3 Tips for Screening Candidates

In a slow job market, anyone who posts a job opening these days is sure to get swamped with resumes. I've heard stories of 500 resumes for a single customer service opening... Read more »

How To Effectively Lead Your Organization

It takes Confidence, Interpersonal Skills, Natural Ability To Motivate Others, and The Knowledge of Building Trust With Your Employees - To Be Effective As A Leader. Read more »

Federal Meddling With State Unemployment Systems

The national unemployment rate recently hit 9.5 percent, and an estimated 7.2 million jobs have been lost since the recession began in December 2007. Several states' unemployment funds are now insolvent and... Read more »

Looking for a way to cut expenses: Consider the use of paycards and electronic pay stubs

What are paycards?  As an alternative to the costs and effort associated with the traditional paycheck, many American employers are discovering the value of paycards, that allow them to pay all employees... Read more »

Do HR Strategies Work?

Recently, surveys have shown a decline in the popularity and appreciation of business HR (Human Resources) strategies. Talk of business HR is everywhere. Some companies swear by it as the saviour of... Read more »

Workplace Conflict Management Resolution – How to Resolve?

Conflict management in the workplace develops the harmonious relationship among employees. To manage the conflict, first step is to identify different conflicts a person has experienced. Then identify appropriate ways to resolve... Read more »

Leadership Skills – the Real Competencies of the Effective Leader

The Effective Leader works at building up and maintaining a series of Leadership Competencies which they use to do their job. By 'competencies' we do not mean 'natural' attributes, personality styles or... Read more »

How to Ask for What You Want and Get What You Need

If you always do what you always did, you always get what you always got."  It's up to you to do something about your negative, energy-draining circumstances.  Go for it -... Read more »

How to Terminate an Employee without Facing Lawsuit

Employers should be careful in terminating a worker to avoid costly lawsuit. To avoid legal consequences, company owners should know these termination laws... Read more »

Developing Strategic Thinkers

Strategic thinking is regarded as an essential core competency for leadership positions. In fact, many organizations already use this competency, among others, to appraise and evaluate the performance of their executives and... Read more »