Consider the following scenario: A business leader (let’s call him Lou) has been troubled by an employee (let’s call him Joe) whose performance was suffering. Lou noticed that Joe was becoming more and more unreliable—requesting days off without notice, often with just a phone call on the morning he …
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How to Encourage Staff Back into the Office
Many businesses are now starting to open back up again and are encouraging staff to come into the office, but there are some businesses that are finding it hard to encourage staff back into the office, so it is important that you recognize the concerns of your staff. Here are a few ways that …
Proven Techniques to Keep Remote Employees Engaged
The need to abandon offices and resume work from home came suddenly and unexpectedly. Thankfully, remote work was already an emerging trend before it became the need of the hour. As a result, when it did become an absolute necessity, most businesses found that the tools and technologies that are …
Business Giving Back: A Guide to Incentivizing Your Employees
Have you ever bribed or used a form of encouragement as a means to get your kids into doing a chore, or used a reward as a means to motivate yourself? From wanting to work out to fit that outfit, to encouraging your kids to do their household tasks - everyone becomes a little bit more up for the job …
Why International PEOs Could Be the Ultimate Staffing Solution for Your Growing Business
Perhaps you started your business with big hopes and dreams of it growing big enough to have a location in every country in the world, or maybe the idea of expanding into an overseas market was something that took you by surprise but made a lot of sense. As your business expands, it’s natural to …
What You Should Think About Before Going into Business with a Friend or Family Member
Joint business ventures can offer amazing future prospects because they enable individuals to combine resources and skills. One half of a joint business venture might be a whiz with finances, while the other party could come with numerous industry contacts, but at the same time, all business …