5 Steps To Help You Prepare to Interview a Job Candidate
Hiring a new employee can be an exciting yet stressful time for a small business owner. The reason is – no one wants to make the costly mistake of hiring…
6 Tips for Improving Productivity and Decreasing Employee Errors
Most employees come to work and want to do a good job. However, the organization is responsible for ensuring the work environment inspires creative thinking and allows employees to do…
Advantages of Offering Paid Time Off
Spring is in the air, and employees are beginning to plan their summer vacations. We all need a break from the daily routine, and time away from work is a…
Sample New Employee Orientation Checklist
Starting a job means many new things to learn, many people to get to know, and lots of new information that needs to be absorbed quickly. How an employer welcomes…
6 Things Managers Can Do to Encourage Work-Life Balance
Employees go to work with the intention of doing a good job. However, life’s challenges can take their toll on even the best employees. Life happens, and it simply takes…
5 Tips For Reducing Absenteeism in the Workplace
I had a question from a reader who asked, “Do you see the causes of workplace absenteeism as a management problem or a personal problem?” Second, “what do you think…
6 Tips to Help Employees Manage Their Time
Managing time at work is a challenge for everyone. We all go to work with good intentions. However, we can all be easily distracted and pulled into things that don’t necessarily…
Four Similarities Between Dog Training and Employee Management
We have always had dogs. I had lots of dogs as a kid, and when I got married my husband and we have had four dogs. Like most of you,…
Noncompete Agreements: What You Should Know
Business owners are aware that employees often leave and go work for a competitor. Because of this, employers sometimes use non-compete agreements to help protect against employees sharing client lists,…