Say the word “coach” and virtually everyone will form a mental picture. It may conjure up an image of little league, your days as a high school athlete, the debate team or even the trainer you hired to help you get into shape. Most of us have been coached at…
Job Applications The American Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits various types of questions of job applicants. Any inquiries on job applications or in interviews regarding an applicant’s health or disabilities are illegal under the ADA, as well as other laws. Prior to recruiting, the employer needs to determine the Essential Job…
“We’re not a big company but we want to make a big contribution to our community” says Naomi Neilson Howard, CEO of Native Trails, Inc. at the kickoff meeting of the company’s new Community Trails program that pays employees who contribute time to qualified San Luis Obispo county charitable programs.…
When you can’t get through the evening news without hearing another commentator asking another expert if we are in a recession you can assume we are heading into, in the midst of, or on the way out of the dreaded abyss. So what does it all mean for your business…
Workplace Personality Management Skills One of the greatest challenges in management is how to get maximum production from the different personality types within the workforce. A manager needs to bring harmony to the chaos and what works with one personality type may totally alienate another. This article explores the latest…
To date we have looked at four significant areas of Workforce Dynamics that will have a major impact on companies whose very survival depends on a stable and efficient workforce to achieve profitability. The first four areas we examined were workforce fluidity, Generation Y, employee perks and older workers. This…
Business owners are very careful about managing their reputation but for some reason they have not come to realize the risks involved in the Internet or more specifically what is called social media. I would like to tell you the story of Kevin, and trust me there is a business…
Last month we brought you guidance from Eric Schweffler of BLH&K on emerging issues with cell phones and the tax arena. Gauging from the response, it seems that cell phones are an area of increasing concern for employers. Cell phones and PDA’s, not to mention beepers and iPods, have brought…
On 1/28/08, the President signed a new law that expands the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), providing leave rights for military families that is causing a new look at companies’ FMLA policies. The law went into effect as of that date, so it’s a mad scramble now as employers…
Last month we began the Workforce Dynamics series with two major workforce trends, workforce fluidity and Generation Y. This month we will take a look at two additional trends. Employee perks and the significant role they play in capturing and retaining talent in a competitive job market and a Workforce…
