The Current State of the Job Market and Implications for Employers May 30, 2024 In the post pandemic era, the labor market has presented many challenges for employers from the Great Resignation to Quiet Quitting. As of April 2024, the current US job market shows a generally positive picture. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported an increase of 175,000 nonfarm payroll jobs, which, although healthy, is below the… Read More
Top 5 Common Compensation Challenges Faced by Business Leaders March 28, 2024 With Q2 upon us, your business needs and goals may require some new employees to grow your business. A challenge many owners and leaders encounter is cost- how will these new employees be compensated? What is an appropriate salary range? Is it sustainable for the long term? In this blog, we will explore the top… Read More
Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace October 15, 2020 Research shows that Emotional Intelligence (EI) may be significantly more important than cognitive ability and technical expertise combined when it comes to workplace performance. In fact, some studies indicate that EI is more than twice as important as standard IQ abilities. Join HR Business Partner Gregory Gjurich for an in-depth discussion on Emotional Intelligence and why it is so crucial in the business environment. Read More
Do you have a PEOPLE plan for your business? February 26, 2019 Improve Your Business with a People Plan 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… Read More
7 Ways to Exhibit Managerial Courage April 4, 2018 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. Read More
Seasonal Dress Code May 23, 2017 Summer Dress Code As summer approaches the temperature is not the only thing rising. Employee dress can also cause many eyebrows to rise during the summer months. Management must remind employees of what the dress code is before they begin to wear questionable clothing into work. Often, when one person gets away with wearing something outside… Read More
Reactions to Change March 27, 2017 Moving through Change: Part II of III Sometimes we’re lucky enough to have some control over change but more often than not we have to accept it and make the best of it. People often find themselves using a lot of their energy against change – they should ask themselves why? Would they be better… Read More
The Change Process March 20, 2017 Moving through Change: Part I In today’s world change is constant! Whether in the workplace or in our personal lives change is always taking place. Some people enjoy change and embrace it while many others resist change or try to halt the progress of it. Change comes in many different forms: a new baby, changing… Read More