Being a manager is responsible for so many jobs all rolled into one. You have to be a leader and a guidance counselor, a friend and a taskmaster, a sounding board, a punching bag, and a cheerleader, sometimes all at once. This can all feel overwhelming!...
The time has come to look for some new employees, maybe some fresh-out-of-college kids who are eager to gain some on-the-job experience. This generation of workers, Gen Z, has a different set of expectations than workers you’ve hired in the past. They want different things and...
Many employees had their first taste of working from home, or somewhere other than an office or traditional working environment, over the past year. Some may have quickly adapted to the new situation, while others might have struggled to adjust. After a year in this “new...
It’s one of the top buzzwords in the industry today -- diversity training -- and odds are it’s been on your mind a lot in the past few years. But what is it, and why does it matter? Why should your company devote time to diversity...
Have things at the office become busier and more hectic? Wish you had another set of hands to help get things done? Or maybe having an assistant would help solve problems, but you just don’t have the room for another person -- or your company...
More companies are facing a new and unpredictable challenge: a hybrid workforce, in which some employees work from home while others are in the office. Further complicating matters, some offices might even have a rotation policy in place, where a portion of the workforce is...
Each time a company posts an open position, the floodgates open, and the hiring manager is inundated with resumes and applications. Going through all those documents can be time-consuming and, after a while, they’ll all start to look the same. Have you ever wished you had...
Remember the days when people learned about new businesses through word-of-mouth advertising? If a good friend spoke highly of an establishment, you as a customer were more likely to give it a try, rather than if you only heard the name through a commercial. A referral...
Welcome to 2021! A new year is a great opportunity to take a deep breath, look around, and set some company-wide goals. While there are some strategic, bottom-line-driven goals that will be obvious in order to keep your company successful, it might be time to try...
