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Trucking firm considers family before posting schedules

03/01/2008

At Green Bay, WI-based Schneider National, truck drivers can enter events such as a child’s birthday into the transportation firm’s electronic scheduler so supervisors won’t schedule them to be out of town on the big day. The organization pairs the scheduling tool with other work/life perks …

Seattle firm accepts jobs only if its own employees are available

03/01/2008

When Tim Jenkins and two friends started professional services firm Point B in 1995, they aimed to offer their employees an escape from the 100-hour workweeks and extended business travel that typically accompany high-powered consulting jobs …

Fortune names 9 Chicago employers among best to work for

03/01/2008
Fortune magazine recently published its 2008 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and nine Chicago employers made the list …

Pennsylvania employers make Fortune’s ‘Best to work for’ list

03/01/2008
Fortune magazine recently published its 2008 list of “100 Best Companies to Work For,” and two Pennsylvania health care providers made the cut …

Where do managers need training? Find out with a survey

03/01/2008
Targeted training of managers is vital to company success. Use a survey to identify where to spend your limited training dollars.

10 things HR can do to help their companies go ‘green’

03/01/2008

Everywhere you turn, something or someone is being promoted as “environmentally friendly.” U.S. employers are no different; they’re jumping into all kinds of green practices in a bid to improve their public images, boost employee morale/loyalty and potentially cut costs …

Succession planning is a dying art: Don’t settle for ‘Succession by Default’

02/05/2008

In their zeal for short-term company goals, an increasing number of U.S. organizations are allowing  managers to wallow in daily routines instead of preparing them for the next job. As a result, the next job is often with another company.

How to strategically manage turnover

02/01/2008

You know turnover is expensive; it forces your organization to recruit and train new employees. And while not all turnover is undesirable, a growing number of organizations are starting to focus on the management of turnover as a strategic business issue, both in terms of controlling bottom-line costs and driving top-line results …

How managers can motivate their long-Term employees: 10 tips

02/01/2008

1. Coach them up. Use training, workshops or refresher courses to stimulate longtime workers and expose them to new methods or ideas …

4 simple ways to encourage employee loyalty

02/01/2008

More cash and benefits are great, but a new book, Empowering Employees, says these four incentives go further to win employees’ hearts …