/channels/taxonomy/term/12959/all en /channels/channels/news/secret-antidote-managerial-favoritism-298306 <p>A recent blog post by <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/steven-kramer"><strong>Steven Kramer</strong></a> (BCom’97), CEO at WorkJam, explores how technology can be leveraged to avoid the pitfalls of managerial favoritism in the workplace. The benefits of doing so would be manifold, including improved employee engagement and retention, according to Kramer.</p> <p><a href="https://www.qsrmagazine.com/outside-insights/how-take-managerial-favoritism-out-play" target="_blank">Read more</a></p> Tue, 09 Jul 2019 19:16:47 +0000 webfull 150440 at /channels /channels/channels/news/desautels-global-expert-steven-kramer-285642 <h2>Steven Kramer, BCom’97, President & Chief Executive Officer of WorkJam</h2> <h3>Thursday, March 1, 2018</h3> <p>Guest Lectures in Technological Entrepreneurship with Prof. Michael Avedesian</p> Tue, 06 Mar 2018 16:51:50 +0000 webfull 136147 at /channels /channels/channels/event/guest-lecture-steven-kramer-bcom97-president-chief-executive-officer-workjam-276083 <p>The <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/industry/global-experts"><strong>Desautels Global Experts</strong></a> Program presents the Guest Lecture in Section 2 of Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (MGPO 362) with <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desa</body></html>"></a></strong></p> Thu, 12 Oct 2017 14:55:19 +0000 webfull 131881 at /channels /channels/channels/event/guest-lecture-steven-kramer-bcom97-president-ceo-workjam-270433 <p>The <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/industry/global-experts"><strong>Desautels Global Experts</strong></a> Program presents the Guest Lecture in Section 2 of Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (MGPO 362) with <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desa</body></html>"></a></strong></p> Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:51:31 +0000 webfull 131229 at /channels /channels/channels/event/guest-lecture-steven-kramer-bcom97-president-ceo-workjam-270432 <p>The <a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desautels/industry/global-experts"><strong>Desautels Global Experts</strong></a> Program presents the Guest Lecture in Section 1 of Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship (MGPO 362) with <strong><a href="//www.mcgill.ca/desa</body></html>"></a></strong></p> Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:49:53 +0000 webfull 131228 at /channels /channels/news/reinventing-face-your-frontline-through-digital-recruitment-254652 <p>When it comes to retail, there's one aspect of the customer experience that's substantially more influential than the rest: frontline employees. Because they're often a customer's first touchpoint with a retailer and interact with customers directly on a regular basis, frontline employees act as brand ambassadors who can easily make or break the customer's shopping experience.</p> Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:20:52 +0000 webfull 111815 at /channels /channels/news/3-ways-it-can-solve-retail%E2%80%99s-labor-challenges-257719 <p>Retailers are stuck between a rock and a hard place. On top of growing competition, retailers now have to deal with new, challenging regulations and rising wages. Many retailers are struggling to keep up due to their heavy reliance on traditional, manual and top-down employee management processes. Luckily, retailers are starting to realize that operating with such outdated processes won’t cut it anymore, and more companies are turning to tech-driven solutions to help lower labor costs, drive increased sales and reduce employee turnover.</p> Tue, 12 Jan 2016 15:47:31 +0000 webfull 115057 at /channels