Succession planning is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of running a small business. As owners prepare for a transition, assembling a team of trusted advisors—including an HR consultant, attorney, and accountant—can make all the difference. These experts provide valuable guidance through the complexities of the process, ensuring that due diligence is thorough and effective. By addressing key HR and legal concerns early, business owners can strengthen their position in negotiations and increase the likelihood of achieving a favorable sale outcome. …
In today’s ever-changing business environment, leaders of organizations of all types and sizes face a unique set of challenges that they must overcome in order to drive their companies forward. Join ESC’s EVP and Chief People Officer Liz Warren, as she provides an in-depth overview of the 7 most common leadership challenges and offers insight and best practices in addressing them.…
When people think of human resources, they often think of payroll, benefits, rules and regulations, and the everyday compliance items that must be handled. At Employer Services Corporation, we handle these items, but we believe the true value of HR consulting is the strategic component that leads to results in increased productivity, culture changes that impact engagement, and assistance to help clients become employers of choice (EOC).…
Formal employee evaluations or actively analyzing your organization’s employee engagement makes it easier to recognize when you have disengaged employees.…
Individual personalities are a large part of the dynamic within a workplace. Unfortunately, personalities may be hard to read during the interview process. Sometimes an individual's true personality shines through after beginning work as an employee. Research has shown that most hiring failures come from poor culture fit rather than a lack of skill or knowledge of the job.…
You probably have a business plan for 2019. Are your most important assets, your employees, tied in? Actively engaged employees account for only 34% of the workforce (Gallup). Engaged employees love their jobs. They care about their company, contribute, believe in the mission, feel their job uses their strengths -- and work to make their organization better every day.…
The recruiting strategies discussed in Part I of this two-part series have made a significant impact in the workplaces of our clients. For example, a mid-size company that had concerns attracting candidates asked for assistance. They also had a corresponding high turnover rate. They were a sales organization, who in the past primarily searched for people with previous sales experience in their industry.…
Managerial courage is tactfully dispensing direct and actionable feedback. It is being open and direct with others without being intimidating. When you have managerial courage, you deal with people, problems, and situations head-on.…
When I returned from a trip to Japan—that I unenthusiastically agreed to—I was amazed at the level of peace that I felt. I was calm. I was thoughtful. I was … happy. At first I just dismissed this as being refreshed from the vacation, which I am sure did play a part; however, as I thought about what we experienced—and the breakneck speed at which we experienced it—I realized it was so much more than being away from work.…