Comments on: Tip #2: When you hire people, don’t bait the hook with “work-life balance” and then work people to death http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/tip-2-how-to-build-a-first-rate-online-public-affairs-offering-%e2%80%93-or-at-least-one-that-doesn%e2%80%99t-suck/ thoughts on communications and social media Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:25:52 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Mark http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/tip-2-how-to-build-a-first-rate-online-public-affairs-offering-%e2%80%93-or-at-least-one-that-doesn%e2%80%99t-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-4085 Mark Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:34:48 +0000 http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/?p=795#comment-4085 Amen, brother man. I am literally standing and clapping. Amen, brother man.

I am literally standing and clapping.

]]> By: Jay Buys http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/tip-2-how-to-build-a-first-rate-online-public-affairs-offering-%e2%80%93-or-at-least-one-that-doesn%e2%80%99t-suck/comment-page-1/#comment-4084 Jay Buys Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:45:19 +0000 http://www.intersectionofonlineandoffline.com/?p=795#comment-4084 Great post. I agree completely. If you're lucky enough to find an employee who's exceeding good at what they do AND willing to work nights and weekends to make a client happy... you should do everything in your power to keep them happy. Those types of people are a rarity and as any recruiter will tell you, it costs far far more to find, hire, and train a new person than it does to just retain the staff you have. Always remember that your employees can walk out the door and work for your competitor at any time. While raises and bonuses are obviously good incentives for them to stay, it can also be as simple as a thank you card and a day off. Anything to let them know that the hard work they're doing isn't going unnoticed will go a long way. Great post. I agree completely. If you’re lucky enough to find an employee who’s exceeding good at what they do AND willing to work nights and weekends to make a client happy… you should do everything in your power to keep them happy. Those types of people are a rarity and as any recruiter will tell you, it costs far far more to find, hire, and train a new person than it does to just retain the staff you have.

Always remember that your employees can walk out the door and work for your competitor at any time. While raises and bonuses are obviously good incentives for them to stay, it can also be as simple as a thank you card and a day off. Anything to let them know that the hard work they’re doing isn’t going unnoticed will go a long way.

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