In the last edition of the Organizational Check-Up, we explored Mark Murphy’s guide to the four communication styles: analytical, intuitive, functional, and personal. Below is a small guide to leveraging your communication style in a performance appraisal or coaching situation.

Personality and communication styles can mirror one another, showing us indicators of how we respond to situations. Understanding ourselves give us the emotional intelligence to respond with respect and professionalism in situations that test our strength.

When it comes to taking care of our health, there are a few things we can all do to keep ourselves healthy and sharp: we can schedule annual check-ups with the doctor, incorporate more greens into our diet, and take time to move throughout the week.

Customer service is an important factor to any business and should never be underestimated in any way, shape, or form. Striving for excellent customer service should be the forefront of any business that wants to succeed, and can either make or break your company.

Riverway Business Services joyfully celebrated its 25th year as a staffing company this year! We've been reflecting on our huge milestone and how the staffing industry, and particularly our company, has changed over this past quarter century. We thank our clients, employees, and candidates for their contributions to our continued success.

Riverway's Balanced Employee series continues with our expansion on motivating employees following Herzberg's Two Factor Theory. The two-factor theory (also known as Herzberg's motivation-hygiene theory and dual-factor theory) states that certain workplace factors cause job satisfaction while a separate set of factors cause dissatisfaction, all of which act independently of each other.

With the end of the year rapidly approaching, there are many distractions ahead that can taint your employees’ motivation. Though the holidays are usually a welcome time of cheer, they may be a source of stress that can keep an employee from being productive. Here are some suggestions on how to get your employees back on their feet and motivated to finish out the year strong.

Taking control of the wheel and driving employee performance can seem like an impossible task. Where do you begin? How can you effectively communicate and inspire your employees? What are the key points to driving productivity for employees in the workplace? Let’s hit the brakes for a moment to stop and look at some of the key factors that are encouraging your employees to go the extra mile.