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3 Keys to Managing Holiday Stress at the Office

Stress. You feel it. Your employees feel it. Your customers and vendors feel it. It’s everywhere this time of year. Yet here are 3 simple, yet powerful ways to better manage your holiday stress. #1: Stress Avoidance When stress hits you, it’s too late to avoid it. The...

The #1 Employee Year-End Motivational Gift

What are you going to give your employees as a year-end gift of thanks? Logo-adorned company merchandise? A gift basket? A turkey? Traditional, generic year-end employee gifts are no longer effective. Today’s employees are far more impressed with personalized gifts that match their likes and wants. The...

How to Prepare for the New Overtime Rules [Webinar]

The Department of Labor (DOL) just changed the exemption of overtime salary, which means many small and medium-sized businesses will be greatly impacted. ...

OSHA issues new rule requiring employers to submit records of injuries and illnesses

On May 11, OSHA issued a final rule to modernize injury data collection to better inform workers, employers, the public, and OSHA about workplace hazards....

4 Things Your Business Must Consider to Prepare for the New Overtime Rules

To understand what’s happening, let’s first look at the current scenario: the salary requirement for an employee to be exempt from overtime is a minimum of $455 per week. There are other requirements, but this is the main one that’s being changed. The DOL’s new...

How to Help Employees Solve Your Problems

You have an entire team of employees willing and able to help you solve your problems—if you just ask....

2 Powerful Truths on Leading Change

Change is here to stay. Therefore, it is imperative you understand two critical success keys for leading it....

10 Keys to Becoming a Great Listener

Great listeners are indeed a rarity. Yet becoming a great listener is reachable for everyone. Here are ten things great listeners do. All great listeners: 1) Focus. Great listeners pay careful attention to the message at hand, clearing the mind of yesterday’s problems or tomorrow’s challenges. 2) Minimize Distractions....

How to Create a Company That Only Fools Would Leave

A newer retention trend is to make the entire work process a magnificent “experience.” The ultimate goal is to “reinvent and revolutionize” your workplace so that only a fool would ever considering leaving! Here's where to start. Imagine attending your next off-site manager’s meeting…in a comedy club! Then at...

The 8 Must-Know Problem Solving Tips

Every manager is paid to solve problems–not bring more problems—to management. Here are some quick tips that can help you be a better problem solver. Challenge conventional wisdom. Look for a fresh approach, a new angle, or a unique perspective. Do not settle for the way it has...

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