Your employee retention rate is the percentage of employees who have stayed with your company over a certain period of time. It is essentially the inverse of your turnover rate. It’s fairly easy to calculate this number. Figuring out whether or not your employee retention rate is good, on the other hand, is not always...Read More

Our childhood experiences shape our lives. A glimpse at the night sky can inspire a career in astronomy. Losing a family member to a terminal disease may be the motivation behind a medical researcher. But what about the children whose childhood is marred by painful and traumatic experiences?Read More

Not everyone who works for your company will remain there. Some employees will stay for years. Others may fizzle out within a few weeks. The last two words a company wants to hear, however, are “high turnover”. As an employer, it’s important that you understand all the reasons why employees are leaving your company and...Read More

Food brings people and communities together.Read More

This year Encast had the privilege to host a panel at SXSW interactive as well as cohost a care village helping the homeless in Austin, Texas.Read More

March 29th is Mom and Pop Business Day in the United States. According to the United States Small Business Association, there are approximately 28 millions small business in the United States. Mom and Pop Business Day is a day set aside to recognize and celebrate the small, locally-owned business across the country.Read More

Millennials have been in the workforce for more than a decade. So why are companies still struggling to keep them on board? Is it their unrealistic expectations? Laziness? Or is it because companies don’t invest enough in what it means to be a great manager? There are many theories out there, many opinions even coming...Read More

Workplace culture is the environment created by your corporate values and vision. It is the personality and character of your company. Ideally, your company culture demonstrates a commitment to your mission and values. But that’s not always how it works out.Read More

Ever have a moment where you come up with an amazing idea that could benefit your community or maybe even the world at large? One of those moments when, whether through sudden insight or long, hard work, you suddenly “get it”?Read More

I was listening to a podcast this morning about the importance of teaching children how to cook. When you can break lessons down into manageable, repetitive, learning opportunities, they’ll get it. In this story a mother is teaching her son kitchen basics at age 4. He learns how to carry a plate of food to...Read More