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Apr 22, 2018
Family Business-Oh Boy!
For many business owners, the first people they hire are individuals that they love and trust the most. They may be brothers, sisters,...
Apr 16, 2018
Employee Handbooks
Did you know that there are over 70 individual components that go into a protective and complete Employee Handbook? Imagine the peace...
Apr 16, 2018
H.R. Cowboy: How to Avoid Being the Cowboy in this Story.
Last week we spoke to a handful of “depressed” business owners. By the end of the week, there was a picture that these conversations...
Apr 15, 2018
H.R. Crisis: Sound the Alarm!
Business owners are nearly always dealing with a crisis, or "in a crisis" of some sort. That's a bold statement- I know. So, let's look...
Mar 25, 2018
Evaluate Risk
The risks of an action by the government or an employee grow each day. Just by operating your business and making day to day decisions,...
Mar 18, 2018
H.R. Turnover
I was talking to a seasoned H.R. professional this past week. She was telling about her career over the past few decades and how it...
Mar 18, 2018
Freedom
I am privileged to speak to so many business leaders from all types of business and all types of positions. Those conversations all seem...
Mar 12, 2018
5 H.R. "Unforced Errors"
Small businesses leaders (defined here as leaders of businesses with 500 employees or less) are making the same unforced errors over and...
Mar 12, 2018
Hire To Retire
This past week, I was speaking to a business owner. She told me the story of her life. She and her husband started their business more...
Mar 10, 2018
Compensation Studies: Rumored to be a Pain... but Do they Have to Be?
Compensation Studies are rumored to be a pain in the neck for everyone involved. Think about the biggest expense in any business, think...
