One of the best gifts you can give your employees this Christmas season is the gift of thanks. A nice fat bonus check would be pretty awesome, too.
Among the gifts that are free, a hefty pat on the back is always appreciated.
With a few exceptions, trucking is a tough industry right now and people at every level know it.
If carriers can’t get quality loads and/or drivers, there’s a trickle down that eventually lands in every service shop and the warehouses of every supplier in the industry.
I’ve coached my 9-year-old daughter’s little league softball team for several years, and from those experiences I’ve learned some of management’s greatest lessons; mostly about showing appreciation for exceptional effort, not necessarily exceptional results.
In business, just like sports, we all rise and fall together. But do all of your employees understand the roles they play, and how their contributions push the company toward goal?
Have you recognized the performance of an employee or department formally in front of their peers?
