Employers generally make one of two mistakes when firing someone - they either do it too quickly or too slowly. Too quickly happens when they terminate an employee who might have been salvageable with a little time and good management practices. Instead of spending a little money to rehabilitate, they often decide to start [...]
Sales professionals expect to be compensated based on their results. The more confident the sales professional is, the more they will push for a lower base salary and a higher commission percentage. But what about the manager, the route technician, the construction superintendent, the factory floor worker or administrative workers? Do [...]
We have been living with the pandemic for over two years. Organizations continue to operate in their ‘new normal’, which includes more flexible working situations and reduced hours of operation. The Davidson Group provides five thoughts on working with pandemic concerns and ever-changing restrictions. 1. COVER YOUR COUGH As your Mom [...]
First, screen resumes against a predetermined set of KSAs (knowledge, skills and abilities). Consider having an administrative employee scrub information that might lead to biases from the resumes themselves. For example, a Carolina grad might have a negative opinion about a resume from a Duke grad. Another common bias is unintentionally rating [...]
It is no surprise to anyone who has tried to hire someone in the past year that the labor market is incredibly tight. The unemployment rate (percentage of people who are unemployed and looking for work) is historically low. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, voluntary turnover in 2021 was [...]
Many records have been set in response to COVID-19. An employment all-time record was reached in 2021 when 48 million people quit their jobs. Compare this staggering number to 2015, when 2.8 million employees left their employer. The pandemic forced organizations to reconsider their working environment, including organizational leadership and employee [...]
Tax filing day is fast approaching! While it may not seem obvious, tax law impacts a wide variety of human relations practices. Keep reading to learn more.1. Taxable IncomeUnder Tax Code §61, anything that an employer provides to an employee or former employee is income to that employee/former employee. This applies to [...]
Green is the color of the week! Millions around the globe will celebrate the life of St. Patrick on Thursday, March 17th. There are some business lessons to be learned from the life of this fifth-century Christian missionary in Ireland. 1. The power of visual symbols. St. Patrick used the symbol [...]
Have you heard the story about a consultant who was hired by the Navy to develop a new performance review form?After meeting one-on-one with multiple naval officers to better understand the project, the consultant had one important statement for the admiral who had engaged him. “You don’t need a new form. You [...]
Saying the word ‘team’ doesn’t always make a group a team. A service team, a sales team or a customer service team can all just be groups of people - not actual teams. Teams are created for situations where workers collaborate and work together to solve problems or deliver service to [...]
