{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Smart Tan News","provider_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com","title":"Keeping Employees and Reducing Turnover - Smart Tan News","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"HNI5d7q6mY\"><a href=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/keeping-employees-and-reducing-turnover\/\">Keeping Employees and Reducing Turnover<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/index.php\/keeping-employees-and-reducing-turnover\/embed\/#?secret=HNI5d7q6mY\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Keeping Employees and Reducing Turnover&#8221; &#8212; Smart Tan News\" data-secret=\"HNI5d7q6mY\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/news.smarttan.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/Meeting-9-13-18.jpg","thumbnail_width":1331,"thumbnail_height":1000,"description":"By Scott Nichols, salon operator and consultant  As I write this article this month, we are currently facing a hot summer and an employee shortage \u2013 two items when combined can be hard on a company. There\u2019s not much we can do when there is weekend after weekend of beautiful weather. I always say that if you are in the tanning industry, we are probably one of the only ones wishing for rain on Saturday and Sunday! In Wisconsin, the average temperature in June was 93 degrees vs 77 degrees last year.  But, like I said, there is not much we can do about the weather. What I want to talk to you about today is the employee shortage but more specifically keeping employees and reducing turnover. Keeping a strong staff can be a challenge, but it can be done. Here are a few things that I have found that work.   You must give the employee a purpose. Today\u2019s generation of employees likes to be praised, and we need to do just that. As management, we need to give attention to the employees who pick up an extra shift, exceed any goals you give them and do the extra cleaning that needs to be done \u2013 just to name a few examples. When an employee is praised throughout your company it creates a spark that becomes addictive. Employees become eager to come into work and do their best.  Click here to read the entire article in the latest issue of Smart Tan Magazine online."}