Reducing the Cost to Hire by Improving Retention
The hiring process is expensive. On average, it takes companies 30 days to fill a role and costs them $7,500 in lost productivity, but this expense doesn’t end once the position is filled. They now need to invest resources into training their new employees so they can be productive as soon as possible. If you’re […]
Managing During a Labor Shortage
With the high cost of employee turnover, there is never a good time to lose someone on your team. But with the Great Resignation or Great Reshuffle (depending on who you ask), it feels more critical than ever to hold onto your employees. This is especially true if you have directly felt the effects of […]
The Great Resignation: Who is Accountable for Employee Retention?
Let me tell you a quick story about the worst boss and worst company I’ve ever worked for. I won’t give specifics to protect the guilty, but my boss was a nightmare. He was a micromanager who required three email updates per day on the progress of projects. He also spoke to people like they […]
A Two-Million-Year-Old Problem: Coaching Your Service Team to Sell
Since the very first business of starting cave fires in exchange for furs and hides, the transition from sales to service has plagued organizations. The early people had it right. Grog, the fire starter, sold the sticks and built the fire. His invoice was a grunt and a snort, and Accounts Receivable was immediately funded […]
Using Personality Assessments to Build Stronger Teams
Employees are the key to driving results in any organization. From building revenue, producing the product or service, helping customers with problems, and everything in between, your people are the common denominator. Understanding what engages every member of a team will make it stronger and more productive. An individual’s personality type helps determine whether team […]
5 Ways Omnia Can Help You Coach Your Team (Even After March Madness)
If you are one of the millions of March Madness viewers, you’ve seen the coaches on the sidelines – suit coats and ties flapping, shouting their heads off, sweating and clapping. You might have thought, wow, that job looks stressful! It’s easy to forget that what we see broadcast is the tiniest little part of […]
5 Ways to Bring out the Best in Your People – Show Them You Care!
Turn on the evening news, read the latest AP wire, or open your Apple News notification and you’re likely to come across someone talking about The Great Resignation. Most likely, as a leader, you’ve had it happen to you and are desperately trying to fill empty seats while struggling to serve your clients with a […]
Reflection: The forgotten key to achieving your goals
Recently, I read a story on the Internet (so it must be true) about a bride-to-be who decided to have an over-the-top expensive wedding despite having a modest budget. In order to accomplish this, she told their family and friends that they would have to make a hefty financial contribution to the wedding or would […]
The Power of Self-Reflection
As the year comes to a close, it’s common to start thinking about our New Year’s Resolutions. You know, that list we make then forget about 3 weeks later, or less if you’re like me. There are the obligatory health and fitness goals… I will go to the gym 3x a week, eat less, move […]
Our Top 10 Tips for Employee Retention
Chances are, you’ve been blindsided by the resignation of an all-star employee. You probably watched productivity and morale take a nosedive — and wondered what went wrong. While some turnover on your team is ultimately inevitable, much of it can be prevented. So today, we’re gifting you our top 10 tips for employee retention. The […]
