Howard Deutsch


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Are Your Employees Comfortable Going to Their Manager with Problems – Employee Surveys Assess Trust

The relationship between your organization’s managers/supervisors and the employees reporting to them is critical to the success of your organization. A key component of the relationship between managers and employees is the level of comfort employees have with going to their manager or supervisor with problems. Effective managers are open to... (posted by Howard 1 year 92 days ago.)
Employee Satisfaction Surveys Determine if Poor Internal Communications is Hurting Your Business

One of the areas that consistently receives low ratings in employee satisfaction surveys / employee engagement surveys is intra and inter-departmental communications. In addition to receiving relatively low ratings, employee survey / employee opinion survey questions receive significant comments that identify problems with internal business communications.... (posted by Howard 1 year 92 days ago.)
Optimizing Payback from Employee Satisfaction Surveys & Employee Engagement Surveys

Do you need or want to increase the performance of your employees and your organization’s performance?Conducting employee satisfaction surveys / employee engagement surveys is a fast and highly cost-effective way to achieve breakthrough increases in the performance of your company and your business. The best approach for achieving great participation in employee... (posted by Howard 1 year 94 days ago.)
Fixing American Healthcare -- Here is what Needs to be Done

To many Americans the healthcare system is broken and in major need of overhaul. The good news is that the Affordable Healthcare Act of 2010 addresses many of America’s healthcare problems. The bad news is that significant parts of the new healthcare law will phase in over the next three years rather than immediately, with all legislated changes scheduled to be implemented by 2014.... (posted by Howard 1 year 126 days ago.)
Do You Really Know What’s in the 2010 Healthcare Law?

The Affordable Care Act was signed into law on March 23, 2010 by President Obama. It is primarily health insurance reform legislation. The passage of this legislation was highly controversial. Most Democrats supported the legislation and most Republicans opposed it. Politicians, countless media spin doctors, healthcare industry participants and lobbyists shouted their opinions about the legislation... (posted by Howard 1 year 130 days ago.)
Assessing Trust Between Senior Management and Employees -- Employee Surveys Provide Striking Results

Achieving high levels of trust between senior management and employees is essential for the sustainable success of any organization. The best leaders earn the respect and trust of the people they lead. Lack of trust between senior management and employees negatively impacts employee satisfaction, engagement and performance. It also impacts customers... (posted by Howard 1 year 136 days ago.)