News & Resources

Toxic employees – know how to handle them so you don’t lose your best employees

Toxic employees continue to wreak havoc on the workplace.

August 28, 2018

Do you have your A-team?

When you hear “The A-Team,” you may immediately think of the hit television show that aired in the 1980s or the 2010 movie with the same name but, as a business owner, have you considered …

August 9, 2018

When most people think of the term “ghosting”, they think of online dating sites. The practice of ghosting is now creeping its way into the workplace and is quickly becoming some employers’ biggest recruiting headache.

August 8, 2018

Work environment matters

First it was replacing desk chairs with exercise balls, then it was open workspaces, now it is the standing desk. Have all of these just been trends?

August 3, 2018

Engaged employees, even Millennials, are less likely to leave

Employee engagement is more important today than ever.  With the talent market continually shrinking, it’s important to engage and retain your current talent.

July 30, 2018

Traction: Get a grip on your business

Growth companies face distinct challenges.

July 23, 2018

Take a break – it’s good for you

Although disconnecting from the daily grind is beneficial, many employees today never get the chance.

July 18, 2018

How to prevent implicit bias in the workplace

Implicit bias refers to the attitudes or stereotypes that affect our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner.

July 12, 2018

What one company learned from testing mandated vacation time

American workers took an average of 17.2 days of vacation in 2017, according to new research from Project: Time Off, jumping up nearly a half-day (.4 days) from 2016.

July 2, 2018

Good management equals even better retention

It’s hard enough to find good employees, so when you find them make sure your managers are not making any of the common mistakes that drive employees to look elsewhere.

June 29, 2018

Talent development tools now available to SBAM members

The Small Business Association of Michigan and Dale Carnegie are proud to jointly announce a new partnership that will provide talent development solutions to SBAM’s 26,000+ member organizations throughout the state of Michigan.

June 28, 2018

Is boredom killing your employees?

Jobs that are repetitive are necessary, but can become boring, and even unhealthy for your employees.

June 25, 2018

What lunch breaks say about employee engagement

Are you a cube warrior? Eating lunch at your desk, or worse yet…skipping lunch all together? If you answered yes, your job satisfaction and engagement may be suffering.

June 21, 2018

Employees taking revenge on each other?

Remember The Office episode where Jim puts Dwight’s stapler in Jello? Well, apparently workers taking revenge on each other happens in real life too.

May 16, 2018

Unexpected ways to increase workplace collaboration and productivity

When you think of ways to increase collaboration at work you might consider bringing remote employees in-house and creating open work spaces. But surprisingly, these methods could backfire.

April 20, 2018

Keys to retaining Millennials

At a cost estimated at $15,000 to $25,000 to replace a Millennial, it’s important to have a retention strategy in place.

March 30, 2018

Success lessons from one of Michigan’s small “best and brightest companies to work for”

SPACE, Inc., of Midland, was named one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to work for in the nation.

March 29, 2018

Distracted workers – the cause might surprise you

A new study recently released by Udemy showed how distracted employees are during work hours, how they're responding to distractions, and the price of distraction for employers.