Category: Administration

November 19, 2019

Human Resources (HR) is a complex profession (but that’s what you like about it, right?) and the challenges you face come from many directions. Some of those challenges, like tight labor markets and economic volatility, are beyond your control. Others […]

November 7, 2019

Hiring is one of the most challenging, but important aspects of running a business. A job-well-done takes significant time, thought, and energy. It pays large dividends, though, to have a strong recruitment process. That’s why it’s important to Invest heavily […]

October 29, 2019

I could hear immediately from my client’s voice that she was bothered. As a sales director with a solid track record, she doesn’t often sound distressed, but she did this time. She was expected to participate in a new initiative […]

October 17, 2019

Over the last decade, mindfulness has gone from a fringe spiritual practice to a mainstream obsession. Oprah meditates. Steve Jobs did it. Katy Perry does it. And yet, with all the hype surrounding mindfulness, it’s easy to lose sight of […]

October 10, 2019

A survey conducted by GetApp reports 43% of employees do not get regular data security training while 8% have never received any training at all. The report highlights the level of exposure businesses have towards cyberattacks such as ransomware. This […]

October 3, 2019

When you’re the company founder or CEO, a time is going to come when you’re going to have to fire someone. The first hires at a startup are too important: if you get one wrong, the company will suffer. If […]

October 1, 2019

I got a call from one of the most inspiring leaders I know: “Dave, I’m so frustrated, I have a vision for what we could be doing to grow the business, I think we can achieve so much more than […]

September 30, 2019

Job Description Before you think about hiring an employee, you should develop a job description. This job description will be used when you post your job opening and will be an important document to measure potential candidates against. A job […]

September 12, 2019

Early one Monday morning this August, the Business Roundtable — an organization comprised of CEOs from almost 200 major US companies — released an official press release that announced a startling pivot: Focusing on shareholder payouts should not be all […]

September 4, 2019

Smartphones and other mobile technologies are as important to the modern office as paper and pens were years ago. They help your small business increase productivity by 85% if used properly. But there are security and employee use concerns. Small […]