Jun 09

Surprising Productivity Drains and How to Avoid Them

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Avoiding Productivity Drains If you have noticed a dip in productivity among your employees, there may be some surprising reasons why. Often times, a low productivity rate is automatically linked to a "lazy" or under-performing employee. However, there are many things you, as a leader, can do to increase your... read more →
  • June 9, 2020
May 19

Employee Engagement Tips

Better Employee Engagement Process
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... read more →
  • May 19, 2020
May 05

Does Your Company Have Too Many Meetings?

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Company Meetings Meetings can be an essential part of running a business. However, too many meetings can actually halt productivity and waste valuable time. Did you know that each time an employee joins a meeting they immediately lose where they were in their thought process? After the meeting, research shows... read more →
  • May 5, 2020
Apr 21

The Value in Peer-to-Peer Recognition

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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... read more →
  • April 21, 2020
Apr 07

Working From Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Working From Home During the COVID-19 Pandemic In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, many employees are working out of their homes exclusively. We've compiled a list of some of the best ways to keep your culture and employee collaboration alive during the pandemic. Improve Communication When working remotely, it is... read more →
  • April 7, 2020
Mar 24
Mar 10

How to Make Your New Employee Feel Welcome

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Make Your New Employee Feel Welcome When employers hire a new employee, they typically overwhelm them. Usually, they are immediately given training checklists, meetings, an office tour, and other necessary tasks. Though this approach is important for orientating the new staff member, it fails to really welcome the new employee and... read more →
  • March 10, 2020
Feb 18

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... read more →
  • February 18, 2020
Feb 04

Time For A PEO? Four Things To Consider.

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Is It Time to Partner With A PEO ? In today’s competitive marketplace, the need for a professional employer organization (PEO) is more important to a small business than ever before. PEOs are uniquely positioned to be very beneficial to small businesses. This is due to their extensive HR knowledge and ability to... read more →
  • February 4, 2020
Jan 21

The Top 5 Benefits of a PEO Service 

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  Optimum Employer Solutions has recently surveyed our clients and discovered what they consider the top 5 benefits of a PEO service: Time to Focus on Their Core Business PEOs offer their clients a wide range of services including human resource management, payroll services and access to great benefit packages.... read more →
  • January 21, 2020