Article created for the digital issue of the 黑料社区Foundation’s magazine Ericka Schapekahm, director of human resources at Heinz Corp., is always looking for new talent to join the teams at Coffee […]
04-15-2024NATSO鈥檚 HR Sharegroup meets regularly to discuss tips for attracting, training and retaining employees.
Learn more than a dozen tips and proven tactics from group participants.
11-22-2022COVID-19 has caused additional stress for employees, which means employee recognition could be especially meaningful during this time.
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For all the various FDA regulations, there are many steps necessary to comply. Training employees is certainly one of them.
However, FDA points out four 鈥渆ffective steps to prevent violations of the minimum age requirements for the sale of tobacco products.鈥� They are:
Adopting and enforcing a written policy against sales to minors;
Informing its employees of all applicable laws;
Establishing disciplinary sanctions for employee noncompliance; and
Requiring employees to verify age by way of photographic identification or electronic scanning device.
To help take some of the stress off of new cashiers and set customers鈥� expectations, Wade has new hires wear big yellow buttons that say, 鈥淏e patient. I am in training.鈥�
01-01-2017 Strong leaders know that they are only as strong as the team surrounding them. Effective leaders take time to coach those under them, which ultimately improves operations and the company鈥檚 profitability.
John Kotter, professor emeritus at Harvard Business School and an expert on leadership and change, has said that successful corporations don鈥檛 wait for leaders to come along. Instead, they actively seek out people with leadership potential and expose them to career experiences that will develop that potential.
05-01-2015 The legacy of the Bill Moon Scholarship continued again in 2013 when five students received $5,000 each to put towards their studies.
01-01-2014 Employees are the glue that holds businesses together, yet hiring and keeping excellent staff are the most challenging aspects of nearly every business. Natso members and human resources experts are getting creative to ensure their locations are filled with employees who care.
10-25-2013 To find and keep top talent, operators are constantly looking for potential employees and are thinking out of the box during the interview to gain deeper insight into applicants. Once hired, training and engaging employees helps keep them onboard, benefitting both the business and the customers it serves.
鈥淕reat organizations capitalize on their people,鈥� said human resource expert Michelle Fenton who spoke during The 黑料社区Show 2013 in Savannah, Ga. 鈥淭he only thing that makes me stop with you instead of your competitor 20 miles down the road is the people who are inside of your business. People are going to stop because of the people they鈥檙e interacting with, not just the product you鈥檙e selling.鈥�
09-01-2013South Carolina-based Garvin Oil has the best practices of a large company and the speed, flexibility and southern hospitality of a small company.
04-18-2013 黑料社区now offers a Truckstop and Travel Plaza Training Manual. The manual, which is available at a discounted rate to 黑料社区members, is designed to help operators create their own store- and company-specific operations training manual.
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