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The 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 4
The 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 4 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff, Image (c) People Insight In the first blog in this series we looked at why employee engagement is so important and provided an overview of Gallup’s findings from its extensive research. This was summarised in the following 12 ways to engage employees. In the second blog we examined the first 3 elements in further detail.
The 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 3
The 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff - Part 3 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions [caption id="attachment_119" align="alignnone" width="300"] 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff, Image (c) People Insight[/caption] In the first blog in this series we looked at why employee engagement is so important and provided an overview of Gallup's findings from its extensive research. This was summarised in the 12 ways to engage employees. In the second blog we examined the first 3 elements
The 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 2
The 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff - Part 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions [caption id="attachment_119" align="alignnone" width="300"] 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff[/caption] In our previous blog, we looked at why employee engagement is so important and provided an overview of Gallup's findings from its extensive research. This was summarised in the following 12 ways to engage employees. In this blog we look in further detail at the first three ways. I know what
How to Optimize When Managing Costs
How to Optimize When Managing Costs by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions How to identify which costs need to be addressed, their importance and impact, and how to develop and prioritise your cost management program for the optimal effect. [caption id="attachment_185" align="alignnone" width="160"] Managing Costs[/caption] Many businesses are concerned with the changes that are occurring in their marketplaces. Changes in expenditure by major industry players, pressure for changing economic conditions, government policy and actions and a myriad of other
The 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff – Part 1
The 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff - Part 1 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions [caption id="attachment_119" align="alignnone" width="300"] 12 Ways to Engage & Retain Staff, Image (c) People Insight[/caption] Employee engagement is becoming increasingly important as businesses compete for a dwindling skilled labour force as experienced baby-boomers retire and a smaller, relatively inexperienced workforce enters the market and progresses through the ranks. The need to attract, develop and retain key staff is essential to develop and
“Do You Think You Can Tell?” – Part 2 of 2
"Do You Think You Can Tell?" - Part 2 of 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions 9 tips on how to meet your goals and grow your capabilities [caption id="attachment_96" align="alignnone" width="161"] Do you think you can tell?[/caption] In Part 1 of this article we identified why we are our own worst enemy when it comes to identifying how to improve ourselves. Here we look at what we can do to help us, given the fact that we
“Do You Think You Can Tell?” – Part 1 of 2
"Do You Think You Can Tell?" - Part 1 of 2 by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions Can you tell how good your performance is or how you can improve? Read on to find out, you might be surprised… Those of you who are Pink Floyd fans will immediately recognise the lyrics from the song, “Wish You Were Here”. The first part of the song, for those of you not familiar with it are below: So, so you think
The 5 Myths and Realities of Leadership for New Managers
The 5 Myths & Realities of Leadership for New Managers by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions What are the myths that new managers and leaders believe, and what are the realities? This article explores them and how new managers and leaders effectively lead and engage their teams. Your initial experience as a new manager and leader has two profound effects - one on you and one on the business you are working for. This experience can be fantastic or
Don’t Cut Costs – Manage Them
Don't Cut Costs - Manage Them by Andrew Cooke, Growth & Profit Solutions How to avoid being a cost-cutter and create a thriving business from managing your costs. When times are hard the knee-jerk reaction for many businesses is to cut costs. Don’t do it! Or to put it another way – don’t do it! Before we get into this I want to give you an operational definition of costs for the purpose of this article. Costs have several relevant