With Employee Appreciation Day being Friday, the 6^th and Baudville’s birthday Monday, the 9^th, last week Baudville had a lot to celebrate! (We have the tendency to do that around here.) It was the perfect opportunity to take a week-long vacation together.

In my professional life, I have experienced a number of culture/position fit fiascos, only one of which was my own (and one I’d really rather not tell you about). But, I have no problem telling you about some of the ones I’ve witnessed over the years…

In a previous post, I talked about a company one of my friends works for that is struggling to engage its employees in the face of a culture that isn’t necessarily interested in playing along. Our first thought was to find some recognition solutions that might be more palatable to their employees than their current efforts. You can read those ideas here.

According to the CareerBuilder 2015 U.S. Job Forecast, 36% of employers plan to increase full-time, permanent staff this year. We had a feeling something was rumbling on the hiring front, which is why we dedicated the latest issue of RecogNation to onboarding. You can read it online now, but wait… you might want to read this first!

Last week we talked about Recruiting, and research shows that this topic has a direct impact and correlation with today’s resolution focus: Employee Turnover. Who you get in the door, how you integrate them into your company culture, and how you treat them once they’re “up and running” are three key parts of why employees choose to stay or go astray.