an owner of a plumbing company, have you ever made it the entire way through a company culture article? You would...