by Kellie Boysen | Jul 6, 2017 | Employee Management, General, Our Blog
This is part one of a two-part series on closely-held businesses and transition issues. It’s so exciting and rewarding to start and run a successful business. During startup the founder eats, sleeps, and drinks the company, and sometimes either literally or... by Kellie Boysen | Jul 5, 2017 | Employee Management, General, Our Blog, Retention
Do you leap out of bed in the morning, ready to play at work? No? Then you might be missing some important information about how play helps teams – and you – work better. What is play? When you play, you are engrossed in the process. Imagine a child with a toy broom.... by Kellie Boysen | Jul 3, 2017 | Compliance, Employee Management, Hiring & Firing, Our Blog, Policies
Are you thinking that independent contractors or outsourcing might be the key to your business growth? Watch out, because you might be misusing the independent contractor classification, and that can create some fairly sizable legal and financial risks for your... by Kellie Boysen | Jun 29, 2017 | Employee Management, General, Our Blog, Retention
Interpersonal conflict can make even the best job miserable to perform. Conflict can wear you down day to day, interfering with your willingness to engage fully in your work. At its worst it creates turnover, costing both the company and the person who leaves because... by Kellie Boysen | Jun 19, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, General, Hiring & Firing, Our Blog, Policies, Retention
It’s no secret – money is one of the top sources of interpersonal conflict – in the workplace and outside of it. Our position is that much of the time it’s not about the money at all. Money is often a stand-in for something else that isn’t being... by Kellie Boysen | Jun 13, 2017 | Employee Management, General, Our Blog
The creation of outstanding performance is a shared responsibility between you and the employee(s) you have been entrusted to manage. Are you seeing the results you want from your investment in your staff? There are things they need to bring to the table, like prior...