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Results at Work: A New Approach to an Old Problem Improves Productivity and Saves Money

Here’s an example of how a fresh approach to staffing and scheduling optimized production: The Problem: A manufacturer of custom cabinetry employs a wide variety of specifically trained workers. Due to employee absences and last-minute call-offs, supervisors were spending hours every day shifting associates around to cover the spots left by absent temporary and direct…

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How To Manage Crises While Maintaining Workplace Productivity

As much as we try to structure our work time, there’s no scheduling the unexpected. Emergencies and other crises overwhelm us all occasionally; unfortunately, no one has ever invented a predictive model (or crystal ball for that matter) that can actually warn us about everything that might blindside us during the average business day. In…

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Posting The Way to Job Success

Designing Effective Orientation Programs You carefully recruited, screened, and tested several applicants for that new position. When the time came to make a hiring decision, you confidently selected the most qualified candidate. But two months later, the new hire resigned, confessing that she “never felt part of the company.” The right first impression is everything,…

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Dos and Don’ts for Conducting Criminal Background Checks

Criminal background checks can put hiring decision makers between a rock and a hard place. Conducting them in all cases may leave companies open to claims of discrimination, but failing to conduct even one may result in a claim of negligent hiring if something goes wrong. How can companies navigate the legal waters surrounding background…

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To Check or Not to Check? Straight Talk about EEOC Guidelines for Conducting Criminal Background Checks

The Internet has made background checks easier than ever–and many employers are taking advantage of the opportunity. According to a survey by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), 93 percent of employers conduct background checks in some instances. While background checks may seem to be a valuable tool for spotting resume fraud or heading off…

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War Zone or Idea Zone? Effectively Managing Conflict in Your Workplace

The High Price of Conflict We’ve all seen it happen. Suddenly the team that functioned so harmoniously is operating more like a dysfunctional family. The office’s usual cheerful buzz has been replaced by a dark silence. People seem to do nothing but complain. Some won’t even speak to one another. As a result, progress has…

Entry Level Mechanical Engineer—Mfg and SolidWorks Experience

This organization builds powerful retail experiences by quickly adapting to the marketplace demands with design, engineering and manufacturing innovations.  They are seeking an Engineer to join their team. Desired Qualifications: SolidWorks, PDM, Adobe, Autocad Read and interpret blue prints and construction Documents Bill of materials / MRP Systems System Mfg flow process – design, engineering,…

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The Shredder Ate My Report: Improve Performance with Management by Objectives

Lame Excuses and poor performance don’t just get on our nerves–they waste your time.  In fact, a recent survey showed that supervisors spend 17% of their time–or A FULL DAY A WEEK–overseeing poor performing employees! Click the link below to view our free eBook and begin getting better results from your staff with an MBO…