What Are Small Business Owners Doing to Find and Retain Excellent Employees in 2014

What Are Small Business Owners Doing to Find and Retain Excellent Employees in 2014

Bank of America has been busy taking the pulse of small business owners in larger communities to determine what work life will be like in 2014. Following on the heels of their fall 2013 study,  I am making the projection that employee training and development will...
Leadership and Team Building: Satisfy Short-Term Quarterly Goals or Plan for Long-term Sustainability?

Leadership and Team Building: Satisfy Short-Term Quarterly Goals or Plan for Long-term Sustainability?

The need for instant gratification and to show a profit no matter the cost to employees, society, or an organization’s welfare seems to be the motto in today’s business culture. Yet there are those few stellar organizations…and they are not all Fortune 500’s….that beg...
Are Team Building Exercises the Solution to Career Advancement for Lower Wage Workers?

Are Team Building Exercises the Solution to Career Advancement for Lower Wage Workers?

It’s no secret good jobs are hard to find and when the economy and job growth lag, good jobs become even more scarce. Budget cuts, layoffs, stagnant hiring practices, and lack of corporate team building initiatives have all but stymied the career growth and...