Archives for Productivity

Methods for Preventing Costly Inventory Mistakes in Your Warehouse

By Marcus Lansky Methods for Preventing Costly Inventory Mistakes in Your Warehouse No matter how large or small your warehouse is, it can be hard to keep track of everything in detail. As a small business owner, it’s crucial that you know how to track and organize your inventory. If there are too many holes in your system, you can lose track of items, or worse, face shipping delays that damage your reputation with customers. Below, find out how you can avoid inventory management issues to keep your business going strong. Revisit Your Training Procedures If you hire people to
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8 tips to enable a cloud-based remote workforce

By Carl Ramkarran 8 tips to enable a cloud-based remote workforce (Article is originally published on The SHI Blog- https://blog.shi.com/cloud/tips-to-enable-a-cloud-based-remote-workforce/.) Only a third of people in the United States worked remotely prior to March 4, according to a Workhuman survey. A mere three weeks later, the reality is starkly different. Thousands of employees nationwide are being told by their employers or their government officials to stay and work from home with no clear answers on when the restriction will lift. With so much uncertainty, one thing is crystal clear: Your organization needs a business continuity plan in place to minimize disruptions
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Workforce Evolution & Untapped Top Talent

By Arlene Donovan Workforce Evolution & Untapped Top Talent The missing link in today’s workplace reflects a significant exclusion of individuals age 45 and older and is present across all industries. This deficiency or some would say exclusion is seen in sectors from universities to hospitals, service providers to practitioners, and faith-based to non-profits. Mature workers are having a difficult time getting hired. The U.S. Department of Labor has taken all of the data into account in its latest projections of labor force participation and according to these estimates, there will even be slight declines in participation among those aged
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Got ‘High Potentials’ in Your Organization? Here’s How to Know For Sure

By Karima Mariama-Arthur Got ‘High Potentials’ in Your Organization? Here’s How to Know For Sure If you want your company to thrive, having the right people on your team is critical. But not just any people— we’re talking high potential talent. The term is common in high-level conversations describing the ideal talent pipeline, but is rarely understood in context—partly because it’s often confused with the term,’ high performers.’ The difference between the two is that “while the latter may enjoy their work and even perform it well, they may lack the aspiration and or quite possibility, the ability to effectively assume a leadership
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