HR & Employees

Phantom Stock

It’s an ongoing challenge for many small business owners in virtually every sector of the economy: figuring out how to motivate and retain employees who are essential to the company’s success without granting them an actual ownership stake. […]

HR & Employees

Business Doctor

Gaining a better understanding of your employees can help you achieve business success. Think back to the day you decided to run your own business, be your own boss, control your own destiny. Recall the […]

HR & Employees

Hire Calling

In September 2009, a certain job fair drew a crowd of more than 8,000 hopefuls even though only 26 companies were hiring. With unemployment at record highs around 10 percent throughout the country, it’s an […]

HR & Employees

Calling All Patriots!

Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the U.S. commander in Afghanistan, says the United States cannot provide war-torn nations with an “endless surge” of combat forces. In an extended interview with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, McChrystal said the United […]

HR & Employees

Boots Are Made For Walking…

…your employees shouldn’t be. In order to increase your profits, you must know the “costs” of turnover. Unfortunately, I can almost guarantee that your QuickBooks, Peachtree or any other accounting system does not readily produce […]