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Leadership & Management
This is why no one follows you, and other thoughts on leadership.
I recently had a conversation with an entrepreneur about her under performing employees. “I just can’t get them to listen to me, to follow my directions, to stay engaged,” she said, with a tone that let me know how exhausting the problem had become.
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Leadership & Management
Bring in the Roaring 20’s
As we say goodbye to 2019, not only do we celebrate turning the calendar to a new year but a new decade. We are moving into this next decade in “roaring” fashion. The economy is within the ideal growth rate of 2%, unemployment is at its lowest since 1969, the Federal Reserve interest rate is 1.75%, and the stock market major indexes all grew more than 20% in 2019.
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Tilson
Tilson Update: Identity Theft Prevention
I will never forget the first time that I had something stolen from me. I had left my favorite orange North Face backpack in my car as I joined friends for a quick meal. When I came back an hour later, the backpack was gone and in its place were the shards of glass from my passenger window. It was a miserable feeling and a tough lesson-learned: be vigilant against opportunists.
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Culture, Diversity & Inclusion, Leadership & Management
5 Tips for Creating an Inclusive Workplace This Holiday Season
The month of December can be both a festive and frantic time for employers. Business leaders are likely feeling the pressure of year-end responsibilities, while employees may feel the burden of meeting deadlines for professional obligations.
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Payroll, Regulations & Compliance
New in 2020 – Changes to Federal Income Tax Withholding
Have you ever received a large refund after filing your annual income taxes? Or, maybe you owed a significant amount back to the IRS? In either case, your federal income tax withholding was a factor.
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Leadership & Management, Training & Performance
Getting Ghosted by Your Employees?
It may be October, but there’s a form of employee ghosting taking place that has nothing to do with the popular mascot of Halloween.
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Payroll, Regulations & Compliance
Department of Labor’s New Overtime Regulations
January 1st is just around the corner, and no I am not saying this just because I am excited for the New Year. Did you know that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) came to a decision to increase the salary threshold, for salaried exempt employees from $23,660 to $35,568 annually, effective January 1, 2020? If not, I will fill you in on all the key details below.
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Benefits & Compensation
Benefit Packages – What’s Your Value Proposition?
Benefits renewal season is right around the corner and with the US unemployment rate boasting a remarkable 3.7%, the war on talent is red hot.
