Whether or not to provide a reference for a former employee is a gray area for most employers. Some companies limit the information that they will share to the former employee’s start date/end date, title, and maybe their pay. Others share their impressions of the...
Key #3: Rules of the Game One of the most important things you get to do as an owner is choose your Culture – Your Rules of the Game. This may seem fluffy, but it is critical to your company’s long-term success. Just how critical? I was listening to an...
Winning teams achieve goals, generate innovation and creativity, improve productivity, increase engagement and motivation, and make better decisions. They leverage each other’s strengths and skills to achieve more than they could alone. SO… how to turn the...
Have you ever wondered how some people make running a company look easy, while you feel like you’re barely keeping things together? We all have the same 24 hours in a day – people who are running “easy” businesses, think and use those hours...
It’s the start of July and the new Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) salary threshold; the law regarding if a position should be salaried or hourly is in full force. The salary threshold has increased to $844/week ($43,888 annually) effective July 1, 2024. We’ve...
Most people struggle with time management at some point in your career. Your inbox is a mile deep, you’re well aware of the most important things that you need to get done today but there are fires burning that you need put out, and then, oh yeah – exercise, dinner,...
Business owners have a lot of balls to juggle. We often get asked; how do I keep my human resources records organized and complaint? We’re happy to share some HR data organization and compliance tips; as it is crucial for efficient operations. Here’s a...
April 2024 was newsworthy for Human Resources! A few things to note as a business owner are: Hourly or Salaried? As you may know, when deciding if a position is hourly or salaried, you are required to use the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) test. One of the variables...
Ever feel like your team is running as fast as they can, but not advancing the ball? Or like you get to the end of your week, and nothing on your to do list is done (so you end up working yet another weekend)? There’s an easy answer – it’s called...
It’s so easy to pull back from training and coaching your people when the news is bad. The economy is uncertain. Interest rates are (still) high. It’s an election year. If you spend money on training your people, they’ll probably leave anyway – that’s the...
