Terminating an employee can be fraught with difficulty and can result in lawsuits if not done properly. Following is a summary of a 3-minute video that comes from the HR360 web site regarding guidelines when terminating and employee. If you would like access to this and more valuable information regarding workforce management, write an email […]

Employees of different ages should not be treated differently in order for a firm to succeed. For years, I have attended Human Resources seminars where the presenter spends an hour or more talking about how different generations of people in the workforce should be treated differently. That information never made sense to me. All of […]

Many small business owners find theft and fraud after the damage has already been done. It is estimated that nearly a third of business failures in the U.S. are the result of employee theft and fraud. The problem is that many small business owners just don’t have the resources and time to devote to high […]

Do you have shadow days for applicants? An article in GoBiz got me thinking about how to hire better. And, I don’t hear this idea much. When young people are looking at a high school they spend a shadow day at the school. They get to see the school with a student. So why not […]

I was reading an article by Fran Tarkenton  about how asking questions leads to success. It seemed to me that the same tactic can be used successfully by hiring managers. How else do you find out about an applicant’s skills, background, and any history of dangerous behavior and/or illegal drug use? So many times we […]