The most terrifying words in the English language are: I'm from the government and I'm here to help. - Ronald ReaganThe internal revenue service wants to make sure you "fulfill (your)...
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Casual Friday has eeked its way into every day of the week. I remember when we had to earn the right to dress business casual on Friday, but only if we hit our sales numbers. Then during fund...
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Dan over at Idea Sellers covers the absurdity of job security in our current environment. He references the recent strike at GM and the UAW members' job security requirement. With competition,...
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I found this listing of 10 ways to motivate your employees. I don't have employees, but when in the corporate world - I had my share of people who worked for me. 1. Communicate both sales goals...
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In this month's edition of my company's newsletter I talk about the fact that associates are your greatest asset. I believe that. Associates represent you and your brand image to customers,...
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This is my son. He is 16. He has a mind of his own. Unfortunately. But he surprised me this spring by bringing home an application for the All Ohio Youth Choir, a select group of singers who perform...
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Have you ever wondered why people tend to misunderstand your actions or your direction? Have you come across an employee or a customer with whom you struggled to connect? Are you from Venus or Mars or...
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I am writing a new book entitled The Golden Rule In Business: 21 BE Attitudes. The premise of the book is that you can use a positive, helpful, "look out for the other guy" approach to...
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"> Have there been disappointments in your career? My son was recently in the high school musical production of beauty and the beast. Several girls auditioned for the part of Belle - the main...
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Companies are discovering that when their employees are healthy, they have fewer medical claims, less work missed and are more productive. Some businesses are pro-actively helping associates become...
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I have frequently remarked that this up and coming generation is lacking the "employee loyalty" gene in their genetic make-up. Young 20 and 30-somethings see nothing wrong with job Hopping...
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Z University.org (ZU) has established an online "Internship Knowledge Center" featuring the contents of its newest version of intern Toolkit™ and its program management methodology, called...
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Ok, here is the scenario. You are a good size retailer and you have dozens of part-time employees (minimum wage) with pretty high turnover. It is the Saturday before Christmas, you provide all of the...
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Web-based Hiring Management Solutions are one of the latest SAAS (Software as a Service) applications being made available to small businesses. With a small business every candidate and every new hire...
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Bob Bly wrote a blog last week called No Jobs for Us Folks Over 50 that has garnered a lot of comments. His premise is that employers feel the over 50 set are too expensive, low on energy and have......
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I wrote a post on this topic on my other blog Small Business CEO a few months ago and it has been one of the most trafficked posts I have ever had. Here are 10 expert tips that I found,......
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Do you provide healthcare support of some type to your employees? Do you wish you could? Boy the statistics about this problem are pretty staggering when you think about them. In case you haven't...
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According to a recent survey by the National Federation of Independent Businesses (NFIB), only 26% of small businesses offer their employees direct deposit. One third of those who do not offer direct...
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Just came from a wonderful chamber lunch in Twinsburg, Ohio. The theme was healthy self, healthy company and there were five panelists that spoke to different aspects of health and how healthy...
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Being over 50 years of age I am very sensitive to some of the subtle and not so subtle age discrimination that happens to us 'seniors' even though we are in the prime of our work careers and...
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I personally never thought of using social networking to build a database of potential employees. It definitely makes sense. For more insight in how to implement such a strategy INC online has a good...
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I have been laid off and have laid employees off, which is getting fired in actuality. I cannot even come close to implementing such a thing as the firm quoted below did. radio shack fires 400...
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Jose Bandujo, president of Bandujo Donker & Brothers, a New York City advertising agency, realizes the importance of creating a corporate culture that fosters professionalism as well as personal...
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