Tag: Employee Satisfaction
Company Culture: See and be seen
December 6, 2022Scott Stone
Q. How can I check the pulse of my organization?
A. The culture of our organizations dictates the productivity and output of them. As leaders, it is our responsibility to be in tune with the organization on a level that we can guide and steer the ship effectively. Here are three ways to improve the cohesiveness of your organization.
Prioritize your people
As leaders, we often want to prioritize executing our task list vs. delegating key items and managing downward. Prioritizing...
Company Culture: Show up for employees
November 9, 2022Scott Stone
Q. How can I show my employees that I care about them?
A. The No. 1 question asked by employees in today’s workforce is “Does my employer care about me?” The answer to this question is not what you can do but rather who you can be for them. How you show up for your employees is felt well before you do anything for them. The following two examples will help build bridges between you and your employees.
Actively listen
Part of asking whether an employer...
Company Culture: It starts with you
October 12, 2022Scott Stone
Q. Where do I start when it comes to a culture overhaul in my business?
A. The most effective way to start a cultural revolution is to start with you. The Great Resignation has caused an overwhelming amount of finger pointing, which leads to victimhood. Whether you are the frustrated CEO or a disgruntled downline employee, if you believe the problem exists in your environment/outside of you, you are powerless to change it. When we take full responsibility for everything in our lives, we...
Company Culture: Focus on what matters most
September 7, 2022Scott Stone
Q. How can my company navigate retention amid the Great Resignation?
A. It’s no secret that the American labor force is experiencing a significant change over the past few years. Questions of how we work, where we work, and most notably, why we work have come to the forefront for Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z individuals.
As a leader in your organization, ask yourself what matters more to your company, people or profits? In the same way diet and exercise relate to losing weight,...
Changing workforce requires leadership shift
August 2, 2022Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
WATERLOO, Iowa – Successful business leaders have always been tasked with driving results, but these days, it’s also important to remember, “We’re all in the people business,” says Christa Miehe.
“We can’t accomplish (goals) by ourselves, though we try,” Miehe, president of Moxie, a division of the VGM Group, said during a session at the Heartland Conference in June called “Leadership Lessons: Real Advice from Real Women Leaders.”...
What do employees want?
July 19, 2022Theresa Flaherty
If there’s anything keeping HME providers, especially those that own their own businesses, awake at night, it’s the ongoing mystery of the empty labor pool.
“For six months, we ran ads on all the job boards and got three applications,” Craig Rae, a provider in North Carolina, told me. “I ran ads again yesterday and have my fingers crossed.”
Laurie Bachorek, a provider in Texas, has been searching and searching for help, but she says it’s difficult to...
Rehab Medical invests in employee growth
June 21, 2021HME News Staff
INDIANAPOLIS – Rehab Medical has appointed Julie Klarich as director of employee development and engagement. She will lead the company’s enrichment initiatives, including the Your Better Self initiative launched in 2020. “Having a great company starts with having great employees,” said Kevin Gearheart, president. “We have invested a lot of time and energy coming up with some great initiatives geared toward employee development and engagement, and now we have someone...
How are you recharging employees?
September 25, 2020HME News Staff
WATERLOO, Iowa - VGM & Associates has released its latest playbook, “Protecting Your Most Important Asset: Your People.” The playbook contains insight from leaders and experts within VGM and throughout the DMEPOS industry about cultivating company culture, developing strategies for growth and productivity, keeping employees engaged, investing in employees and using the unique skills of employees to best serve customers. “Within VGM & Associates, our employees are encouraged to embrace...
Work From Home: Equip your employees
May 13, 2020John Stalnaker
Q. What do my employees need to work from home?
A. Initially, this first column was going to cover transitioning employees home, but the COVID-19 pandemic taught everyone that lesson very quickly! Now that most of us have a home-based workforce, we need to equip the home office with everything our employees need to get the work done effectively and efficiently.
ACU-Serve transitioned to a work at home model three years ago and now manages employees in almost every state, as well as a large...
Medical Service Company invests in employees
September 20, 2019Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
CLEVELAND - Medical Service Company plans to boost its starting pay to $15 an hour to recognize the role that employees have in its success.
The company, which provides respiratory products and services in six states, was already paying above the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour and the state minimum wage of $8.55 per hour in Ohio.
“We've always understood that there's a lot that goes into each transaction in our business, and taking care of one patient is not as easy as...