Employees Archives - Roy Barker

roybarker.com April 15, 2021April 15, 2021Employee Engagement, Employee Retention, Employee Turnover, Employees, Hiring

How to Hire and Retain The Best Employees Featuring Roy Barker

How to Hire and Retain The Best Employees Featuring Roy Barker I was recent featured on the KickStart Dental Marketing Podcast. The dental profession has been plagued with very high turnover recently. In this episode, I talk about working the top of the employee retention funnel. While the entire funnel is important, the top portion is probably the most important. No matter how well you work the bottom of the employee retention funnel, the reality is that if you make … Continue reading “How to Hire and Retain The Best Employees Featuring Roy Barker”

roybarker.com January 9, 2018January 24, 2018Employee Retention, Employeesbarker, communication, employee, employee retention, encourage, engage, engagment, growth, MDS, Moore Diversified Services, Opportunities, opportunity, roy, Roy Barker, senior, Senior Living

Was That Really The Question? Ways to Encourage Employee Engagement

The other day I saw this question posed to others in a forum, “what do you do to show your employees they are involved?” The obvious answer to me was, don’t just try to show them, actually get them involved. I’m sure the intent of the question was supposed to be “how do you involve your employees,” but it didn’t really come across that way. This does bring up the question of do you only do things to try to … Continue reading “Was That Really The Question? Ways to Encourage Employee Engagement”

roybarker.com November 28, 2017December 6, 2017Employeesbarker, employee, employees, engagement, meeting, Moore Diversified Services, one on one, roy, Roy Barker

How to Conduct Motivational One-on-One Meetings to Maximize Employee Engagement

Nothing can cause an employee’s blood pressure to go through the roof than the thought of a looming evaluation. If you want to create a culture of transparency and collaboration, you need to get away from conducting “employee evaluations” and start moving toward more frequent one-on-one meetings. There a number of benefits to holding regular one-on-one meetings which include; not having to wait six months or even a year to talk about issues that have come about since your last … Continue reading “How to Conduct Motivational One-on-One Meetings to Maximize Employee Engagement”

roybarker.com November 16, 2017November 27, 2017Employees, General, Meetingbarker, employees, MDS, meetings, Moore Diversified Services, motivational, roy, Roy Barker

How to Conduct Motivational Meetings That Make a Difference

Everyone would like to believe that they are good at holding corporate meetings. After all, as the boss or manager, it is likely something you have to do on a regular basis. But the truth is that most people hate meetings, and you might even hate running them as much as your employees hate attending them. So if you want to switch things up and find a way to make meetings more enjoyable for everyone, here’s how you can conduct … Continue reading “How to Conduct Motivational Meetings That Make a Difference”

roybarker.com November 14, 2017November 27, 2017Business, Employee Retention, Employee Turnover, Employees, Recruiting Talentbarker, employee, employee retention, hiring, interview, MDS, Moore Diversified Services, process, roy, senior, senior living community

How to Set the Tone to Keep Employees for the Long Haul

It happens every day: your best and brightest employees up and leave with little warning. You shake your head and wonder what has happened to cause them to decide to go after years of dedicated service? As the manager, you might immediately assume that it is because the employee was snatched up by a more prominent firm who can offer them more money, but in most cases, you’d be wrong. Countless studies show that income is only one piece … Continue reading “How to Set the Tone to Keep Employees for the Long Haul”