3 More Benefits of Outsourcing HR Functions for Small Businesses
In today’s fluid work climate, companies need professional resources to address talent acquisition, retention, and workplace compliance in order to remain competitive. Way back when, we first wrote about the benefits of outsourcing the HR function, but boy oh boy have things changed to keep up with HR demands. Without further ado, today we present […]
Spread The Love: Spotlight Your Employees in Your Company Newsletter
Newsletters typically provide content that’s 80% promotional and 20% educational. Sticking with the former, there can be information about new products and services, specials, or company news. Unfortunately, it’s more the exception than the rule that the company news section recognizes specific employees for their accomplishments. During the so-called “Great Resignation” where employees are seeking […]
How to Structure Your Bonuses
Remaining competitive as an employer can be challenging for small businesses, especially as we are still dealing with the economic disruptions that the pandemic has caused. You can focus on creating a healthy culture based on respect, inclusiveness, and opportunity, but this is usually not enough to attract top talent. As a business owner, it’s […]
Making an Internal Move: How to Help Employees Find a New Role Within Your Company
One of the biggest mistakes small businesses make is to fail to nurture their top performers. As we’ve previously written, there are best practices to teach your employees about the value of networking and how to be brand ambassadors, but today, we want to take it a step further. Even if your company is a […]
How Far Should You Take Price-Matching When a Top-Performing Employee Has Another Offer?
The expression, “The only constant is change” couldn’t apply more to the workplace. As a business owner, you don’t need me to tell you that the pandemic has caused a whirlwind of change and disruption. It always seems that once you have a moment to come up for air, your best employee knocks on the […]
It’s Still Sexual Harassment Even If You’re Working Remotely
A growing remote workforce has changed the way many organizations do business today. However, something that hasn’t changed is the risk of sexual harassment despite people no longer sharing a physical space. In fact, according to Project Include, 26% of those surveyed said they experienced harassment based on gender while working from home. Here’s why […]
How To Determine When Something An Employee Tells You In Confidence Needs To Be Reported To HR
This is a real conundrum. If an employee comes to you and shares information confidentially that would otherwise be reported to HR, how do you respond? On the one hand they are choosing to tell you for a reason. Perhaps it’s something deeply personal that is impacting their wellbeing and disrupting their work performance. Or […]
Employees Often Leave Because of Their Managers Rather Than Their Jobs
57 percent of employees quit because of their boss. Yikes. This is one of those facts that many business owners hate to hear. It means that you might be the reason you can’t seem to hold onto the talent you need to succeed. It might also be you’re hiring managers that lack the skills to […]
Stop Using These 15 Company Clichés
Buzzwords and clichés are part of most company cultures, but why are we so intent on using them? The more you toss out those tiring words, the more they lose their meaning, and the less effective you are at communicating. If you want to increase employee engagement and decrease their eye-rolling, then avoiding tired business […]
What Happens to Your Staff When You Sell Your Company?
You’ve worked your whole career for the possibility that you may one day be able to sell your company. You’ve reached that stage where you are entertaining offers from prospective buyers, and you have some important decisions to make that will have long-lasting consequences regarding your legacy. At least through 2018, the rate of small […]