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Executive Management Challenges for 2018

How much thought have you given to what 2018 will bring? The new year is quickly approaching, and everyone is scrambling to finish off 2017 with a bang. Many executive management and leadership teams will be thinking about all the great things to come and will be planning for successes in 2018. Many more will be riding the waves of success they had in 2017 for a while and hoping it will get them through the first quarter of the … Continue reading “Executive Management Challenges for 2018”

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10 Critical Steps to Increase Employee Retention

Employee retention is an area most businesses can improve on. In the heat of the moment with deadlines, phones ringing, and customers that need servicing, this is one area where short cuts are often taken. With the average entry level worker costing approximately $7,500 to turnover and executives reaching 200% of their yearly salary and some technical workers up to 400% of their yearly salary, this shortcut can be a costly proposition. Thought we’d start the year off with … Continue reading “10 Critical Steps to Increase Employee Retention”

Roy Barker September 26, 2014Customer Service, General, Human Resources, Marketing Senior Housing, Operating Expenses/Costs, Strategic Planning, Uncategorized2015, 2015 Strategic Planning, Assisted Living, Balance, Financial Success, Happy Customers, HR, Human Resourcese, Improving, Improvment, MDS, Moore Diversified Services, operational changes, Operations Analysis, planning, Roy Barker, Senior Housing, Senior Housing Consultant, Senior Living, Senior Living Consultant, Strategic Planning, successful 2015, SWOT, Training, Work Teams, worklife balance

The Elusive Balance of Life and Business

If you’re like me you’re constantly searching for the optimal balance in life. I do a lot of reading and try to find tips and pointers that work for me. I think one point to stress at the outset is there are many great ideas and theories available, but you have to study and incorporate the ones that are right for you and your situation. The key to balance will be somewhat different for everyone and will change from … Continue reading “The Elusive Balance of Life and Business”