{"id":1822,"date":"2020-06-11T12:47:40","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T12:47:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/?p=1822"},"modified":"2020-06-11T12:47:40","modified_gmt":"2020-06-11T12:47:40","slug":"make-hay-while-the-sun-is-shining","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/uncategorized\/make-hay-while-the-sun-is-shining\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Hay While the Sun is Shining"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>With a world that has been turned upside down, sales that have fallen to unprecedented levels, and a future that is still filled with uncertainty, recruiting new employees may not be the top priority on your To-Do list. However, an old proverb says, \u201cthe best time to make hay is while the sun is shining\u201d.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>There are two major reasons to consider looking for your next superstar, right now, while the sun is shining:<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reason #1<\/span>:\u00a0Major \u201cLife\u201d events, including what we\u2019ve just experienced, cause people to \u201cre-think\u201d their priorities. For many, this means considering a career move.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>A Gallup poll shows that during normal times\u00a067% of U.S. employees are disengaged at work, and 51% say they are actively\u00a0looking for a new job\u00a0or are open to one. We can only assume that these numbers have spiked along with unemployment.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reason #2<\/span>:\u00a0As people return to work, some will be even more disengaged. The personalities and beliefs of owners and managers and the \u201creturn to work\u201d policies they implement will determine the level of their employees\u2019 anxiety.\u00a0Some will think the precautions and mandates will be too much, while others will believe it is not enough, both causing uneasiness, disgruntlement, and reasons to ultimately look for a different employer.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>One of the most important duties of a manager is building and maintaining a strong team. While recruitment may not be a top priority, it should always be a\u00a0high\u00a0priority and a regular, ongoing function for every manager. There is nothing worse than having one of your sellers hand you their two-week notice when you don\u2019t have someone on the bench. The truth is &#8230; the two reasons listed above apply to your employees as well.<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>While it may feel and seem odd, the sun is truly shining.\u00a0So, get the recruitment machine fired up, make sure the barn is ready, and start making hay!\u00a0The sun is shining!<\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4 align=\"center\">Stay Safe \u2013 Stay Healthy \u2013 Stay Strong!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With a world that has been turned upside down, sales that have fallen to unprecedented levels, and a future that is still filled with uncertainty, recruiting new employees may not be the top priority on your To-Do list. However, an old proverb says, \u201cthe best time to make hay is while the sun is shining\u201d. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[514,381,399,84],"class_list":["post-1822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-employees","tag-manager","tag-managers","tag-sales"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1822"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1822\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1826,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1822\/revisions\/1826"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ensmediausa.com\/ens-on-sales\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}