Recent Articles from Kathleen Quinn Votaw
How to survive the “great resignation”
A Gallup research finds that 48 percent of our working population is currently searching actively for a job or watching for new opportunities. Pandemic fatigue, burnout, unwanted return-to-workplace requirements, and rethinking what truly matters in life are major reasons contributing to this title wave of leaving.
Leading to attract and retain top talent
Today, you can count on the fact that top talent is evaluating your values and leadership style, your level of commitment to putting people first, and the effort you put into creating mutually beneficial relationships with employees.
How to stem the tide of turnover
Most people quit or stay for reasons related to workplace environment. Understanding specifically why employees come and go enables you to rethink your workplace priorities. Here are some areas to focus on as you reconsider the effectiveness of your retention strategies.
How to make hourly hiring human again
When your process is respectful and personal, and communication frequent and thoughtful, candidates become excited about working for you over a competitor who hasn’t made a similar investment in recruiting hourly workers.
Why women are the makers of culture equality
What we need at this moment is bold business leaders who believe in and prioritize diversity and are committed to developing workplaces based on equality, empowerment, and other factors that help workers thrive.
Christmas can never be cancelled
This is undoubtedly the most wonderful—and most challenging—time of the year, whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, or simply enjoying the festivities of the holidays. In the aftermath of 2020, our reflections take on new meaning and importance.
Why unity begins with “Made in USA”
History shows that our strategic resilience and the large segment of Americans who prefer to buy what’s made in the USA. mean that we’ll regain our momentum.
How to protect your culture & brand in recovery
Use this as a guide to create a culture and brand protection plan for recovery, which should include consideration of leadership, communication, accountability, and performance as well as anything else where change is impacting your work environment.
The middle road between business and burnout
By rethinking people strategies, your company gains flexibility and freedom in recruiting, and at the same time provides more of the work-life balance and independence today’s employees want and need, increasing retention. Employees will remember not just what you did for them during the pandemic; they’ll remember how you made them feel.
Recruiting during recovery: Tips for hiring top talent right now
When it comes to talent, you may feel like you’ve shifted from looking for water in a desert to finding a needle in a haystack. Both are time consuming and require the right resources, and offer the opportunity to reevaluate how you find and keep good people.
Are you recruiting intimacy-driven salespeople? You should be
Great salespeople have several traits in common. But the thing that makes customers feel truly understood is when your company culture matches their own values and culture.
Recruiting has changed. Have you?
Holding on to outdated views of what recruiting is can make your company less effective, less competitive and less profitable. Don’t let the beliefs and practices of the past to get in the way of your business’s future.