vacation request

How to Manage Your Team’s Vacation Requests Effectively

As a manager, you’re faced with a variety of challenges every day, such as hiring and retaining the best people, meeting clients’ expectations, maintaining a competitive edge and handling unexpected crises. Managing your team’s vacation requests is high on the list of dilemmas every leader encounters at one time or another. Here are some tips…

Nurse Scheduling Problems

Accepting the Cure for Nurse Scheduling Problems and Challenges

Every day, hospitals and healthcare facilities face staffing challenges. Some grapple with not having enough employees for full shift coverage; others fill most positions while still dealing with a nurse schedule problem. Clinical managers can spend more than half their time trying to resolve common scheduling problems such as: Not enough physicians, nurses and allied…

Employee Rosters

Employee Rosters are Good for Motivating Employees and Satisfying Customers

Every manager shares the concern about properly scheduling employees. This is necessary for a number of reasons: Meet productivity levels Manage labor costs Give employees hours that cover their employment status, i.e. part-time and full-time Provide coverage to fill the needs of customers Pressure mounts for managers working with an ineffective scheduling process. Similarly, employee…