Retaining top talent isn’t easy. Our latest research shows almost a third of employees feel that retaining staff is a challenge for their company. This is partly because our values have changed. Employees now expect more from their places of work: increased flexibility, better perks, and much greater transparency. Now, in the midst of the […]
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California sought to make it more difficult for businesses to hire independent contractors with the passage of California Assembly Bill 5 (or AB5). But the gig economy shows no sign of slowing down. A new study from Mastercard predicts double-digit annual growth for the industry over the next five years. It projects gig economy transactions
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By Christine Alemany One of our clients introduced me to a new hire. My immediate thought was the client had hired a chief revenue officer because I could tell right away that he was a great salesperson. However, I was wrong. He was hired to be the chief marketing officer. As a marketer, I could
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Small business owners know their customer base defines them. Without customers they can’t make a living, pay a staff or even keep the lights on. Presumably you possessed a pretty good idea of who your business would serve when you started out. But how do you bring these customers in — and convince them to
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Google’s John Mueller recently offered advice on migrating to a different web platform with minimal impact on SEO. More specifically, Mueller added his knowledge of how Google works to a conversation about the web platform Wix. In a thread titled “Is WIX really that bad?”, a user left a comment saying: “Yeah, because if and
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The booming job market is pushing companies to work harder to attract and retain talent to avoid the time and productivity losses that come with employee turnover. These losses are costly, with reports finding employers spend approximately 33 percent of a worker’s annual salary to hire a replacement. For small business owners – which run lean
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This is the time to turn your garden soils, plan crop rotation, and dream while turning the pages of that new seed catalog. The soil is so easy to work right now that adding compost, manure, and plant food into your soil is almost fun for the winter gardener pent up indoors. The next few
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What do Gen Zers feel about working in the restaurant and food service industry? The National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation and the Center for Generational Kinetics carried out a nationwide research (PDF) to find out. For the $800 billion restaurant and food service industry in the US, understanding what Gen Zers think about working in
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With the worker shortage rearing its ugly head in the U.S., businesses are increasingly challenged to keep their existing talent and fill empty roles. The shortage really is happening, and it’s likely due to become even more problematic. Earlier this year, the nation’s record 6.7 million job openings exceeded the six million people who are
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YesManProductions / Pixabay Born between the early 1980s and mid 1990s, the millennial generation is already the largest generation in today’s workforce. Far from just beginning their careers, most millennials have been working professionally for a decade or more, which means many of them are entering leadership positions or are assessing where they can find
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