employee management

Inspired Ideas: The Weekly Huddle

Emerge Modern Salons & Spa hosts a weekly huddle that inspires the team while enforcing their retail skills--and it's all conducted by the team members themselves.

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2017 Salon Today 200: Employee Education

For the most successful service providers, education is a career-long process. The best salons develop systems to strengthen the skills and confidnece of their newest team members, whicle encouraging their seasoned staff to continually stretch by brining education into the salon or supporting those who venture out to seek new skills. Find out which salons received top honors in the Salon Today 200 by developing strong education programs.

Culture Corner: The Elite Eight at Bob Steele Salons

To win a coveted spot on Bob Steele Salons’  Elite Eight top performers retreat, employees focus year-round on their service and retail numbers.

STAMP 2016: Indira Aveda's Employee Recruitment Brochure

Indira Aveda Lifestyle Salon Spa in Chicago captures at STAMP 2016 award for its employee recruitment brochure.

STAMP 2016: Z Studio's Employee Recruitment Brochure

Z Studio in Tulsa, Oklahoma, picks up a STAMP 2016 award for its employee recruitment brochure.

STAMP 2016: Headlines' Employee Recruitment Brochure

Headlines The Salon in Encinitas, California captures a STAMP 2016 award for best employee recruitment brochure.

Culture Club: Take Us Out to the Ballgame

The team at Ginger Bay Salon & Spa in St. Louis, Missouri, are huge Cardinals baseball fans, and they show their support throughout the season. “We wear Cardinals gear for the home opener and certain playoff games and of course, when ...

2016 Salon Today 200: Employee Education

At the best salons, education is a career-long process—from streamlined training programs designed to get associates on the floor with talent, confidence and business skills to advanced education programs that keep stylists of all ages ...

Culture Reflects Leadership: Strategies' 2015 Team-Based Pay Conference

Strategies, a leading national business management training and coaching company for salons, spas and medspas, held their second annual Team-Based Pay Conference on September 27-28, 2015 at the Westin Chicago Northwest in Itasca, Illinois. More ...

How to Groom Your A-Team

Whether you’ve only been in business a few years or are an industry veteran, it’s tempting to spend revenue on updating your space, investing in new technology or financing new client incentives. Although these are all worthy ...