What Is Quiet Quitting?
Small business owners are facing a mutiny known as “quiet quitting.” It goes by a different name these days, but quiet quitting is nothing new. It’s hitting the workforce hard, catalyzed by a generation feeling burnt-out and overburdened. Conditions once considered acceptable by past generations are unsuitable for younger generations who refuse to take on […]
5 Common Payroll Challenges and How to Overcome Them
Payroll challenges can slow down your team and interfere with employee satisfaction. Errors are a major hassle for your staff, who shouldn’t worry whether their paychecks are correct, especially errors that lead to tax woes. For your business’ HR, payroll, or accounting team, an inefficient payroll process, or worse, no payroll strategy at all, increases […]
Yes, You Need a Sound Recruitment Strategy
Many small business owners fail to optimize their workforce because they don’t have a recruitment strategy. The best recruitment strategies are designed to align with your culture, the scalability of your business, and the productivity of your entire company. Small businesses can’t remain competitive in a market where employers no longer have the upper hand. […]
Open Enrollment: Why an HR-Guided Approach is Better Than a DIY One
Open enrollment calls for a proactive strategy to help your employees understand your benefits offering and election process. As a business owner, your goal is to educate employees so they make the right choices. Although you might be tempted to come up with a DIY approach, outsourcing is often the better choice to set you […]
How do Business Leaders Hone their Leadership Skills?
The biggest mistake you can make as a business leader is to think you have nothing more to learn. Both business managers and business owners need to remain open to improvement and actively seek opportunities to develop and grow. You can hone your leadership skills when you are open to possibilities with an ongoing desire […]
What Does a Positive Work Environment Really Look Like?
When was the last time you considered what type of work environment you offer your employees? Today, employees want to go home without taking work-related stress with them. Creating a positive work environment not only benefits your employees but can also improve productivity and reduce employee turnover. The question is, what does a positive work […]
5 Ways to Reduce Employee Turnover
Whether you are a business owner or business manager, employee turnover can prove to be a major disruption to your productivity. If you experience high employee churn, you waste money in recruiting, onboarding, and training new hires. In fact, high employee turnover could be one of the major contributors to decreasing profit margins. Although employees […]
4 Reasons Why Well-Crafted Job Descriptions are Important
Job descriptions help set expectations for your small business. When they are too detailed, they cause confusion, yet when too vague, roles and responsibilities are unclear. As a result, it takes careful consideration to strike the perfect balance when writing your job descriptions. In today’s blog post, we look at four reasons well-crafted job descriptions […]
What Exactly is a Mental Health Day?
Most of us experience some stress at work. This is normal. However, if the amount of stress increases and is directly related to work, it can lead to burnout. Burnout impacts an employee’s mental health and interferes with both their job performance and personal life. A mental health day is a day you take off […]
What Does it Mean for An Employee When Their Manager Leaves?
As we’ve previously written, a manager has a great influence on the engagement of an employee. An employee’s experience at a company is often measured by their relationship with their manager. When managers leave the company, it can be both a negative and positive situation for employees and small business owners. It creates fear of […]