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How to Create a Respectful and Racially Diverse Workplace

It is appropriate to discuss race and respect in today’s day and age, especially when hiring, conducting HR compliance, and creating a racially diverse workplace. Many American neighborhoods, public schools and churches are still overwhelmingly segregated. The workplace remains one of the few places where diverse backgrounds routinely interact. Because Americans from different ethnic groups […]

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Saying Thank You To Employees Can Boost Morale Now

Remember, you’ve gone through the entire job posting, interviewing and hiring process and finally found an employee that is a perfect fit for your organization. Now, you face the task of keeping them. No matter what language you use, saying “Thank You” is a simple yet powerful way of retaining good employees and keeping morale […]

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Why You Should Never Skip the Dreaded Annual Review

You’ve probably spent a lot of time this year doing online recruitment, hiring and retaining good employees. The last thing you want to do is lose any good employees because you dread conducting annual reviews. Putting Online Recruitment and Hiring To Work Chances are you have a good team put in place, but maybe you […]

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The Latest and Greatest about Jobs and Hiring in 2020

Let’s face it, the economy isn’t turned around yet. COVID-19 is still in full force and things are still pretty sluggish. Millions of people are applying for jobs and a lot of companies have paused hiring. When someone is searching and applying for jobs, people always say things like “stay positive” and “keep your chin up.” […]

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How to Deal With Sick Employees

This year has seen many deaths and hospitalizations whether it’s the common cold, the flu or COVID-19. Unfortunately, when running a business, it’s hard when sick employees and are unable to come into work. As a business owner or manager, it is your job to communicate to your employees the importance of not spreading illness […]

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The Number One Trait in a Good Boss

You want to be the best boss. The legendary boss that your employees talk about on Facebook, which inspires jealousy among all their friends. To be the best boss, you must have the number one trait that good bosses have. That trait is R-E-S-P-E-C-T. To be successful, you need employer and employee respect. Just having the title […]

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When Is Gossip in the Workplace Helpful?

A recent study that came out of the University of Amsterdam found that 90 percent of all workplace conversations consist of gossip. Now handling workplace gossip can be challenging at times at this statistic sounds a bit alarming at first. No one likes a gossiper, but the study found that sometimes gossip can be helpful at […]

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Bracing for the New Year With New Employee Tax Issues

As a business owner, you have to worry about hiring the right person, training the right person, paying the right salary and basically doing everything. Are we right? Even though you may do everything you’re supposed to, some things are out of your control, such as employee tax issues. This year, your employees will see less […]