Bye-bye Boss: Why good employees leave and what to do about it
“I can’t take it anymore! We’re short-staffed, I’m killing myself to hold it together, and nobody says thank you, so goodbye! Life is too short for this. I can work somewhere else.” “I was doing just fine working from home. Now they’re making us go back. Call me crazy but spending three hours in the car doesn’t excite me. I’m updating my resume this afternoon.” “I’m not passionate about this place. We’re all about stuff I don’t care...
Don’t fall for invoice fraud schemes
Middle-market businesses lose an average of almost $300,000 annually to invoice fraud, according to a recent survey by software company Medius and researcher Censuswide. Invoice fraud can be challenging to spot — and even more difficult to recover from — but your company can take steps to prevent it from happening. Common Types The most common type of invoice fraud is fraudulent billing. In billing schemes, a real or fake vendor sends...
Why you’re waiting longer for a forklift – and what to do about it
While the COVID-induced supply chain backlog is loosening up, not all warehouses have been able to return to normal – especially if they’re in the market for new materials handling equipment. Businesses looking to purchase new forklifts in particular are being quoted some eyebrow-raising lead times. Electric forklift lead times are running close to normal, about 35 weeks, but internal combustion forklifts, which would usually take...
Why employees don’t take ownership
I recently had a conversation with a C-suite leader of a company that has 6,000+ employees who were implementing a significant organizational structure change to build in more accountability and ownership across 50 interconnected departments. The goal was to create an umbrella team who would be in charge of ensuring there was more transparency and communication between each department. This layer would aggregate and disseminate...
New challenges of using remote workers
The pandemic has changed workplace culture, probably forever. As events unfolded over the last few years, many employers shuttered their doors completely or scaled back to using only essential workers at their regular workplace. Remote workers became a commonplace occurrence rather than an unusual situation, even for traditional work-on-site businesses. Now that health conditions have generally improved, should your operation return...
Somebody better hit the brakes soon in Railway Dispute
Three railroad unions have now voted to reject a contract negotiated by the Presidential Emergency Board (PEB) that had been accepted by eight other unions. This creates the possibility of a strike early next month and a return to the crippling supply chain problems last year. The White House and lawmakers will feel pressure to step in and head it off. They should wait and see first. Government intervention in the private sector is...
Talent shortages and inflation
About 20 to 25 percent of U.S. businesses provide training to their employees. This management commitment cuts across all types of businesses of all sizes. Here are some notable examples: Large Airbus Amazon American Airlines Boeing CVS KitchenAid Lowe’s Marriott United Airlines Medium Abt (IL) Bell & Howell Birmingham Water Works Board (AL) CCA Global Partners Cracker Barrel Intermedia Seattle Genetics (WA) Small LaSalle Network...
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