Best Practices:  Making the Most of Holiday Help
By Travis Dommert, COO of The Lindquist Group

Are you planning to hire some temporary staff to assist with holiday activities?  This is a great idea to ensure that your home looks its best and your guests feel well cared for.  It also takes some of the burden off your existing housekeeping and kitchen staff.  

Here are four tips to ensure your temporary staff give you the results you are hoping for.

Best Practices in Handling Terminations
By Travis Dommert, The Lindquist Group

“You’re fired.” “I quit!” Now what? Are you prepared for an employee departure? The average domestic employee changes jobs every two years. While we are working closely with our clients to improve that statistic, most domestic employers will at some point have to deal with the termination of an employee. Even when it is expected, transitions can be difficult and create disruption in the operation of your home and life.  Here are 8 tips for making separations as smooth as possible.

An Operational Assessment can uncover retention risks and opportunities.

It is often said that people take jobs because they buy into an organization’s vision, but they leaves jobs due to the relationship with their manager.  While vital, these are just two of many key factors that drive performance and retention in a business or a household.  Other key issues have to do with such meaningful factors as how well the work fits with the employee’s unique talents, what types of recognition employees receive for their achievements, what types of policies and administration govern their work, and clarity surrounding the work itself.

An Operational Assessment can not only evaluate what is working and what needs to be addressed in a household, it can also uncover risks and opportunities related to the retention of key staff.

A thorough Property Manual can keep your home running smoothly in your absence, particularly if there is an emergency.

Have you ever received a distress call during an overdue vacation?  The hot water heater has exploded, the power is out and the generator hasn't come on, an alarm has gone off, someone didn’t show up for work...the list goes on.
 
These headaches and more can be more readily handled without interrupting your much needed time away if a thorough Property Manual has been created to guide your staff through unexpected emergencies.

Consistent with the saying, ‘you never get a second chance to make a first impression’, most employment relationships are won or lost in the first few days.  Nationally, over 25% of employees who quit do so in the first ninety days on the job. 

Beginning this month, The Lindquist Group is pleased to begin the rollout of its Right Start Program to help clients and candidates avoid the most common pitfalls leading to failed employment relationships.