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Leadership In Management

May 3, 2010 by Patricia Lotich

I was at a conference this week and one of the many great speakers I heard was Ken Blanchard. For anyone who may not know who Ken Blanchard is, he is one of the premier leadership gurus and has decades of experience teaching and writing about leadership and how management tactics can impact employee performance. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Human Resources, Quality Management, Small Business Management Tagged With: leadership and management success tips, leadership in management, leadership management

What can we learn from the Toyota crisis?

April 28, 2010 by Patricia Lotich

The Toyota crisis is now several months old and there has been time for the dust to settle and for Toyota and the rest of the world to stop and assess and try to figure out what happened here? As of the last report I read, over 8 million Toyotas had been recalled. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Quality Management, Strategic Planning Tagged With: Quality Management

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

April 22, 2010 by Patricia Lotich

There has been a lot of chatter on the news about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and COBRA premium reductions. The Act was amended and now provides for premium reductions for health benefits covered by the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA).

COBRA allows workers who lose their health benefits after terminating from a position to purchase group health coverage provided by the plan for up to 18 months. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Human Resources, Legal Updates, Small Business Management

Retirement Plans for Small Business

April 16, 2010 by Patricia Lotich

Small businesses are very complex and business owners wear many hats while trying to maintain and grow their business.  There are many human resources management issues that need to be handled.  Thinking through the right retirement plan for your organization can be a complicated and sometimes time consuming process.

So why do small business owners choose to provide retirement benefits to their employees? Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Human Resources, Small Business Management

Department of Labor Training Grants

April 12, 2010 by Patricia Lotich

The Department of Labor announced the release of some new grant dollars that have been made available for Community Based Job Training Grants (CBJTG). There is approximately $125 million dollars available for these grants. The goal of these grant dollars is to develop and support training programs for high-demand and high growth industries. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Legal Updates

Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act Payroll Tax Exemption Form Now Available

April 7, 2010 by Patricia Lotich

The new Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act was signed into law by President Obama last month. This new law allows for a payroll tax exemption for businesses that hire unemployed or underemployed workers during 2010.

unemployment picture for HIRE article This new act provides two new tax benefits for employers who hire and retain unemployed workers. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Legal Updates Tagged With: Hiring Incentive to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act

Importance of Computer Back Up Process

April 6, 2010 by Patricia Lotich

After the disasters of September 11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina, businesses got a wake-up call to be proactive in preparing for such emergencies.  One critical structural component to any organization is its information technology infrastructure and business data.

Business computer systems are very sophisticated and complicated.  We often take for granted our IT systems and it is not until the system goes down or is unavailable that we realize the importance of it. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Small Business Management Tagged With: Disaster Recovery Plan

Department of Labor Wage and Hour “We Can Help” Campaign

April 5, 2010 by Patricia Lotich

I don’t think it’s a surprise to anyone that the new administration supports workers and worker rights.  The Secretary of Labor has launched a new campaign called “We Can Help”.  This campaign was initiated to provide a resource for workers on their rights in the workplace and to give them information on how to submit a complaint if they feel they have been the subject of a Wage and Hour violation. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Human Resources, Legal Updates, Small Business Management

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

April 2, 2010 by Patricia Lotich

We have all been attentive and possibly emotionally involved in the health care reform debate.  This has been an issue that has created much controversy and division amongst our nation.  However, now that it has been signed into law, there comes some possible help for small business owners.

Part of the new health care reform legislation is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also referred to as the Small Business Health Care Tax Credit. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Legal Updates, Quality Management, Small Business Management Tagged With: Health Care Cost, Health Care Reform, health care reform tax credit small business, health care tax credit, Small Business Health Care Tax Credit

Example Flowchart as a Quality Management Tool

March 25, 2010 by Patricia Lotich

Flowcharting is one of the Seven Management Tools for Quality Management. Flowcharting is typically used to map a process flow showing the beginning of a process, decision points and the end of the process.

Steps to creating a flowchart

1.  Identify Steps to the Process
The first step in creating a flow chart is to identify all the steps in a process. Read the Full Article →

Filed Under: Human Resources, Quality Management, Small Business Management Tagged With: Flowchart, Process Improvement, Quality Management Tools

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