Blog and Insights (Page 7)

Dec 16, 2020-4 min read

Tempted to fill a labor gap with a contract worker? Here’s what you should know before you do: In 2019, California passed Assembly Bill 5 (AB 5 to) to reclassify freelance workers as employees rather than independent contractors. However, app companies, citizens, and many contract workers revolted, launching one of this year’s most expensive ballot […]

Nov 24, 2020-5 min read

Have you noticed that even-tempered Fred is arguing with callers, and sunny Nancy seems disengaged and snarky in Zoom meetings with clients? If so, you might have a service problem! Don’t overestimate the tolerance of your customers. Take these steps today to ensure that your clients and customers are customers for life! Step One: Review your customer...

Nov 18, 2020-4 min read

If there were a ‘Word of the Year’ for 2020, it would likely be “anxiety.” For over nine months now, Americans have been grieving the loss of their everyday lifestyle – birthday parties with friends, meetings in person, business and personal travel, and lunch with colleagues. They have struggled with learning new technologies and work-at-home routines, […]

Sep 18, 2020-4 min read

The one thing we parents can all agree on is how much we will miss the rumble of the school bus as it whisks our kids away to school each Fall! With most states relying on local school districts to decide when they feel safe enough to open, parents are bracing for disruption. Even if your child’s school […]

Sep 3, 2020-4 min read

It hasn’t been a good year for Goodyear. COVID concerns disrupted operations, second-quarter sales were down 41% from a year ago, and to add insult to injury, last week, company officials found themselves in crisis management mode. A slide from a Topeka diversity training session, labeled “Zero Tolerance,” itemized two columns of permitted and banned...

Jul 8, 2020-4 min read

Talking with a friend about the advantages and disadvantages of remote work, I was struck by his observation that what he missed most about working with colleagues in the office were the serendipitous ideas shared during face-to-face interactions. While isolation does not necessarily dampen creativity, smart companies have worked hard to create novel,...

Jun 22, 2020-4 min read

While that extra $600 bucks a week in your unemployment check is sweet, you could be mistiming the job market by not jumping back in NOW! Just like investing in an upswing, waiting to see if the CARES Act expires on July 31st before approaching your old or a new employer for a job could cost you. Here is why: […]

Jun 11, 2020-4 min read

With office buildings closed across America and work piling up, the need for experienced remote workers is high. If you are used to perusing resumes, then scheduling face-to-face interviews, hooking complete unknowns from a digital pond might feel like casting blind. So how do you go about sourcing and hiring top-notch remote workers – remotely? Start with...

May 12, 2020-5 min read

For some, working away from the office is a new and disorientating phenomenon. Thrust suddenly into a home work environment can seem as distracting as toiling in front of a giant movie screen looping Tiger King all day! Between kids fighting, dog walking, isolation, and worries about the shutdown, your employees may find it all hard to […]

May 1, 2020-1 min read

A quote by Richard C. Morais, author of The Hundred-Foot Journey, perfectly sums up the grit and resilience required in these uncertain times of COVID-19: “There are many points in life when we cannot see what awaits us around the corner, and it is precisely at such times, when our path forward is unclear, that we must […]