” Who is my neighbor? I mean Co-worker?

In the Bible in Luke Chapter 10 a man who was an expert in the law asked Jesus the famous question that has inspired the Good Samaritan Laws all over the world two thousand years later. I submit the question to you in terms of the workplace?   Who is my Co-worker? The story that […]

Controlling Costs of Workers Comp and Unemployment Taxes

Controlling costs, two that most don’t  and never knew how! Let’s talk about controling costs !!!!!! I have been calling on business owners for the last 16 years and have only had about 5 % who actually know what SUTA stands for and what their current tax rate is for it. SUTA is the acronym […]

Decrease in Productivity?

Feeding the Hog! In my last post I mentioned that I was going to tell about a decrease in productivity and the story of “Feeding the Hog” which I heard from the Esteemed Dan Mollaun V.P. of Human Resources with Roto Rooter.   The story goes like this, once upon a time there was a large […]

Increase Productivity Now!

 Increase Productivity Now!   The Hawthorne Effect’s well-documented phenomenon  that affects many research experiments in social sciences. It is the process where human subjects of an experiment change their behavior, simply because they are being studied. This is one of the hardest inbuilt biases to eliminate or factor into the design. When I was hired […]

Would your company have hired Young Mr. Lincoln???

Who is doing the hiring around here? the most powerful person in your company that’s who! And it’s probably not you!!!!  This lesson really pertains more to small business that do not have a full time Professional Human Resource Manager. Now let me get clear on this when I say do the hiring I should Abraham Lincoln No […]

“Check Your Drawers, and Other Timely Advice for Managers”

THIS POST IS THE TITLE CHAPTER IN MY BOOK “Check Your Drawers, and Other Timely Advice For Managers” It is over 70 chapters of lessons like this one. All true life personal experiences and I tried to inject a humorous approach to learning from my experiences as a Manager moving up through the ranks, so here it is! Wheweeee! […]

Should I buy a business or am I crazy?

I recently had a gentleman ask the question should I buy a business, or am I crazy? The answer is no, you are not crazy, and yes you should buy a business with certain caveats! I want to disclose here that I was a licensed Business Broker and I am writing this as personal, not […]