We do a lot of workforce planning and recruiting for our clients, finding the administrative, managerial, professional and executive staff they need to help their businesses succeed and grow. Many companies fail to recruit and hire with the evolution of their business in mind; you need people with different qualifications and strengths for your business […]
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Our clients operate all different kinds of businesses, from medical practices, to marketing firms, to small manufacturers. It’s amazing that many of these businesses operate without an employee handbook, or if they do have a handbook, it’s been adapted from a cheap online template that really doesn’t protect them. Each Business Has Unique Needs Every
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Here’s a challenge that faces all businesses, especially small to midsized businesses, that spans both accounting and human resources – employee fraud. Small and midsized businesses seem to be more susceptible to fraud and theft, partially because there is a greater degree of trust, but also smaller organizations don’t tend to implement the systems they
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Consider your business’ “human resource” needs; compliance requirements, personnel issues, benefits management, recruiting: are you large enough to warrant a full-time human resources manager? If you are like most midsized companies, the answer is probably “no”. But the requirements and issues exist regardless of your size, and there are definitely risks associated with handling them
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Staffing for medical offices requires some unique considerations due to the industry’s unique business challenges. We work with a number of medical practices, because too often the physician owners, whose primary mission is quality patient care, loose sight of the need to treat their practice as a business. As with most entrepreneurial operations, doctors tend
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It’s common in all businesses, especially small and midsized operations, for managers and business owners keep unwanted staff on too long for all the wrong reasons. They don’t want to hurt someone’s feelings, or deal with the hassle of replacing them, or they may be worried about a lawsuit. The truth is that too often
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Introduction Are you interested in growing your business while enhancing your employee’s ability to deliver consistent, high caliber service without dramatically increasing the burden of employee management responsibilities on you? If so, we recommend you take several minutes to read on and acquaint yourself with the importance and benefits of written, well-defined Policies & Procedures!
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Why do I need a Career Development Plan for my employees? A Career Development Plan allows you to develop your workforce in a way that truly enhances the productivity of your company. Successful workforce planning is not a matter of filling seats with bodies to complete tasks; it is a careful exercise in which company
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Introduction As the leader of your organization, you recognize that there are many factors to success. A great product, competent employees, and strategic vision, for example, are all part of your big picture. But there’s another, less tangible element that’s critical, whether you’re trying to enhance your company culture or hit double-digit growth numbers: accountability.
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Why It Matters During the last twenty years, many business owners and managers have engaged me to help tackle challenges their companies were facing. In some instances, the hurdles involved tough new competition, or questions about financial management. But the most common issue was far less obvious, and most of my clients were surprised to
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Download our complete guide: Toxic Employees: A Guide to Managing/Firing Difficult Employees Every manager has had to cope with a toxic employee at one time or another. These are workers who just don‘t fit with the culture of your organization, or who can‘t prevent their own emotional baggage from spilling over into their professional lives.
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In the current economy, many employers have had to scale back on bonuses and commissions while prodding their employees to do more for less. However, the best employee incentive programs have nothing to do with monetary prizes, but instead involve the relationship that employers build with their workers. How do you forge relationships with your
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