Entries Tagged Employee Relations

Virtual-reality training for plumbing technicians sounds about as plausible as clog-proof toilets. But at High 5 Plumbing in Colorado, it’s a reality as...

They’re here, but they’re not here. My staff isn’t committed, and it’s obvious to me and our customers. We’re in trouble.” “To say...

The holiday season is a time for joy, generosity, gratitude and gift-giving. And if that informs the way we treat our friends...

The other day I was doing some cleaning out of boxes we still had from when we moved into our house five...

Each year, businesses waste thousands of dollars on training that doesn’t deliver expected results. Consequently, many company owners or managers determine that...

For most companies, having zero injuries is the ultimate safety goal, but this can be very hard to attain especially when you...

There’s an insidious virus infecting the American workplace and it doesn’t start with a C and end with 19. It’s called imposter syndrome,...

Like so many plumbing business owners today constrained by a tight labor market, Lindsay Goodson needs to make every minute of every...

What is complacency in the workplace? It can be defined as self-satisfaction, especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies....

During seasons of economic uncertainty, business owners must sometimes make difficult decisions about their workforce. In some cases, this might mean putting...

Do your employees feel like they matter? In other words, do they feel valued by and connected to their managers and coworkers,...

In the seemingly neverending struggle to find quality employees in one of the tightest and most competitive labor markets in recent memory,...

If any of you have children around the ages of probably 5-to-teenager range and let them play gaming systems, you’ve probably heard...

Psychological safety is the new frontier in the field of occupational health and safety (OH&S), according to Kim MacDonald, founder and CEO...