Tag Archives: peo

Is an Intern Program Worth Your Time?

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could add some new talent to your company without paying through the nose to get them onboard? Wouldn’t it be great if they had a shiny new college degree and were super eager to get their foot in the door along with some much-needed experience? Wouldn’t the icing on […]

How to Get to the Root of Employee Conflict

You’ve heard rumors of a rift in the office, and now one of the parties in question has set up a time to come sit down and hash it out. You agree to the appointment but then aren’t sure what to do next. How do you handle these conversations? Should the other person be present? […]

Should You Leave the Past in the Past?

So, you’ve found the perfect employee. They are qualified, smart, motivated, and charm your socks off in the interview. However, when you go to run their background, it comes back with a giant red flag: Your dream candidate has a storied past. Now what? The first thing to know is that it is getting increasingly […]

Mom to the Rescue…But Who Rescues Mom in the Workplace?

Bringing a new baby into the world is always an exciting time. What isn’t always considered, however, is how stressful this time can be for moms returning to work after welcoming a new little one. It can be overwhelming for employees and human resources to make the transition back to work. The employer needs the […]

How to Focus on Mental Health for Better Employee Benefits

Mental health is an expensive issue for business owners. Depression, the leading cause of disability worldwide, costs the U.S. economy $210.5 billion per year in absenteeism, reduced productivity and medical costs, affecting more than 16 million Americans, according to the American Psychiatric Association. Lost productivity accounts for $44 billion of the $210.5 billion. May is […]

How to take a New Leader from Good to Great

You’ve probably heard the old saying that some people are just born to lead. However, those of us who’ve spent any degree of time in the workplace can recall more than a few examples of folks who clearly squeaked by without having this talent bestowed upon them at birth. So, if Maybelline is wrong and […]

Generate Gen-Z Results: Mentor from Good to Great

A whole new generation of workers is just now entering the workforce, and the reviews to-date have been far from flattering. Known as Generation Z – or the iGeneration – this generation is more attached to their cellphones than they are a political cause, and they’ve already been lauded as the laziest generation to date. […]

Are The 20-Somethings Really That Lazy?

Now that you’ve worked out all the tips and tricks for getting the most out of the Millennial generation – who are classified as those born between 1981 and 1996 – while engaging and retaining them, we have some bad news: A whole brand new generation is just now entering into the workforce and they’re bringing […]

What if Top Talent Isn’t Banging Down the Door?

When a human resources professional posts a help wanted ad, the anticipation is they will be inundated with a slew of excellent candidates that are all overly qualified for the position, each an excellent fit with your company culture, and willing to work for less than budgeted. Somehow, it never really works out that way. […]

Seven Expert Tips to Track Time Better

Tackling timekeeping can be a formidable challenge for any business owner. If you and your employees are lazy with timekeeping, you’re opening yourself up to financial hardship and a huge headache with a whole lot of hard work to fix the problems. One easy answer to timekeeping troubles is to meet with the off-site HR professionals at a Professional […]

How Lazy Timekeeping Weakens the Bottom Line

As a small business owner, are you a real stickler for timekeeping accuracy or a little lax on the process, especially for your full-time exempt employees? If you are lazy about enforcing timekeeping, you’re opening yourself up to financial hardship and a huge headache with a whole lot of hard work to get yourself out […]

HR How-To: The EEO-1

Small business owners may have received a letter in the mail from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) about an EEO-1 survey. It looks intimidating and is full of government-speak with lots of forms, but is mandatory for compliance. This year’s survey is due back on May 31, 2019, an extension granted because of […]