How an Employee Handbook Can Help Your Business
If you want to improve productivity, promote safety, and have better communication with your employees, creating an employee handbook is a great place to start. What is an Employee Handbook? An employee handbook is an informative document, typically given to new employees when they come to join your team. They usually include information like: Details […]
Setting Yourself Up For a Successful Interview with Potential Employees
Job interviews can be very stressful—and not just for the interviewee! For business owners, team leaders, and others who deal with hiring new candidates, the hiring process can come with complications, pitfalls, and plenty of stress. Before your next interview, read up on these tips to help you ask the right questions, positively showcase yourself […]
How To Boost Team Morale and Beat the Winter Blues
When the roads are icy, the skies are gray, and it seems like the season of heavy coats and dreary days will never end, it can be hard for employees to keep up their usual workplace morale. In fact, employee morale significantly decreases during the winter months, especially January and February. To help everyone in […]
Should Your Business Invest in Google AdWords?
Did you know that Google sees an average of 3.8 million searches every minute? That comes out to a worldwide total of 2 trillion searches every year! Google’s incredible popularity makes it a valuable marketing tool for business owners, who can use Google’s AdWords tool to promote their products or services. If you’re thinking about […]
Stay Ahead of Cybersecurity Threats
From malware that effects the ability to use important software to phishing attacks that steal valuable data, there are a wide array of cybersecurity threats that can impact businesses of all types and sizes. Cybersecurity attacks are devastating and disruptive, and can lead to complex legal issues if private customer data, like credit card information, […]
Are COVID-19 Workplace Changes Here to Stay?
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, employers and employees alike have seen massive changes in their workplaces, like heightened sanitation measures, more flexible hours, and work-from-home positions. Now, many are wondering: will any of these pandemic changes become a permanent part of the workplace? Work-from-Home is Here to Stay At the height of the pandemic, many workplaces […]
Can Employers Require COVID-19 Vaccines for In-Office Employees?
As employees begin to transition back to in-office work after months of remote working due to the COVID-19 pandemic, both employees and their employers may be wondering: can an employer require returning employees to receive the COVID-19 vaccination before returning to the workplace? Federals laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act and Title VII […]
Preventing Summer Slump
When the temperature goes up, the productivity rate goes down. This is because of the dreaded “summer slump,” a phenomenon where workplaces experience poor productivity and low attendance during the summer months. If you’re noticing your employees daydreaming about sandy beaches instead of paying attention to their work, here are a few ways to beat […]
4 Common Characteristics of Workplace Leaders
While everyone on your team is hopefully dedicated, passionate, and hardworking, you likely have an employee who truly sticks out as a natural leader. When you have a great leader among your employees, they can inspire and encourage other employees, take the reins on important projects or goals, and help your business run more efficiently. […]
Getting the Most from an Employee’s Exit Interview
When an employee is leaving your business, there may be mixed feelings. You might be excited to see them moving on to a new opportunity, sad to see them go, or in the case of a problematic employee, relieved to be rid of a toxic member of your team. No matter the emotion’s surrounding an […]