The idea of bringing the next generation into a family-owned business can often seem like the fulfillment of a dream. The satisfaction of having a daughter, a son or even a nephew or niece embrace the enterprise you’ve devoted a large chunk of your lifetime to nurturing seems hard to beat, especially when the arrangement […]
Hiring and keeping good workers in the construction industry has always been a challenge. The seasonal nature of the work in many parts of America and the general cyclical nature of the building industry have long worked against maintaining a stable workforce of experienced and capable workers. But, in the years since the housing bust, […]
The traditional cubicle, a mainstay of office design for most of the past half-century, may soon be going the way of the electric typewriter. The new trend in office design is the open space layout, intended to free employees from the high-walled little alcoves of yore and move them out into a shared expanse that […]
The American workforce is becoming ever more diverse, with 38 percent of the population in 2015 identified by the Census Bureau as non-white. Nearly 59 percent of the workforce is now made up of women, even though they only represent about 51% of the population. And these are just national averages based on current data. […]
As a hiring manager, you know how difficult it can be to find the perfect candidate. In unsteady economic times like these, thousands of people can reply to the same job ad. It’s your duty to comb through them to find the best candidate for the position. However, all those phone calls to verify employment […]
Employee wellness programs that encourage and/or reward healthy habits among a company’s workforce are quickly becoming the new normal in American business. Of all large employers who offer health care coverage more than half have some sort of wellness program to engage their workers’ better instincts when it comes to health and wellness. The nature […]