Marcianne Kuethen

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Deserving the Best on Your Team: Winning the War for Talent from the Inside Out

Why do some companies have content, loyal, and highly productive employees while other companies can claim none of these and only wish they could? Is it that the smarty pants company where everybody’s happy has the nicest building? Is it because of the awesome website? Is it the cool products?

The answers are NO, NO, and NO!

Society for HR Management

SHRM is the world’s largest association devoted to human resource management. Representing more than 170,000 individual members, the Society’s mission is to serve the needs of HR professionals by providing the most essential and comprehensive resources available.

Employee Involvement Programs Drive Performance

Getting employees’ ideas and getting their involvement is critical in our rapidly changing world. If your company is going to be competitive, it’s mandatory to involve not just hands, but the ideas from everyone in your organization.

High Performance Staffing

Nearly every company in the United States understands what a “temp” is and how temporary staff can be used to fill-in for gaps in the workforce. But saavy companies are transforming their staffing function into a true source of competitive advantage…using temporary employees in creative ways to drive revenues and increase productive capacity.

The Top 10 Questions Most Often Asked by Interviewers

To be prepared for an interview it is helpful to have an understanding of the questions you may be asked and to have prepared answers for them.

Transforming Your Workforce from High-Turnover to High-Retention

Replacing employees is costly, not just monetarily but in terms of lost customers, business, and damaged morale. Here are some tips for retaining employees to avoid such losses.

You Can’t Afford the Luxury of Disengaged Employees

In today’s business environment with increases in staff reductions and rapidly changing roles and responsibilities, it is crucial that all of your team members be fully engaged in the tasks at hand. According to a Gallup survey, 350 billion dollars are lost each year in American companies due to disengaged employees. How then do you minimize the impact of this costly problem within your organization? Below are key strategies to help you grow your people toward peak performance and enable you to produce quantum results with your team.

Key to Avoiding Wrongful Termination Suits … No Surprises!

Want to avoid employee lawsuits for “wrongful termination?” Then, listen up, because the answer is easier than you may think: No surprises.

The People Connection: Creating Instant Rapport with Anyone You Meet

Have you ever wondered why it is we hit it off instantly with some people and never seem to click with others? Why is it that there are some people we feel as if we’ve known forever and others we can’t seem to relate to even after years of contact? When we truly connect with others, we become actively involved in conversations. We become more than nodding heads or worse…”nodding off heads”! Our involvement hinges on our strengthening our abilities to be attentive when conversing with others, particularly in an interviewing situation.