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6 Questions That Will Make You A Better Coach
Want to be a Better Coach?
Of course you do! Most of us, when we are honest with ourselves, realize we could be better coaches. And employees agree – most executives don’t get high marks from direct reports. In fact, many executives find coaching mystifying and time consuming.
Marshall Goldsmith, one of the top coaches in the world, shares a…Read More -
Finding and Hiring the Right Candidates In Today’s Fast Paced Market
Finding the right employee to fill a job opening can be a significant challenge for employers. Many employers are not prepared for the fast pace that is required in today’s market to land the right hire. The mantra of “Hire Slowly and Fire Quickly” still applies, but when you are speaking with candidates for a potential role with your company…Read More -
Career Pathing as a Retention Tool
Most employees are driven by fresh opportunities and the chance to grow. Make sure that a valued employee never tells you during an exit interview: "I'm leaving the company to advance my career and take on new challenges." Developing career paths in your organization can help stem turnover and benefit your company in several ways.
Most employees are driven by…Read More -
Attract and Retain Top Talent – Analytics to Support your Mission
Employer optimism continues to grow and so does the battle for top talent. We are seeing business and employment growth in the market at a stronger level than we have in several years. This growth also drives market compensation, competition for talent and the challenge of retaining your best and brightest. Ensuring competitive positioning of your business is important and…Read More -
Significant Change Coming in Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has released a final rule, effective December 1, 2016, updating the regulations governing which executive, administrative, and professional employees ("white collar" workers) are entitled to the minimum wage and overtime pay protections of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act(FLSA).
In the coming weeks our team will be analyzing this information for our clients and are happy to provide…Read More -
Improve Workplace Productivity Through Financial Wellness
Companies of all sizes are constantly looking for ways to enhance benefit programs, retain valuable employees, and improve productivity. What if I told you there is one strategy that is emerging across the country that can help address all of these objectives at the same time? This strategy involves helping improve the “Financial Wellness” of your employees.
For those of…Read More -
How will the proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act impact you?
The proposed changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act are on everyone HR professionals mind. The obvious impact is on wages due to the change in the salary threshold. Many organizations will adjust employees’ compensation so it exceeds the new threshold, thus avoiding having to pay overtime, but other organizations may take other approaches to ensure overtime is not paid…Read More -
Do After-Hours Communications Qualify for Overtime Pay?
Back in 2010, police officers working for the Chicago Police Department's (CPD) Bureau of Organized Crime sued their employer, eventually earning class-action status for the case (Allen v. City of Chicago). The officers maintain that, while off duty, the CPD required them to access work-related emails, messages, and phone calls on their BlackBerry devices. This, they claimed, was a violation…Read More -
The Squid Story: What Lessons Can you Apply to your Work Situation?
By Anne Gilson
There are several leadership lessons we can learn from nature--here is one. As a scuba diver, I have enjoyed the beauty of the oceans, coral reefs, and amazing plant and sea life for years. The peaceful sounds of the water and the warm sun help rejuvenate me during time away from work. However, sometimes my mind can't…Read More -
The Mid-Atlantic Total Compensation Survey Results Are In
By Steven A. Rosenthal, Director, Compensation Practice
The Fahrenheit Group has finalized the results of its comprehensive 2015-2016 Mid-Atlantic Total Compensation Survey for Small and Middle Market Companies. The findings show employer expenses continue to rise for compensation and benefits, but at a modest rate.
The size of average actual salary adjustments increased very slightly to 3.1% from last year's…Read More -
10 Surefire Ways to Drive your Employees Crazy AND Increase Turnover
(10 Surefire Ways to Increase Turnover)
Our lives are filled with hundreds of decisions we have to make every single day. Sometimes we have time to think through these decisions, other times we have to make them on the fly. The life of a manager is no different. As a manager, you are bombarded daily with hundreds of requests, issues…Read More -
Give Your Employee Handbook a Facelift
There are two ways to look at employee handbooks:
As a detailed document whose primary function is to set clear boundaries around employee behavior to provide legal support for any adverse action you might need to take some day, or
As a means to make employees feel good about working for you as well as a tool to strengthen your…Read More