As small businesses in California continue to seek a healthy balance between operating costs and profitability we must constantly seek all methods and alternatives for controlling operational expenses. One area of concern for small business employers in California is workers’ compensation. All … [Read more...]
Leading Successful Teams: Five Actions for Managers
As most of us are aware, managing a team is not about simply telling people what to do. Effective team management is much more about providing guidance, support and accountability. Team productivity management calls for each team member to clearly understand their role and how it fits into the … [Read more...]
Exiting the Revolving Door: Avoiding The Recruitment-Turnover Cycle
As organizations seek to grow the focus on recruitment and hiring skilled employees becomes a major task. Writing job descriptions, finding the right medium for advertising, interviewing and ultimately choosing the best talent can be extremely time consuming and costly. Companies must meticulously … [Read more...]
Human Resources: The Corporate Firefighters
The ongoing discussions about the true value and benefits of a well-organized human resources function continue to occupy a considerable amount of time in Executive meeting rooms across the globe. From international conglomerates to small business owners, key questions focusing on the best uses and … [Read more...]
Controlling the Human Resource Cost Center
For years organizations have struggled with the complex nature of the relationship between the human resource functions and running a successful business. Granted, companies understand that human resources is necessary and in many ways vital to creating the organizational and administrative tools … [Read more...]
Turning the Ship Around for Nonprofits
Nonprofit organizations throughout the nation are experiencing dramatic change. With new and ever changing Federal and state regulations, decreasing resources, increasing workload and fast advancing technology, the nonprofit industry continues to struggle with the evolution from transactional to … [Read more...]