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The Top 5 Tasks You Can Delegate to Your PEO

Wondering what you can delegate to a PEO? As a small business owner or key executive, you find yourself busy focusing on the core of your business. This leaves you with a long “to do” list and does not leave time for many human resource tasks. This is why many business owners and executives are hiring…

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Are You Leading or Managing Your Employees?

Difference between leading and managing Being a leader is not something you learn overnight. One of the most important things to learn is when to actually lead and when you should step aside and let your employees play a more active role. Many managers struggle with this concept. There are several reasons why this may occur, including:…

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How to Encourage Creativity in Employees

Encouraging Creativity Sometimes the daily grind can affect all of us in such a way that we shut down and go on autopilot. When that happens (and usually it’s in the winter!), it’s important to shake ourselves and our staff out of robot mode. Here’s a few ways to encourage more creativity and idea generation…

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Do Employee Incentives Work?

Employee Incentives- what’s the deal? Employee incentives, the rewarding of work performance, loyalty, innovative ideas, and sales excellence, are used by more than half of American companies, according to the Incentive Research Foundation. Incentives such as trips, awards, and cash might kickstart staff excitement and productivity in the short term. However, research has found that…

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Increasing Employee Morale

Does Employee Morale Affect Company Culture? Happy employees are productive employees. Improving the productivity level in the workplace benefits both the team members and management alike. So how do you keep morale up in the workplace? We’ve compiled a few tips. Recognize employee contributions:  Let your employees know you value their work. Tell them they’re…

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The Value of a Well-Written Job Description

Job Descriptions: Are they that important? Job descriptions are more than an overview of a particular position. A well-written job description offers a variety of benefits to both the employee and the employer. However, a poorly written job description can offer employers a lot of problems. Job Descriptions and Liability Protection Two recent cases do…

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Employee Engagement Tips

Employee Engagement Tips While providing a challenging work environment and a solid work culture are important for adequately engaging your employees, you may find that you need to go a step above the norm to make sure your employees are engaged. Here are several tips for better engaging your employees: If you are looking for…

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Debunking PEO Myths

Your business is like one of your own children.  You gave birth to it, grew it with your own hands and made it what it is.  It is understandable that you would be concerned about turning many of your significant operations over to someone else. However, there are many myths about how professional employer organizations…

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The Value in Peer-to-Peer Recognition

Peer Recognition Programs Rising in Popularity Praising your employees for a job well done is important, but you probably already knew this. More recently, however, companies are implementing peer-to-peer recognition programs. What is a peer-to-peer recognition program, you ask? This is a tool for allowing employees to give praise to another team member. Recognizing hard…

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