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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Tip of the hat to NFIB.org for this report. The U.S. Senate last night stalled a complex bill that would have both reformed the burdensome death tax and also raised the minimum wage. H.R. 5970 also...
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Workers in the early days of their employment are relatively free from the attitudes and opinions of coworkers, and they have not yet formed strong opinions about their jobs, the company or...
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Tip of the hat to Jack Yoest. What were your high school dreams? Your Business Blogger is noticing a troubling trend in the hiring process. Lots and lots of personality questionnaires. Psycho-testing....
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Intern Toolkit™, a proprietary system designed to show businesses how to manage interns with ease and fully utilize students' capabilities to increase productivity, save time, and create real...
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The U.S. IT (and others) industry needs a free flow of talent--probably more free than we have. That'll take addressing the abuse, fear, and retraining problems that stand in the way. This...
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When I first started my career in sales, the business suit was the uniform of the day. It was taboo to visit a client with anything less than a suit and tie, sport coats were forbidden. Soon that...
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There's no business point to this post. And no real lesson to take away and personalize. Well...that may be wrong. Unfortunately, there may be a couple of you that need this advice. See the...
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How important are appearances? Britney Spears has taken quite a lot of bashing in the last week since appearing in the interview with Matt Lauer, and rightfully so. Her gum chewing, choice of attire...
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Thanks to Inc Magazine for this great article. I have both good and bad examples of business experience with PEO's. As a small business owner I am all for them as they let an owner focus on there...
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