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Considerations for Writing Your Paid-Time-Off Policy
Having a formal, written paid-time-off policy is important for any business. The implications of your policy are various. They can have a...
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4 Ways to Get the Most Out of Employee Reviews
One of the secrets to keeping your employees engaged and productive is providing them with regular feedback. Believe it or not, employees...
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Taking Care of Business Payroll
If you’ve got a growing business, chances are you’re adding employees. Hiring other people to work for you can be a sign...
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Hiring Strategy: How to Play the Negotiation Game
If your business is booming and you need to add staff, or you’ve had an employee resign, you face the challenge of...
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How to Establish a Culture of Safety
All businesses need to take reasonable efforts to ensure the safety and physical well-being of their employees, but maintaining high standards of...
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Should Your Employee Handbook Include a Social Media Policy?
Your company is probably active on social media — but even if it isn’t, your employees probably are, and what they say...
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The 5 Steps of Successful Team Building
The NFL has 32 teams, not groups. Teams. All teams are groups, but not all groups are teams. Calling a group a...
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Give Your Team a Mission
“Ellen, call me. My team wants to know why we are changing everything. Why we are moving to a new pricing plan....
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Prevent Employee Vacation Scheduling Nightmares
As an employer, it is important for you to give your team members time off. They need some extended break periods to...
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Warning: Heat Can Kill
Professional football players are tough. But more teams are outfitting their training camps with kiddie pools — a simple way to help...
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7 Ways to Build a Team Mentality
Your employees work best when they are working together – not acting in self-interest but in a spirit of teamwork, communicating, collaborating...
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Are Annual Reviews Still Necessary?
It is a time-honored tradition in businesses across the country: Once a year – typically on the anniversary of an employee’s first...
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Suit Up Like Superheroes
Wearing uniforms can play an important role in establishing a tone of professionalism for your employees.Dave Gustafson, an engineer with the Water Resources Center...


















