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roybarker.com October 29, 2020October 29, 2020Business, Employee Retention, Employee Turnover, Human Resourcesemployee retention, Employee Turnover, Human Resourcese

Roy Barker Featured on Profit With A Plan Podcast

Roy Barker was recently featured on the Profit With A Plan Podcast hosted by Marcia Riner speaking about employee retention. You can also see the full interview on Youtube Here are ten important areas to focus in order to increase employee retention: Market for talent, more than an advertisement Initial screening Orientation/onboarding Job-specific training/feedback Provide a mentor Ongoing training opportunities Create opportunities for advancement Challenge employees Praise employees Develop an awesome company culture Really get to know your employee Other … Continue reading “Roy Barker Featured on Profit With A Plan Podcast”

roybarker.com June 21, 2018July 2, 2018Business, Diversity, Hiringbusiness, Diversity, employee retention, Roy Barker, Senior Living, Strategy

Are Companies With Greater Diversity More Profitable?

Diversity is a Strategy Diversity in the workforce is a growing topic for many big companies. With women becoming more a part of the working class, even more than they did in the past, and with African-American’s and Hispanics playing an important role of leadership in America, many are beginning to see the benefits of having various races and genders fill spots in their company. A recent report by Pew Research has shown that companies with great diversity are more … Continue reading “Are Companies With Greater Diversity More Profitable?”

roybarker.com May 16, 2018May 14, 2018Communication, Hiringcommunication, employee retention, hiring, marty ramseck, predictive index assessment, Roy Barker, Senior Living, senior living advisory, senior living consulting

Enhance Hiring Results Using the Predictive Index Assessment

In episode 4 of The Business of Business Podcast, I talk with Marty Ramseck about using the Predictive Index Assessment to make better hiring decisions and enhance communication among teams. Marty has cultivated 30 years of experience in hands-on sales management and double-digit growth in every one of his ventures. He has worked for companies such as Vintage Senior Living, LivHOME, Sunrise Senior Living, CORT, and Cigna. In order to deliver record-breaking sales in highly competitive fields, Marty had to have an … Continue reading “Enhance Hiring Results Using the Predictive Index Assessment”

roybarker.com April 30, 2018April 24, 2018Employee Retention, Employee Turnover, Leadership Developmentconsulting and advisory, employee retention, Employee Turnover, jeffrey davidson, leadership development, Roy Barker, Senior Living, senior living consulting, seniors housing, the business of business podcast

Leadership Development Podcast with Jeffrey Davidson

Leadership development is a crucial factor in employee retention. I was fortunate enough to speak with Jeffrey Davidson with Great Team LTD on the subject. Jeffrey Davidson has been exploring the boundaries of world-class teams for over 20 years. As a recognized expert in strengthening leaders and building teams, he has worked with 100s of teams, taught thousands of employees, and consulted with multiple Fortune 100 corporations. By the age of 35, Jeffrey had been both director at a start-up and president of a … Continue reading “Leadership Development Podcast with Jeffrey Davidson”

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”