Category Archives: Strategic Planning

COVID-19 Liability Protection Laws Provide False Sense of Security to Business Leaders

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Those Covid-19 Liability Protection Laws your state passed won’t prevent liabilities! Continue reading

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Current Trends in COVID-19 Legal Liabilities & OSHA Violations

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In a Hypothetical Situation, How Would You Defend Yourself? According to the most recent legal and insurance trends, employers will need to prove that they had adequate protective measures in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in the workplace. … Continue reading

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Minimizing COVID-19 Liabilities in the Workplace

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The most frequently asked pandemic-related questions I get from employers reflect their desire to minimize legal liabilities and the financial burdens associated with them. The pandemic is bringing a surge of typical employment-related lawsuits (ie. discrimination,  retaliation, etc.)  as well … Continue reading

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Workers Compensation & COVID-19

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Workers Compensation Coverage for COVID-19 Infections Depending on the state, Workers Compensation does not usually cover “ordinary diseases of life” such as the common cold or flu, in part because it is difficult to determine where one contracted the illness.  … Continue reading

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HR Tips for Managing Work Comp & Injury Expenses

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In most states, employers are legally required to carry Workers’ Compensation Insurance, although that requirement may be contingent upon the size of the business. It protects the company in the event that an employee is injured on the job and … Continue reading

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Doing Conflict the Right Way..

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The Magic of  The Talking Stick   From board rooms to living rooms, people unleash opposing ideas leaving many opportunities for interpersonal conflict.   Interpersonal conflict can be a driving force for positive change.  When “done right”, conflict can be a great … Continue reading

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The Board of Directors, Governance & The Talent Shortage

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The governance role prescribed to the board of directors increasingly includes the need to manage risks associated with talent management.  The urgency to do so is perpetuated by labor market forecasts that continue to highlight an emerging and increasing “talent … Continue reading

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Leadership And The ROI of Employee Training Programs

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Corporate Training is on the Rise! With corporate employee development programs on the rise, there’s good reason to want the biggest return on your training investment!    According to Forbes,  spending on corporate training has grown to over $70 billion in … Continue reading

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Great Leaders Delegate & Here’s Why!

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If you’re a leader who chooses not to delegate to others, then there is a good chance that you’re not as useful to your employer as you think you are. Supervisors use many excuses not to share the workload, but … Continue reading

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Hiring the Right Person: The Art of Developing Behavioral-Interview Questions

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If you want a list of questions to ask candidates during a job interview, one can easily type the term “job interview questions” into their favorite search engine. However, unless those job interview questions are structured a certain way, studies … Continue reading

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Cost-cutting Job Interview Strategies for Employers

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When employers conduct job interviews, they are doing so much more that just trying to find the right person for the job.   Whether or not the candidate leaves with a   positive first impression can affect the employer’s reputation!  When interviews are conducted … Continue reading

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Optimizing the Board’s Role in Employee Development!

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Ensuring that an organization has systems to sustain long and short term growth is a major function of the nonprofit board of directors.  Enjoying  some immunity from the potential deleterious effects of  the external environment is necessary if a board … Continue reading

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Strategic Considerations for the Economic “Upturn”

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  Strategic Considerations for the Economic “Upturn” Since the onset of the 2007-2009 recession, employers have had to make a myriad of difficult decisions in order to keep their doors opened for business.  With the effects of the longest economic … Continue reading

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