Restaurant workers to receive expedited paychecks | Sales culture is key to attracting, retaining talent | 3 keys for making good corporate decisions -- quickly
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Many restaurants are struggling to keep workers during the tight labor market and some eateries are testing expedited pay to help support retention. Eight Church's Chicken sites next month will begin paying workers 50% of their day's wages -- the day after a shift -- and may increase that amount, depending on employee response.
What is Financial Flexibility? Employees still have a great deal of financial stress and the main reason is that most of them are living paycheck-to-paycheck. They need Financial Flexibility–the stage between living paycheck-to-paycheck and financial security. And they are looking for their employers for help. Learn more.
Compensation is important when trying to attract and retain talented sales personnel, but the right sales culture can be an even bigger factor, writes Troy Harrison. He recommends companies hire "good company citizens" and create sales competitions that are team-oriented.
Give Your Engagement Initiatives New Life You need to give new life to your engagement initiatives. Engagement numbers haven't risen significantly in years. Here's why: Organizations have focused too little on practical steps to implement the data. Download our e-book for ways you can put engagement data into action — today.
The US Treasury Department brought in $3.3 billion during the first six months of fiscal 2019, which started on Oct. 1, 2018, as the government has started collecting more on delinquent student loans. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau reports it has received 2,475 complaints from borrowers about the government's new aggressive collection procedures.
Leaders have a number of ways to become more empathetic, including appreciating the perspectives of others, expanding their own horizons and listening deeply without getting overwhelmed, writes Pamela McLean. "Whether we over-empathize and care too much, or completely miss the opportunity to connect with empathy, the result is similar -- we miss the opportunity to build a working relationship," she writes.
If you only think about your own advancement, your own success, you run out of fuel pretty quickly. But if we believed in something bigger than ourselves, that kind of motivation is self-sustaining.
