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Active Shooter Policy: What Employers Need to Know in 2020

Always Be Prepared for Emergency Situations in the Workplace It’s a sad reality that many people have a looming fear of active shooters in the workplace. Unfortunately, their fears aren’t misguided. According to the FBI, 60% of active shooter incidents occur in businesses. However, as an employer there are actionable steps you can take to prevent an active shooting, ease employee concerns and protect your people. Step 1: Form a Planning Team It’s important that your planning team has representation from departments across the business, as well as first responders. In the same breath, the planning team should be small enough to encourage close collaboration, yet large enough that it doesn’t put the burden on any one person. The planning...

How to Conduct Exit Interviews

Fully Capitalize on This Underutilized HR Practice The Often-Overlooked Exit Interview In the world of human resources, the focus is always on a strong start. From finding that perfect candidate to conducting a spot-on interview, it’s all about the beginning. However, strong HR practices are not just about the first phase or hiring.Inevitably employees quit, which kicks off the process of wrapping things up and conducting an exit interview. For many companies, the employee exit interview is an afterthought.However, the exit interview is a powerful tool to consistently evolve and optimize company performance and culture. The exit interview is a rare opportunity to get honest and raw feedback about an organization’s effectiveness in many...

Top Signs of Employee Burnout

Employee burnout is more than just dealing with an overwhelming project or working overtime for a few days in a row. It’s a condition in which an employee feels chronic stress, energy depletion and cynicism at work and it can have a number of negative side effects.In fact, employee burnout is so prevalent in the workplace, the World Health Organization officially added “burnout” to its International Classification of Diseases in 2019. Researchers at Harvard Business School estimate employee burnout costs between $125 billion and $190 billion every year in healthcare costs.A key warning sign of burnout is low engagement, which ultimately means low performance and poor business results. It’s not that those employees don’t care, it’s that...

How to Conduct Employee Evaluations

Consistent employee evaluations help remind employees of their manager’s and the company’s expectations for their overall performance. They also give managers valuable insight to use when they make important decisions such as giving a promotion or raise, as well as negative actions like terminations.In typical evaluations, a manager details the employee’s contributions and weaknesses verbally and in writing. Then the manager and employee discuss any areas of improvement in addition to creating future goals and objectives. A lot of companies also ask the employee to submit a self-evaluation.Evaluations Aren’t One-and-Done Or at least they shouldn’t be. Employee evaluations should be an ongoing part of a manager’s duties. Often, employees...