Source: Ajit Nawalkha is the co-founder of Mindvalley, an angel investor, and the face of Zentrepreneur and Evercoach. Success is a mind game. If you don’t believe this, take a look around. There are plenty of people who have extraordinary talent, passion, and skills but aren’t succeeding in business or winning the game of life. Do… read more
Spring 2017 HR Compliance Calendar Below is a summary of compliance requirements that took effect recently or will take effect over the next few months. March 13, 2017: San Jose, CA adopts scheduling ordinance. Employers with 36 or more non-exempt employees must offer additional work hours to existing qualified employees before hiring new employees, subcontractors,… read more
Employee Status Changes: Two Major Milestones Life events can impact an employee’s benefits and pay and may require updates to W-4s and other employment records. Below are considerations following two major employee milestones. My employee recently got married. What do I need to consider? If an employee gets married, you may need to make updates… read more
A new hire’s first days, weeks, and months establish the foundation for the rest of the employment relationship. Failure to take the time to acclimate new hires to your company culture, procedures, and expectations can lead to lower productivity and higher turnover. Consider these onboarding guidelines to help new employees get started on the right foot:… read more
By HR Solutions Blog Team Imagine that you’re looking to hire an office manager. You post an ad on multiple online job boards and receive a ton of responses from interested applicants. For practical reasons, you can’t conduct in-person interviews with every candidate, so what can you do? Phone interviews, in conjunction with other pre-screening… read more
By HR Solutions Blog Team With ever-changing federal, state, and local laws, employers often wonder whether they can implement certain conduct-related policies. Here are answers to some common questions about workplace rules: Q: We have a TV in our break room and employees have gotten into political discussions as a result of watching the news…. read more
By Travis Bradberry / LADDERS The ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has a direct link to your performance. TalentSmart has conducted research with more than a million people, and we’ve found that 90% of top performers are skilled at managing their emotions in times of stress in order to remain calm and… read more
SOURCE: UNDERCOVER RECRUITER It is every employer’s dream to have a team that is self-driven, sets new goals and comes up with new ways to explore their challenges. They are the creative type, who value self-expression and consider fulfillment of their passion as a reward on its own. If you are one, you know what… read more
by RAVI RAMAN, EXECUTIVE COACH – 80,000 hours. That’s how long you can expect to work over the course of your lifetime. I’m personally well on my way, approaching the 35,000-hour mark by now. I’ve had a long and winding career path. First, in the accounting department of an airline. Then, at an investment bank…. read more
by Peter Collins Body language can be described as the unspoken or non-verbal complementary kind of communication we engage in. It is those gestures that can send out alarm bells to those that have been trained to understand the subtleties of our interaction with another person or with groups of people. People from walks… read more