by Wayne Smith & Associates | Apr 24, 2025 | Business, Employment and Labour
“Clients do not come first. Employees come first. If you take care of your employees, they will take care of the clients.” (Richard Branson) Whether you call it May Day, Labour Day or International Workers’ Day, 1 May is an opportune time for businesses to consider...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | Apr 24, 2025 | Business, Employment and Labour, Uncategorized
“The more tranquil a man becomes, the greater is his success, his influence, his power for good.” (James Allen) The world of work has never felt less stable. Between high unemployment rates, a quicksand political environment, the gig economy and the introduction of...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | Jul 29, 2024 | Business, Employment and Labour
“Employee orientation centres around and exists to help the individual employee, but it is the company that ultimately reaps the benefits of this practice.” (Michael Watkins, author of “The First 90 Days”) Onboarding a new employee is always a delicate task. And it’s...
by Wayne Smith & Associates | Jun 26, 2024 | Business, Employment and Labour
“People want to know they matter and they want to be treated as people. That’s the new talent contract.” (Pamela Stroko, Vice President, HCM Transformation & Thought Leadership at Oracle Corporation) Any business leader knows that hiring the best team possible is...
