Human Resources
Consultant’s Corner: Paying Employees’ Personal Health Insurance with a Business Check
Question: What are the tax problems with paying employees’ individual health insurance plans with a business check? Most insurance companies are telling me they do not allow this, can you explain why? State regulations may prohibit insurers from accepting payment for individual health insurance policies from parties other than the individual insured, or it may…
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ADP Can Help You Through the Employment Journey
If you’re not prepared for this journey alone, bring ADP along as your travel partner. By working with GSB, we will help you hire great candidates, retain your top employees and help prepare them for their future. This infographic illustrates many of the challenges employers face in today’s marketplace, to help prepare you for what…
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Pros and Cons of Job Sharing
You may have encountered the concept of job sharing, whether from your research while starting your business or just in everyday life. It’s been around for a long time, and has become more and more prevalent in recent years. But do you know what job sharing is, and whether it would be right for your…
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Finding Entrepreneurial Employees
Hiring the right employees can go a long way when you’re an entrepreneur. Your business is a team, and you want to have the best team around you, people who both do good work and work well together. When you are interviewing potential employees, what characteristics and experiences are you looking for? Anita Campbell, the…
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Business Mentoring Series — The 5 Choices: A Path to Extraordinary Productivity with Kory Kogon
Last week, on the Business Mentoring Show, Fran and Kory discussed the importance of listening to and incorporating feedback to keep your product or service relevant. This week, Kory talks about the tips she’s learned to help keep focused in a noisy world. With modern technology, it is both easier than ever and harder than…
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Independent Contractors: Pros and Cons
Since the economy has started to rebound from the recession, the US has seen an increase of 1.8 million independent contractors. Independent contractors now account for over 7% of the total US workforce— but are they a good fit for your business? What is an Independent Contractor? It’s important to know the precise difference between…
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Business Mentoring Series — The 21st Century Employee with Kory Kogon
In the Industrial Age, the assembly line was developed to get employees to just do one task, without ever having to think. In the 21st century, we have moved beyond that model. Today, in companies of any size, people are paid to think, innovate, and create. Brainpower is the determining factor, and any management team…
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Business Mentoring Series — Trust Matters with Kory Kogon
The guest on the April edition of the Business Mentoring Show is Kory Kogon, Global Practice Leader for Productivity at FranklinCovey and author of the Wall Street Journal bestseller The 5 Choices: The Path to Extraordinary Productivity. Kory has been featured in numerous publications, including Inc, Forbes, Fast Company, and Investor’s Daily Business, for her…
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5 Tips to Keep Your Background Checks Compliant
Putting together a pre-employment background check process that is thorough, effective, and efficient would be a challenge under any circumstances. Figuring out which types of criminal checks to use, whether or not to go after driving records and credit information, and which background check firm to work with can take many hours of research from…
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Hiring Lessons from the NFL Combine — Look for People Who Can Make Plays
Over the last week all eyes have been on the NFL Scouting Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Every year, potential draftees are put through their paces, running a series of tests and drills to help teams determine who is the biggest, the strongest, and the fastest, and so will be the best players…
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