Staffing challenges in the IT department can cause problems across the office. Despite being part of the back-office, staff that isn’t interacting directly with clients and customers, IT staff manages emergencies both major and minor on daily basis. There’s simply no IT department where IT staff sit around waiting for something to do. Here are a few common IT staffing [...]
It’s a fact of life. Americans work longer hours and more weeks per year compared with other industrialized countries. Add to that Americans take less vacation time, and retire later in life. Why Do Americans Work More Than Other Countries What needs to change in order to work less? Of course the obvious answer is to stop working so hard, [...]
Starting up a business and growing it can be an epic journey. Entrepreneurs rarely undertake these tasks alone. At some point, the prospect of adding to the workforce arrives for every business owner, giving rise to several daunting questions. Can You Afford A New Employee? Try to forecast your sales figures a year or two ahead to see if you [...]
If you want to motivate your employees, you need to create an environment in which they can motivate themselves. Here are ten ways to make this a reality. 1. Make Work Meaningful – This is a common and powerful motivator. This doesn’t necessarily mean changing the work, but it might involve changing people’s perception of what they are doing and [...]
