Rewarding Your Staff: How to Keep Your Rockstar Employees

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Rewarding Your Staff: How to Keep Your Rockstar Employees
by Mara Shorr, B.S., CAC II-XII and Jay A. Shorr, B.A., MBM-C, CAC I-XII You have already done the heavy lifting. You created the perfect job description and scoured the internet. You racked the brains…
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10 Things About... Keeping Employees Motivated

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10 Things About... Keeping Employees Motivated
Leading a team takes more effort than simply hiring the right players. It involves keeping the right players and motivating and inspiring them to do their very best. Excited, eager, and talented employees at every…
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10 Things About... Sanitation
in the Spa

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10 Things About... Sanitation
in the Spa
Bacteria can come in many different shapes and sizes with varying degrees of severity. It is important to note that not all bacteria are bad, as many of them are helpful and essential to life.…
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Contributing to the Cause: Breast Cancer Fundraising Ideas for Spas

Contributing to the Cause: Breast Cancer Fundraising Ideas for Spas
During breast cancer awareness month, spas and salons may be wondering how they can contribute to the cause. In addition to becoming educated about oncology aesthetics and making treatments as safe as possible for clients…
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T.E.A.M. SPIRIT Keeping employees on the same page

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It is no secret that keeping clients interested in a spa’s products or services is a daunting task. With so much vying for their dollars, it is a wonder customer loyalty even exists. But keeping…
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Yin Yang Your Employee/ Employer Relationship

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Yin Yang Your Employee/ Employer Relationship
It is all about balance and understanding how everything and everyone can work together. I have been in the employer’s seat for more than 23 years now and I am still learning life lessons. As…
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Motivating Employees

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Motivating Employees
Keeping employees happy and productive is no easy task. They may currently be dealing with personal issues or simply just having a bad day. However, a spa is a sacred space; unhappy employees make for…
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Keeping Calm in Sticky Situations

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When practicing professionalism in the spa, it is particularly important to remember that negative comments relayed by your staff and/or co-workers can potentially ruin your personal and professional relationship with a client. Being able to…
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Navigation

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Navigation
Throughout this series, we have discussed developing the principles of empowerment and leadership. Planning, prioritizing, organizing, applying initiative and overcoming obstacles all empower us, bring us closer to our goals, and develop our leadership skills.…
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Obstacles

Obstacles
Obstacles await us in many forms. They test our will as well as our resources. They separate the wanton from the determined. Obstacles expose the easily frustrated and undisciplined. They systematically measure our desire, resolve…
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In the Work Place How to Deal with Emotionally Charged Situations

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In the Work Place How to Deal with Emotionally Charged Situations
In the work place, each individual has their own objectives, opinions, skill-sets, roles, responsibilities and deadlines to deal with. These factors coupled with outside influences and pressures, can manifest into emotionally charged situations. Many of…
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Initiative

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Initiative
So, here we are. We have had in-depth discussions about motivation, goals, priorities, plans and organizing. But, we already have experience with time management. We have all been using schedules and lists for years. Why…
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Healthy Choices: Mind Over Matter... and You

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“You can do it; it is only mind over matter.” Has anyone ever said that to you? While we are experts at telling people how to run their lives and make decisions, the funny thing…
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Organizing

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Organizing
How many times have you been working on a project and imagined a better way to accomplish the task? Do you witness or experience wasted time or other resources? Have you had an ambition that…
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10 Things About... Volunteering in Your Community

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10 Things About... Volunteering in Your Community
Volunteering allows you to connect on a personal level with others in your community, creating and strengthening your ties with the local population. Volunteering can be quite rewarding on both a personal and professional level.…
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Planning

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Planning
How often have you been halfway through a project only to be sidetracked by unexpected obstacles? Can you count the times you have witnessed valuable resources being wasted from inefficient planning? I imagine we have…
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What is your Tips on Keeping Staff Meetings Energetic?

"Initially when I started having staff meetings, I would ask a question or for everyone's thoughts on a particular subject. But, I'd end up only getting blank stares from my employees. So, I made sure…
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