Posts by Jake Waller

Jake Waller is a wordsmith who plies his trade here at Findmyshift. He uses his background in engineering to simplify complex topics for a variety of tech firms. When not writing for Findmyshift he blogs under a pseudonym at My Name is Skylance and has a passion for creative writing and editing, about which he's always talking on Twitter.
How to choose a charity partner for your businessMonday June 9th, 2025
Common challenges that restaurants and retailers both faceFriday May 30th, 2025
Dealing with impostor syndrome as a small business ownerTuesday May 20th, 2025
How many hours are too many?Wednesday May 7th, 2025
Growth ideas for your hotelMonday April 28th, 2025
Does your small business tech need upgrading?Friday April 18th, 2025
Ways to make your school or university more sustainableWednesday April 9th, 2025
Does your small business need work management?Monday March 31st, 2025
Ways to offset National Insurance risesFriday March 21st, 2025
Making the most of your free Findmyshift trialWednesday March 12th, 2025
Growth ideas for your security businessMonday March 3rd, 2025
How to launch a new productFriday February 21st, 2025
Reducing employee churn in your shift-based businessWednesday February 12th, 2025
Do you know when your employees are available?Monday February 3rd, 2025
The biggest challenges facing hospitality businesses in 2025Friday January 24th, 2025
The most important skills your employees can improveWednesday January 15th, 2025
Could your business use a rotating shift schedule?Monday January 6th, 2025
Plan ahead for Blue MondayMonday December 16th, 2024
What HR policies does your small business need?Friday December 6th, 2024
Smart growth ideas for your gym or fitness businessWednesday November 27th, 2024
How to produce a professional business invoiceMonday November 18th, 2024
What breaks and rest are your employees entitled to?Friday November 8th, 2024
Embracing digital transformation in emergency servicesWednesday October 30th, 2024
Do employees have the right to disconnect in the UK?Monday October 21st, 2024
Should your business stay open over Christmas?Friday October 11th, 2024
Job satisfaction questions to ask your employeesWednesday October 2nd, 2024
How to manage time off requests fairlyMonday September 23rd, 2024
The biggest challenges facing accounting firmsFriday September 13th, 2024
4 days or 6? The new work week modelsWednesday September 4th, 2024
Should your business offer its employees salary advances?Monday August 26th, 2024
What makes Findmyshift the easiest scheduling app to use?Friday August 16th, 2024
How to schedule employees across different locationsWednesday August 7th, 2024
How to celebrate employee birthdaysMonday July 29th, 2024
Employee scheduling best practices Wednesday July 17th, 2024
Could a compressed work week suit your business?Monday July 8th, 2024
What can your small business do about time theft?Friday June 28th, 2024
Online shift scheduling for professional servicesWednesday June 19th, 2024
Digital transformation ideas for your hotelMonday June 10th, 2024
How often should your business update its prices?Friday May 31st, 2024
Does your business need risk management?Wednesday May 22nd, 2024
How to encourage tool adoption in your small businessMonday May 13th, 2024
How can healthcare businesses improve energy efficiency?Friday May 3rd, 2024
How to reduce your business’s labour costsWednesday April 24th, 2024
Why you need to plan aheadTuesday April 16th, 2024
The challenges of running a call centreFriday April 5th, 2024
How to use incentive pay in your small businessWednesday March 27th, 2024
How timesheet data can help your businessMonday March 18th, 2024
Top tips for communicating with your teamFriday March 8th, 2024
Making your transportation or shipping business more sustainableWednesday February 28th, 2024
Can AI technology transform your business?Monday February 19th, 2024
Employee scheduling tips for cinemas, theatres, and event spacesFriday February 9th, 2024
Using AI chatbots to generate business contentWednesday January 31st, 2024
What are the new UK holiday laws?Monday January 22nd, 2024
The latest sick pay allowances in IrelandFriday January 12th, 2024
Start-up principles to bring into your businessWednesday January 3rd, 2024
Stress management for small business owners and managersWednesday December 20th, 2023
How to create an absence management planMonday December 11th, 2023
How to make the most of your best performing employeesFriday November 24th, 2023
Online employee scheduling for trade businessesWednesday November 15th, 2023
Free team building activities for your businessMonday November 6th, 2023
How to make a payslipFriday October 27th, 2023
Reducing labour costs in your security businessWednesday October 18th, 2023
How to prevent seasonal affective disorder in the workplaceMonday October 9th, 2023
Digital transformation ideas for your gym or fitness businessFriday September 29th, 2023
How to write an employee handbookWednesday September 20th, 2023
Is adopting digital shift scheduling a risk?Monday September 11th, 2023
The challenges of running a plumbing businessFriday September 1st, 2023
Could music improve your business?Wednesday August 23rd, 2023
Retaining staff through inflationMonday August 14th, 2023
Could your business use freelancers?Friday August 4th, 2023
Using charge out rates for client projectsWednesday July 26th, 2023
Will the changes to UK tipping laws affect your business?Monday July 17th, 2023
How to implement a clock-in, clock-out systemFriday July 7th, 2023
Common employee fears and how to fix themWednesday June 28th, 2023
How to refresh a business stuck in a rutMonday June 19th, 2023
How to bridge talent gaps in your teamFriday June 9th, 2023
The benefits of having an open-door policyWednesday May 31st, 2023
Tips for conducting an effective interviewMonday May 22nd, 2023
Supporting employees during the cost-of-living crisisFriday May 12th, 2023
Ways to make your restaurant more sustainableWednesday May 3rd, 2023
How to manage different personality types in your teamMonday April 24th, 2023
The challenges facing couriers and delivery businessesFriday April 14th, 2023
Easy ways to boost team moraleWednesday April 5th, 2023
Time-saving scheduling tipsMonday March 27th, 2023
Ways to reduce your business’s debtFriday March 17th, 2023
Ways to give your employees more responsibilitiesWednesday March 8th, 2023
How to bridge the manager-employee gapMonday February 27th, 2023
The toughest tasks facing online businessesFriday February 17th, 2023
How to help your team cope with changeWednesday February 8th, 2023
Who should manage the rota in your business?Monday January 30th, 2023
Why communicating with employees is importantFriday January 20th, 2023
5 ways to reduce manual workload for managersWednesday January 11th, 2023
The unexpected challenges of running a healthcare businessMonday January 2nd, 2023
When to use alternate pay rates for employeesWednesday December 21st, 2022
Does your business need sales tracking?Monday December 12th, 2022
How to manage employee holiday requestsFriday December 2nd, 2022
Digital transformation ideas for your restaurantWednesday November 23rd, 2022
Should you pay your employees day rates or hourly rates?Monday November 14th, 2022
How can businesses support their key workers?Friday November 4th, 2022
Scheduling for charities and volunteersWednesday October 26th, 2022
Are your employees working too hard?Monday October 17th, 2022
Managing labour costs in your hotelFriday October 7th, 2022
How to create a great employee application formWednesday September 28th, 2022
How to deal with employee absencesMonday September 19th, 2022
Why your business needs a timeclockFriday September 9th, 2022
How to communicate with employees outside of workWednesday August 31st, 2022
The unexpected challenges of running a gym or leisure centreMonday August 22nd, 2022
Should you let employees manage their own schedules?Friday August 12th, 2022
Embracing digital transformation in your security businessWednesday August 3rd, 2022
How to celebrate employees' work anniversariesMonday July 25th, 2022
The benefits of on-demand pay and how your business can implement itThursday July 14th, 2022
Managing labour costs in your call centreTuesday July 5th, 2022
How to implement effective employee aftercareWednesday June 29th, 2022
How to improve your employee offboarding processTuesday June 21st, 2022
Employee offboarding versus employee aftercareMonday June 13th, 2022
Creating custom apps for your businessMonday June 6th, 2022
Online shift scheduling for delivery companiesMonday May 23rd, 2022
Easy and affordable ways to train your staffTuesday May 17th, 2022
How to manage employee shortagesWednesday May 11th, 2022
The most important skills to look for in shift-based employeesWednesday May 4th, 2022
How to fix a toxic workplaceThursday April 28th, 2022
How to run a great employee of the month programmeFriday April 22nd, 2022
How to grow your businessTuesday April 19th, 2022
Top tips for document managementWednesday April 13th, 2022
Scheduling for hotels and events venuesThursday April 7th, 2022
How to handle shift trades effectivelyFriday April 1st, 2022
Digital transformation ideas for schools and universitiesMonday March 28th, 2022
How to write a business planTuesday March 22nd, 2022
The best project management methodologies for small businessesWednesday March 16th, 2022
How to prevent buddy punchingWednesday March 9th, 2022
How to reduce hazards in the workplaceThursday March 3rd, 2022
Managerial tips for hybrid workingWednesday February 23rd, 2022
Are these leadership mistakes costing your business?Wednesday February 16th, 2022
Scheduling for security and law enforcementThursday February 10th, 2022
What's a reasonable reason to fire someone?Friday February 4th, 2022
How to fairly manage tipping in your restaurantMonday January 31st, 2022
Is UK retail recovering from COVID-19?Tuesday January 25th, 2022
Tackling social loafing in your businessWednesday January 19th, 2022
How to deal with an unhappy employeeThursday January 13th, 2022
Which shift pattern should your healthcare business use?Friday January 7th, 2022
Tackling discrimination in the workplaceMonday January 3rd, 2022
Identifying and addressing inefficiencies in your businessThursday December 16th, 2021
How to reduce food waste in your restaurantFriday December 10th, 2021
How to better manage your marketing campaignsMonday December 6th, 2021
Avoiding employee burnout over the holidaysTuesday November 30th, 2021
The most important KPIs for managers in the healthcare industryWednesday November 24th, 2021
How to write and use SOPsThursday November 18th, 2021
Ways to deal with stress at workFriday November 12th, 2021
How to manage difficult customersMonday November 1st, 2021
The pros and cons of salaried employeesFriday October 22nd, 2021
The importance of transparency in managementThursday October 14th, 2021
Choosing the right customer acquisition channelFriday October 8th, 2021
Setting a bring your own device (BYOD) policy for your businessThursday September 30th, 2021
Shift scheduling for schools, colleges and universitiesThursday September 23rd, 2021
How to retain your best employeesThursday September 16th, 2021
How small businesses can overcome the staff shortageWednesday September 8th, 2021
Which shift pattern should your retail business use?Monday August 30th, 2021
Does your business need to change its business model to survive?Tuesday August 24th, 2021
What your restaurant can do to limit no-showsWednesday August 18th, 2021
What is a shift allowance?Tuesday August 10th, 2021
The best ways to find employees for your businessMonday August 2nd, 2021
Scheduling mistakes to avoid in your businessMonday July 26th, 2021
Green initiatives to introduce in your businessFriday July 16th, 2021
Common reasons restaurants failMonday July 12th, 2021
Tips for first time managersWednesday July 7th, 2021
How to run your own employee appreciation dayThursday July 1st, 2021
Should the Bradford Factor influence your disciplinary procedure?Friday June 25th, 2021
Understanding and reducing employee absenteeismMonday June 21st, 2021
The best low-cost employee retention strategiesTuesday June 15th, 2021
How a positive attitude can transform your workplaceMonday June 7th, 2021
A guide to rolled up holiday payMonday May 31st, 2021
What is an employee ID?Thursday May 20th, 2021
Which shift pattern should your security business use?Friday May 14th, 2021
What is flexible furlough?Wednesday May 5th, 2021
The cost of poor schedulingFriday April 30th, 2021
What is a payroll number?Friday April 23rd, 2021
Could a 4 week rolling rota work for your small business?Thursday April 15th, 2021
What’s holding back your workplace’s communication?Tuesday April 6th, 2021
How to create a great customer experience in retailThursday March 25th, 2021
How to attract Gen Z employees to your businessTuesday March 16th, 2021
Time-saving email management tips for small business managersWednesday March 10th, 2021
Why mobile scheduling tools are essential for modern managersMonday March 1st, 2021
How to motivate employees when your small business is busyWednesday February 17th, 2021
Preparing for 5 unusual situations in the restaurant industryThursday February 11th, 2021
Marketing tactics to acquire customers as a new businessThursday February 4th, 2021
Would your employees prefer flexible working or a pay rise?Friday January 29th, 2021
Effective team building for remote workforcesThursday January 21st, 2021
Career goal tips for the new yearTuesday January 12th, 2021
Building better customer engagement in the fitness industryMonday January 4th, 2021
How small business owners can improve their time managementTuesday December 22nd, 2020
What’s the minimum notice you should give employees for shift changes?Monday December 7th, 2020
What tech is driving the catering industry in 2020?Monday November 16th, 2020
How to raise your restaurant’s public profileWednesday November 4th, 2020
How technology is changing hospitality staff rolesThursday October 29th, 2020
How to create a fair rotaSunday October 25th, 2020
6 types of data to improve efficiencyTuesday September 8th, 2020
How to be seen in a competitive tourism marketTuesday August 25th, 2020
The best hospitality blogs to followMonday August 17th, 2020
What is a good Bradford Factor score?Sunday August 9th, 2020
Tips for supporting your employees during difficult timesWednesday July 29th, 2020
Best restaurant blogs worth followingThursday July 16th, 2020
Tips for setting up a referral or affiliate scheme for your small businessTuesday February 4th, 2020
Online scheduling for shipping, logistics and transportation companiesMonday January 20th, 2020
Which is the right social media platform for your small business?Tuesday January 14th, 2020
Small business trends you should know about for 2020Friday January 3rd, 2020
How to get your business ready for Christmas & New YearMonday December 2nd, 2019
Online scheduling for the entertainment industryMonday November 25th, 2019
Employee skills managers should look for in the customer service industrySaturday November 16th, 2019
How to improve your small business's financial healthMonday November 4th, 2019
Online shift scheduling for emergency workersSunday October 20th, 2019
The small business guide to working with influencers and bloggersTuesday October 8th, 2019
Employee skills managers should look for in the hospitality industryMonday September 16th, 2019
The key benefits of a time clock systemSunday September 1st, 2019
Understanding marketing collateral for small businessesWednesday August 21st, 2019
The best automation ideas for small businessesTuesday August 6th, 2019
How online scheduling software can save small businesses lots of time and moneyWednesday July 3rd, 2019
Employee skills managers need to look for in the retail sectorWednesday June 19th, 2019
The alternative people management skills every manager needsWednesday June 5th, 2019
What are the best opening hours for your small business?Wednesday May 8th, 2019
Tips for researching your small business’ competitionFriday April 26th, 2019
How to define your ideal buyer personaThursday April 11th, 2019
Best ways you can reduce your employees' stress levels at workTuesday March 12th, 2019
Tips for writing an employee expenses policyFriday March 1st, 2019
How to identify your business's USP (unique selling point)Wednesday February 20th, 2019
How to support employees with family commitmentsMonday February 11th, 2019
Tips for encouraging teamwork in your small businessFriday February 1st, 2019
Small business marketing ideas customers will loveWednesday January 23rd, 2019
Tips for finding and hiring the best student employeesMonday January 14th, 2019
Choosing the best employee benefits for your small businessWednesday January 2nd, 2019
How to promote cross-selling and upselling in your small businessMonday December 17th, 2018
The best way to define your small business's brand identityWednesday December 5th, 2018
Tips for improving your response rate and sales from cold emailsFriday November 30th, 2018
How to create and enforce an employee time and attendance policyWednesday November 21st, 2018
Tips for conducting an end of year review for your small businessMonday November 12th, 2018
How to prepare your small business for big sales eventsThursday November 1st, 2018
The benefits of promoting within your small businessMonday October 22nd, 2018
Online employee scheduling for retail stores, shops and supermarketsMonday October 15th, 2018
How to find a business mentor for your small businessTuesday October 2nd, 2018
How to know when your employees are ready for promotionThursday September 27th, 2018
How to implement flexible working practices in your small businessTuesday September 11th, 2018
How to set up and run a mentoring scheme in your small businessMonday September 3rd, 2018
How a mentoring scheme can benefit your small businessesWednesday August 22nd, 2018
Online employee scheduling for call centresWednesday August 15th, 2018
How to predict and prepare for busy peak timesWednesday August 1st, 2018
How to avoid unconscious bias as a managerMonday July 23rd, 2018
Employee scheduling for hospitals, health centres, and medical facilitiesTuesday July 17th, 2018
Your small business is expanding…but is your team ready?Monday July 9th, 2018
Four signs your small business is ready to expandTuesday June 26th, 2018
Tips for making performance reviews more productive and beneficialMonday June 18th, 2018
The best ways to market your small business offlineMonday June 11th, 2018
The benefits of cloud-based solutions for small businessesThursday June 7th, 2018
How to tell a customer their order is lateFriday June 1st, 2018
How to recognise and nurture management potential in your employeesWednesday May 23rd, 2018
Tips for managing problem-free night shiftsWednesday May 16th, 2018
How to improve employee retention in your small businessTuesday May 8th, 2018
The best podcasts for small business managersWednesday May 2nd, 2018
How to make your small business more energy efficientThursday April 26th, 2018
Easy ways to improve customer service in your small businessWednesday April 18th, 2018
Clocking in tips and best practicesThursday April 12th, 2018
How to nurture talent with effective employee development plansWednesday April 4th, 2018
How to best manage annual leave and vacation requestsTuesday March 27th, 2018
Should your business give away free products?Monday March 19th, 2018
Simple ways to make employee scheduling easierMonday March 12th, 2018
Tips for improving employee punctualityThursday March 1st, 2018
The best job interview questions for any roleTuesday February 20th, 2018
Find out why your customers are leaving youMonday February 12th, 2018
The right way to handle employee resignationsTuesday February 6th, 2018
How to deal with conflict in the workplaceThursday February 1st, 2018
How to eliminate time-wasting activities at workWednesday January 24th, 2018
How to grow your business presence on social media - Part Five: YouTubeTuesday January 9th, 2018
How to grow your business presence on social media - Part Four: LinkedInWednesday January 3rd, 2018
New Year's resolutions you should make for your employeesThursday December 21st, 2017
How to bring festive fun to the workplace... and stay productive!Monday December 11th, 2017
Tips for small businesses to deal with challenges during the holiday seasonWednesday December 6th, 2017
How to use the holiday season for marketing your small businessTuesday November 28th, 2017
Alternative seasonal gift ideas for small businessesMonday November 20th, 2017
How to grow your business presence on social media - Part Three: InstagramWednesday November 15th, 2017
How to grow your business through social media - Part Two: TwitterMonday November 6th, 2017
Tips for boosting your small business's salesWednesday November 1st, 2017
How to grow your business presence on social media - Part One: FacebookWednesday October 25th, 2017
Ways to improve the content on your small business websiteMonday October 16th, 2017
The role of feedback in nurturing new startersMonday October 9th, 2017
Kickstarter for Small Businesses: Part Two - Building and launching your campaignWednesday September 27th, 2017
Kickstarter for Small Businesses: Part One - Finding the right fitThursday September 21st, 2017
How to look after your employees' mental healthWednesday September 13th, 2017
How to create and manage a successful employee onboarding programmeTuesday September 5th, 2017
Amazon Alexa integrationMonday August 14th, 2017