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.
Easy and affordable ways to train your staffTuesday May 17th, 2022
How to manage employee shortagesWednesday May 11th, 2022
The most important skills 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
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