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: […]
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...
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 […]
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 […]
As governments figure out how to get people safely back to work, now is the perfect time for idled business owners to hit the reset button and begin considering their re-start strategies! Evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of your pre-and post-COVID workforce will help you discover how changes in strategy and staffing could result in a […]
Humor is magical and can lighten even the toughest times. Like trying to work at home with bickering kids! When one poster in a community forum asked, “For those working from home, tell me something your kid(s) did today, but refer to them as co-workers,” she got some hilarious responses: “My co-workers fought over a Lego box. Then […]
From the Great Depression to 9/11, Americans have united to overcome the nation’s challenges. Ours is a country of generosity, creativity, and innovation, and it is often in stressful times that these traits epitomize our best version of America. It seems every age must confront its calamity. How people respond from each generation is noteworthy, and shared...
The only certainty about anything today is that coronavirus has created an unholy mess for business owners and workers. Leaders, unprepared for a pandemic, are forced to make decisions with information that changes daily. Business owners are worried about lost productivity and healthcare costs, while their employees are feeling more stressed than ever. They...
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