The Star Model of Organizational Alignment Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from the state of Washington called me the other day to discuss her company’s strategic plan. Beyond the […]
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After the Work Day Has Ended… Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Connecticut contacted me the other day to discuss his company’s communication procedures. As part of this process, […]
Five Bases of Power Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California contacted me the other day to discuss continued organizational success. In response to impressive, sustained growth in revenue, […]
Cell Phone Time Keeping Application Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from New Jersey contacted me the other day to talk about tracking non-exempt employees’ work time. Given the increased frequency […]
Employee Survey Overview Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Indiana recently inquired about doing an attitude survey to gauge employees’ perceptions of the workplace. The business owner drafted some […]
Show Up Early, So You Won’t Be Late to Work Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Wisconsin called me the other day to revise his out-of-date Employee Handbook. One […]
Duty-Free Meal Period Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Florida called me the other day to talk about multiple timekeeping issues including drive time, overtime, and meal periods. During […]
The Three Levels of Ownership Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Colorado called me the other day to talk about various human resources issues. As the conversation unfolded, he […]
Weighted Average Compensation Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Kentucky called me the other day to discuss calculating compensation for an employee who performs two distinctly different jobs […]
Always Have 2-on-1 for Employee Discipline Steven Cesare, Ph.D. The other day, a business owner from the state of Minnesota contacted me to discuss an employee disciplinary issue. In general, […]
Employees at the Liquor Store While on Company Time Steven Cesare, Ph.D. The other day, a business owner from Delaware contacted me to discuss a policy issue. The owner had […]
Commissions for a Terminated Salesperson Steven Cesare, Ph.D. I was recently contacted by a business owner from California regarding his understanding of commission payments for a salesperson who would soon […]
Designing Equipment Safety Training Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Massachusetts contacted me the other day to begin a thorough attempt at developing in-house equipment safety training initially intended […]
Become Familiar with Personal Liability and What it Means for You Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California asked a question of me the other day regarding the degree […]
Discrimination Based on Micro-Aggressions Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Colorado called me recently to say that he just received a complaint from one of his field employees alleging […]
Employee Fainted due to Heat Exhaustion Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Florida contacted me the other day and told me that one of his field employees was just […]
Terminating an Employee on Workers’ Compensation Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Pennsylvania contacted me the other day to complain about the job performance of an employee who was […]
Three-Step Approach to Recruitment Steven Cesare, Ph.D. Ask any business owner to identify his/her primary human resources problem and you will instantaneously hear “recruitment,” “staffing,” “finding people,” etc. With a […]
Negligent Referral Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Massachusetts contacted me the other day to talk about staffing issues. During our conversation, he shared an interesting story about hiring […]
Background Check Process Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An Illinois-based company contacted me the other day to request some procedural information about conducting background checks. This topic was once very straightforward and […]
TRACKING CORONAVIRUS COSTS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. [email protected] A company Controller from Colorado called me the other day to discuss what else? Coronavirus. During our discussion surrounding accountability and the human […]
Coronavirus Legislation Steven Cesare, Ph.D. Recently-passed legislation related to the Coronavirus has a significant impact on all companies with fewer than 500 employees. The Emergency FMLA Expansion Act and the […]
Response to the Coronavirus Due to the constant media attention, numerous business owners from across the country have contacted me regarding the need for an acceptable response to employee and […]
Get EPLI Coverage Today Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Pennsylvania called me the other day to complain about the increasingly litigious nature of human resources. Apparently, over the […]
I-9 Basics Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Tennessee called me the other day to say that several landscapers in his vicinity have recently been audited by Immigration and […]