A famous executive reportedly used to take prospective new hires out to lunch. If the candidate salted his food before tasting it, the executive wouldn't hire him.This story has been attributed to Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Howard Hughes and J.C. Penny, among others. It's really an urban legend, but there's an interesting [...]
It is the season of college basketball! Teams from around the country are competing in the NCAA championship. This raises some good questions about how your employees work in teams. Just because you use the word team to describe a group of people who perform similar jobs, like the sales team [...]
March is Women’s History Month! Many organizations will recognize the contributions of their female employees. Here are some leadership lessons we can learn from female leaders throughout history. Included below are only a few of history’s most impressive female leaders and pioneers. Queen Elizabeth I She lived from 1533 to 1603. She [...]
Many of remember the summer and fall of 2016 when the Obama Department of Labor (DOL) announced and later approved an increase in the minimum salary threshold to qualify to be classified as exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act from $23,660 to $47,476. This had employers scrambling, and the Davidson [...]
The new year ushers in new goals – and often annual employee performance reviews. Not surprisingly, research shows that both managers and employees dislike performance reviews. The critical part of any evaluation is clear communication. The Davidson Group provides some insights on commonly used review processes. Performance Reviews An employee’s performance [...]
"Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer" was released in September 1949. It was written by Johnny Marks. The timeless jingle was recorded by Gene Autry and The Pinafores. This song highlights some important aspects of Human Resources (HR). Keep reading to see what Rudolph knows about HR issues. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer had [...]
There are several important lessons we can learn from the historical origins of Thanksgiving. The Puritan settlers on the Mayflower ship landed at Cape Cod, Massachusetts in 1620. They formed an agreement with the Wampanoag tribe in March 1621 for mutual protection. That fall, four settlers went hunting for a celebration. Their native [...]
You have probably seen an episode of The Dog Whisperer with Cesar Milan.Most people call Cesar because they think they have a dog problem - the dog is barking, destructive or aggressive. Cesar shows that the problem normally lies in the owner's behavior. The dog is behaving the way you would expect [...]
National Hispanic Month is being celebrated from September 15th to October 15th. President Johnson started the week-long celebration in 1968, and President Reagan extended it to a month in 1988. This month recognizes the contributions of Hispanic and Latino Americans.Hispanics make up 18% of the American workforce, and projections estimate there will [...]
Managers must consider ways to increase their sales. Sometimes a new approach can yield impressive results. A travel incentive is a proven motivational tool to reach sales goals. The Incentive Research Foundation reported that company productivity increased an average of 18% when travel was used as an incentive. Travel incentive packages [...]
