Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner AdvanceHROften companies decide to conduct formal employee surveys when leaders "begin to feel that things have turned slowly south," or when a crisis hits, says management consultant Tom Agnew, …
Employees generally like to talk with each other during the workday. A supervisor's inclination might be to tell them to shut up and get back to work. Should this be the supervisor's best reaction?Not necessarily, …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner Midwest Transaction GroupAdoption of EMV (Europay, MasterCard and Visa, a global standard for inter-operation of integrated circuit cards and IC card capable point of sale terminals and ATMs, for …
Question: Steve, I know that you travel a lot so I was wondering if you had any tips to make my business travel easier because it can really be a drag. The one thing I …
Article courtesy of Steve Strauss, theselfemployed.comStarting a business is Step One, of course, but after that the assignment switches to making it better. Not only does Step Two last longer, it becomes an on-going challenge—and …
Article courtesy of Steve Strauss, theselfemployed.comBy Steve Strauss (Published on 08.10.2012) Have you ever hired a family member in your business? Chances are that if you have, a couple of issues came up . …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy George Brown Maybe you know someone who needs to take back their lunch.LiveScience Senior Writer Stephanie Pappas posed this question in a recent article: When was the last …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Eric Brown The current Form I-9, the Employment Eligibility Verification Form, officially expires August 31, 2012. Are you concerned about what to do beginning September 1?Per the Department …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Michael J. BurnsA recent study confirms what employers and others have reported. The number of wage and hour lawsuits by employees is dramatically increasing. Year-to-date in 2012, 7,064 …
Question: What is you favorite part of the Olympics? Mine was the diving.Answer: What if I said, “the shoes”? I’ll explain why in a moment, but let’s first acknowledge that there are all sorts of …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Cheryl Kuch More than four in 10 (41%) managers and employees think their supervisors do not deal well with workplace conflicts, according to a survey by Healthy Companies …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Anthony Kaylin The best things in life are freeBut you can keep 'em for the birds and beesNow give me money, (that's what I want) that's what I …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Joe DeSantis Studies are showing that wearing headphones or ear buds to shut out ambient noise in an open office can be a good thing or a bad …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Cheryl Kuch Current Gallup polls suggest more than 70 percent of American workers report feeling either not engaged or actively disengaged in their jobs—i.e., no longer motivated to …
Question: Everything I read about this ‘starting a business’ stuff is so peachy. But it seems pretty hard to me. So what do they not tell you that I should know before I jump in?Answer: …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Anthony Kaylin Job boards are on the way out and their replacement is on the way in.Today there are over 50,000 job boards. Yet job board traffic has …
Question: I have been doing a business with a guy for a few years. Last month, I found someone who offers what he has been selling me for a lot less and so I severed …
Article courtesy of SBAM Approved Partner ASEBy Mary Corrado According to a study done by McKinsey and Company earlier this year, nearly 140,000 women have made it to mid-level management, but only 7,000 have become …
