employee retention

Check Call: Don’t catch a violation

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EDT. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

In this edition: International Roadcheck is around the corner — prepare now; quiet quitting won’t die; and Alaska is the new frontier.

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Everyone’s least favorite time of the year is here:...

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Check Call: Employee attraction and retention trends for 2023

Welcome to Check Call, our corner of the internet for all things 3PL, freight broker and supply chain. Check Call the podcast comes out every Tuesday at 12:30 p.m. EST. Catch up on previous episodes here. If this was forwarded to you, sign up for Check Call the newsletter here.

Inside this edition: workplace trends for 2023; growing demand for industrial space at the border; and the hunt for a new CEO.

TENOR

Make it work. It seems that the workplace trends have started to emerge for the year....

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Instilling a team mindset for a remote work environment

Everyone in the industry has taken a hit in various ways in the past two years. After COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, many workplaces began having their employees work remotely, creating a whole new environment and set of processes for teams that were used to close, consistent, in-person collaboration.

“Once agents [in the logistics industry] had to begin working remotely, they lost that team support that they had before so they had to learn to navigate on their own, and that was something...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/instilling-a-team-mindset-for-a-remote-work-environment

Sales & Marketing recap: Good company culture thrives on communication

FIRESIDE CHAT TOPIC: Hiring for culture or hiring for a resume?

DETAILS: Learn about the importance of company culture and true employee satisfaction with Kyle Kosco from Legion Logistics.

SPEAKER: Kosco is the chief people person for Legion Logistics.

BIO: Kosko is responsible for recruiting, retaining and developing talent, as well as growing Legion’s brand and managing all vendor relationships. Prior to joining Legion, he was the director of marketing at Sizemore & Company.

KEY QUOTES FROM...

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Check Call: Type A for everyone

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The Great Resignation is morphing into the great reshuffling as people search for new career opportunities — leaving employers scrambling to ensure the employees they have are happy and satisfied while those who are looking to capitalize on the mass exodus tout their company culture and benefits. 

The weird thing about the transportation world is that once you’re in the industry, it becomes harder every year to leave. For an industry that isn’t often a lot of...

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