Employee Morale | CallCenterBestPractices.com - Part 2

Tips for Maintaining a Happy Workforce

March 30, 2011 By Gail Leave a Comment

The importance of keeping staff morale high should never be understated. Happy employees are more productive and efficient. They create a positive atmosphere within your business, which translates into a better experience for your customers.

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The Language of Employee Engagement: Stop Using “Drive” Start Using “Facilitate”

December 31, 2010 By Gail Leave a Comment

Start using the word facilitate in place of the word drive. It will make a huge difference in how you think about your role as a leader. It will open up new ways to working with people and will create new opportunities for improvement.

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Setting Up an Employee Retention Plan

December 26, 2010 By Gail Leave a Comment

Attitude surveys and exit interviews strongly indicate that two out of three voluntary resignations of exempt, salaried employees are due in large measure to feelings

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Increase Your Business With Employee Training

December 13, 2010 By Gail Leave a Comment

Training sessions allow management and employees a chance to interact together in a more relaxed non-work environment and this also promotes understanding among each person, making for a better overall work environment.

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Employee Morale – Your Problem or Theirs?

December 8, 2010 By Gail Leave a Comment

Do employees cower when they see you coming? When you get overwhelmed do you take it out on the nearest person? Do you know how your message has been received by your employees? Even people who work alone have internal feelings that will positively affect or negatively affect their output.

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The 100 Acre Wood Christmas Party Characters

December 2, 2010 By Gail Leave a Comment

What’s your take on Eeyore? Gloomy, miserable, melancholy and just down right depressive? That’s one way to look at his character. I accept that’s the way he comes across in the tales of the 100 Acre Wood. There is however, in my opinion so much more to him than meets the eye.

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Communicating With Gen Y Employees

November 14, 2010 By Gail Leave a Comment

Gen Y (often described as those born after 1980) are typically technologically savvy and creative, with lots of energy, strong informal networks and a fresh perspective.

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30 Employee Engagement Communication Tips

November 14, 2010 By Gail Leave a Comment

High levels of employee engagement in an organization are linked to superior business performance, including increased profitability, productivity, employee retention, customer metrics and safety levels.

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Team Building Vs Team Bonding

November 14, 2010 By Gail Leave a Comment

Why team building and team building are two different, but complementary, things. The article also helps the reader understand when to go for each.

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Reward and Recognize Your Employees Before Their Next Employer Does!

November 10, 2010 By Gail Leave a Comment

Before the economy turns around, make sure you recognize and reward your employees. If you don’t and they can find another job, they might just leave.

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