Month: February 2017
3 Irrefutable Reasons Anonymous Feedback Benefits Your Company
There’s no manager on earth who would say that they don’t value your feedback. In fact, it’s precisely the reason that many companies boast about their open-door policy. No matter the industry, hearing about what’s going on from the people on the front lines helps companies grow. Doubly so when it’s unadulterated, unencumbered feedback. Anonymous feedback, defined as any information used by a company as a basis for improvement without knowledge of who provided the information, is an enormous…
3 Top Reasons Why Trucking Accidents Happen (and 4 Ways to Stop Them)
It’s a call that no company ever wants to receive—that one of their drivers has been killed or seriously injured while out on the road. Between being in touch with family members, working with law enforcement and letting other drivers know of the tragedy, there’s a lot of grim work to be done. And, for the fiscal health of the company, the outcome can be just as dreary. According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the cost of an accident can range from $172,292 for an accident…
The ROI of Keeping Your Drivers Engaged
“Employee engagement” is one of those terms you hear on a frequent basis. But what does it really mean? And why does it matter to companies like yours? It’s easier to think about it in a different context. When you were a kid, you had favorite subjects in school. Math class was a total chore, English was so-so, but history was incredible. The teacher was cool, and he made the subject come alive. So, which class—math, English or history—do you remember the most from? History, of course. When…
Is Your Open Door Policy Really Enough to Retain Drivers?
In a perfect world, an open-door policy is just the thing to keep employees on your team for years. You’re sitting at your desk—with the door wide open, naturally—and employees come in to chat and vent their problems, from the smallest issues to the largest dilemmas. You hash out your problems, and your employee leaves the office feeling like a hundred bucks. They can’t wait to come back to work the next day. Of course, that’s never how it really works. It’s not a perfect world. Just because…