Chad HalvorsonJuly 10, 2015 Where do you find the perfect manager? Hiring a manager from within your current employees seems wise. Who better knows your business that those already working it? Managing, though, is a special kind of leadership. It can be challenging to be the middleman between the employees and the owner. Unfortunately, in … Continue reading How To Train Your Employees To Become Managers
Peter StarkJuly 10, 2015 Employees want to work for a consistent and predictable leader. Let me clarify – they want to work for a predictably and consistently good leader. We all have our habits and routines, but some are more desirable than others. If you were guilty of all of these behaviors, chances are you … Continue reading 9 Habits That Drive Your Employees Crazy
Mike GoldmanJune 27, 2015 Do you have confidence in your hiring process? If you have hired the right people—the ones with the smarts that impressed you enough to choose them—and have provided them with the tools necessary to do the job, then you need to give them the freedom to get the job done. This … Continue reading How Trusting Employees Saves Time and Money
Lee FrederiksenJune 25, 2015 Today, your firm’s transparency and perceived authenticity matter more than ever. Buyers and industry influencers want to know everything there is to know about you – and they want bone-deep truth, not fluff or airy claims. With this new expectation of radical transparency, employee advocacy has become a tremendous asset for … Continue reading Are Your Employees Advocates for Your Firm?
Victoria VessellaJune 16, 2015 Remote employee engagement is a common challenge faced by field team managers. It can be challenging to monitor the involvement of employees who spend little to no time in the back office. Boosting confidence levels in remote employees is a great way to achieve engagement, according to Anita Bruzzese, author and … Continue reading Why Confident Remote Employees Are More Engaged
Ari RosensteinJune 13, 2015 In a previous article, we discussed the exemption test as it relates to Executive positions. In this article we cover the Administrative exemption, one of the harder categories for employers to justify. In a nutshell, the exemption is dependent upon how much authority and independence an individual has in their job. There … Continue reading Defining Salary-Exempt Employees, Part 2: The Administrative Exemption
Anton RiusJune 8, 2015 Employee engagement is one of the top challenges facing organizations today. In fact, 87 percent of organizations cited employee engagement as a top concern, according to a recent report from Deloitte. There may be many reasons why this is suddenly, and increasingly a concern for leaders over the past several years. … Continue reading What Your Employees Really Need To Keep Them Engaged
Iris VermerenJune 11, 2015 Would you believe us if we said you could increase the reach of your social media content by at least 10%, by using a resource you already have? Which resource? Your employees. The best brand advocates already work for you. Your employees are the biggest marketing asset a brand can have. … Continue reading Want Social Media Advocates? Start With Your Employees
Ari RosensteinJune 10, 2015 In 2014, President Obama instructed the Department of Labor and the Secretary of Labor to rewrite the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) regulations, specifically addressing and updating the definition of salary-exempt employee status. The DOL has only updated the FLSA regulations twice in the last 40 years, most recently in 2004. … Continue reading Defining Salary-Exempt Employees, Part 1: Executives
Jeff FerminJune 7, 2015 Job satisfaction numbers throughout North America are fairly low. The people at the bottom of the organizational totem poll are facing copious amounts of stress from work. Where the people at the top get to sit pretty, give orders and use people to enforce their word. There’s something off about the … Continue reading Are Businesses Really Doing Their Best To Retain Employees?
