Since it is vacation season, I started to reflect on why vacations are important. I’m always sad when I see an employee who never takes vacation. Often these kinds of employees either do not have a life outside of work or they have so much of their self-worth tied to their job that they just [...]
June 2010
I’m always looking for new things to inspire my thinking and continual learning in the area of management and leadership. Someone forwarded this link to me. It is a very cool animated presentation on a book I am currently reading called Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink. I have [...]
What a week this has been with the story that broke about General Stanley McChrystal and his interview with Rolling Stone Magazine. During that interview McChrystal apparently was very comfortable with the reporter who accompanied him for several weeks, let his guard down and said things that should probably not have been said to anyone, [...]
Internship programs can be part of an organization’s recruitment strategy to help achieve organizational business objectives. Internship programs were originally designed by colleges and universities to give students real life work experience as part of their degree curriculum. Schools partnered with businesses and helped place prospective students within work environments. Today, businesses are using internship programs [...]
The IRS has specific rules that specify whether someone is an employee or an independent contractor. The biggest difference is in how the worker is taxed. Business owners need to make sure their interests are considered so having an agreement with an independent contractor is important. Contracts are enforceable when it is a mutual agreement [...]
As employers struggle with controlling costs during these difficult economic times, organizations sometimes choose to use independent contractors to supplement staffing needs. Organizations use independent contractors to save on benefit costs such as insurance, workers compensation and social security tax. While this could be a fiscally sound strategic decision, having a good understanding of how [...]
The economic recovery and job growth has been slow but steady. But despite the growth in some job areas, downsizing continues to affect many US businesses. For anyone who has ever gone through a merger and/or downsizing, they can understand the high levels of stress that affects all employees. Employees who are let go experience [...]
