When it comes to a business, your staff of the business is a critical aspect to the business itself. There are a lot of tips that you can use to better have your staff engaged within the business for the overall better of it. This article offers you the insight and a more in depth look into how a business can engage their staff to create a sense of ownership.

Key Takeaways:

• Gallup estimates the cost of disengaged employees globally to be about $500 billion per year.
• frontline workers want exactly what any corporate employee does, which is to feel pride in their work.
• If your organization tracks performance data, make them public and accessible

“With the right transparency and recognition, owners and managers can extend a sense of ownership throughout the ranks.”

http://restaurant-hospitality.com/staffing/engage-staff-create-sense-ownership

The article reviews a few reasons that competency models may make it easier for employers to better match employees with work they will excel at. It points out how some of the common methods employers are currently using are falling short and in turn employees who may not be a good match for the work could potentially be hurting the overall business.

Key Takeaways:

• Typically, job descriptions are sterile and only focus on the “what” or functional aspects of the job
• Conversations with a supervisor about what it takes to successfully move into other roles are good ways to support a message
• Performance evaluations typically occur once a year, but tend to either be punitive or a pat on the back

“A competency model creates a blueprint for employee attributes and behaviors that are required to perform a job well.”

http://restaurant-hospitality.com/staffing/how-competency-models-can-improve-employee-performance

Why can’t you use your chip card at your favorite store. Ask you card company. After a year since the deadline for retail stores to get the chip scanners in place. The card companies have been slow to approve thousands of scanners that are sitting collecting dust waiting to be approved. Retailers are ready. But card companies are moving slowly in getting out the approval to activate the chip card readers.

Key Takeaways:

• One year after card companies’ deadline for retailers to accept new chip-based credit cards.
• Retailers have spent billions of dollars to install the new equipment but card companies have failed to sign off on the installations in a timely manner.
• Many retailers have had new chip card readers sitting next to their cash registers for a year waiting for the card companies’ blessing. We wish they cared as much about security as we do.

“Retailers have spent billions of dollars to install the new equipment but card companies have failed to sign off on the installations in a timely manner. Many retailers have had new chip card readers sitting next to their cash registers for a year waiting for the card companies’ blessing. We wish they cared as much about security as we do.”

http://www.restaurantnewsresource.com/article91329.html