Why should you focus on employee enegament?
Recently we were featured in the Business Connection which is a magazine produced by the Santa Maria Times and the Santa Maria Chamber.
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Small Business Culture Counts!
How Small Business Culture benefits you. Business culture is defined by attitudes, beliefs, behaviors and traditions of your workforce. They are ingrained in the business and team; and hey will be accepted as the norm. Culture can also determine the type of customers you attract, the growth of the company…
Build your teams engagement mindset!
We believe it’s possible to build an “engagement mindset” starting with some small steps. First pick a project, process or issue. Second, talk to the team and get their buy in. Lastly remember to TRUST, yourself as well as your team. An “engagement mindset” empowers teams, builds collaboration and frees…
An employee who is emotionally engaged is better than just engaged
An emotionally engaged employee that feels for their organization and their work is tuned in, turned on and eager to go the extra mile. Recently, Harvard Business School did a study that shows that more than raises or promotions, employees want to feel their input is valuable to the enterprise.…
Ban the Box
“Ban the box” will make it unlawful for California employers with at least five employees to: Include on any application for employment any question that seeks the disclosure of an applicant’s conviction history; Inquire into or consider the conviction history of an applicant before the applicant receives a conditional offer…
Do Not inquire about Salary History
On October 12, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown of California signed into law a state-wide ban on employer inquiries into an individual’s salary history. The new law will apply to all employers, including state and local governments, and will take effect on January 1, 2018. The new law continues the expansion…
Employee Engagement: to be engaged or not to be, that is the question…
According to Gallup ONLY 30% of U.S. workers are truly engaged. Where actively disengaged workers cost businesses over $450 billion per year! Individually that costs employers about $18,000 per year. Our experience working with clients for many years, we believe the costs are even more than this. What is the…
Compliance for Sexual Harassment Training
Uber’s CEO, Travis Kalanic, was pushed by out shareholders recently for not quickly resolving Sexual Harassment problems in his organization. For a small business, what volume of settlement costs and legal fees could your organization sustain from such claims? How do you know whether the training you obtain to minimize…
Post-Election Returns: What Now for Obamacare?
The votes have been counted and Donald Trump is the president-elect and Republicans control Congress. Among the many questions around the proverbial water-cooler is what now for “Obamacare”? While it is impossible for anyone to predict the future, we undertake to make a short, best guess about the future of…
HR Minute for Busy Executives: Compensation Trends in this Crazy Employment Market
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