Balancing payroll compliance, back office, and the continuing quest for comprehensive benefits packages is a challenging responsibility for the head of any organization. 

The adage that Millennials (and younger generations) don’t want to work is false.  It can, however, be corrected by adding one addendum: Millennials don’t want to work without palpable returns.

As a small or mid-sized business owner, it can be difficult to balance your HR obligations with the responsibilities of growing your company.

It can leave you blindsided to have an employee announce their resignation shortly after joining your team. But the truth is, approximately 30 percent of workers are most likely to leave a job within the first ninety days of starting it.

In 2013 Professor Nicholas Bloom of Stanford University published a study he conducted in collaboration with China’s largest travel agency, Ctrip.  In his experiment, a group of randomly selected employees were given the opportunity to work from home for nine months.

An all-staff meeting (sometimes called an all-teams meeting, an all-employee meeting, or an all-hands call) is a great chance to boost employee morale, encourage interdepartmental communication, and address companywide trends and changes.

It is an unfortunate truth that conflict is an inevitable part of life (no matter how much we might try to avoid it). This is especially true in work environments where the necessity of collaboration naturally clashes with differing worldviews, communication styles, and conscious/unconscious biases.

Well, it happened again.  One of your product specialists keeps repeating the same type of mistake over and over again.  You’ve tried everything you know to get this person to understand the parameters of the job and work within them. 

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Okay, you’ve heard from several people, “you’d better be sure that your employees are classified correctly.  There are some nasty fines for companies that do it wrong.”  So, you go online and start a Google search on “W2 or 1099”.

Today marks the Fall Equinox for 2019.  This is the day where our sun crosses the celestial equator and begins its journey South to bring in Fall and Winter.  So ignore the groundhog for a while because the change is coming.

W2 or 1099?

This determination is often made based on the perceived impact to the business. When a business hires its first employee, there are several new requirements that must be met to avoid fines, penalties, and… jail time. Did you know that some pretty serious consequences can happen to those that mess it up?

It all begins with an idea.

Now that 2019 is coming to a close, let’s take a look back and see how your company performed. Let’s take inventory of projects completed, resources used, expenses incurred, and effect on employees.