When to Do Performance Appraisals? Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from New Jersey called me the other day to talk about the entangled nature of doing performance appraisals on each […]
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It Will Just Blow Over Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California called me the other day to talk about a claim of sexual harassment. Apparently, at a crowded […]
Did He Reach the Goal? Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Kentucky called me the other day to talk about his Company’s bonus program. The owner is an astute […]
Business Plan Basics Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Minnesota called me the other day to talk about creating a “real” written business plan. More rare than the fabled […]
The Employee Handbook Distribution Process Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Michigan called me the other day to talk about her company’s employee handbook. While revising the employee handbook was […]
Annual Employee Handbook Distribution Steven Cesare, Ph.D. Several years ago, a business owner from Washington state asked me to revise his company employee handbook. As part of that agreement, I […]
The Exempt Jogger Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Pennsylvania called me the other day to talk about some performance management issues related to his Sales Manager. The business […]
Goal-Oriented Training Program Development Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Mississippi called me the other day to discuss a new training program he wanted to develop and implement in […]
Human Resources File System Guidelines Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Michigan called me the other day to talk about being overwhelmed with all of the paperwork generated by Human […]
Termination Terminology Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Wisconsin called me the other day to talk about a pending employee termination that he was going to conduct. As he […]
Do I Have to Pay My Employees When It’s Snowing? Steven Cesare, Ph.D. This time of year I frequently get asked questions regarding pay practices due to weather conditions (e.g., […]
Interviewer Rating Errors Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from North Carolina called me the other day to request some tips, techniques, and training on how to improve his selection […]
The Personality “OCEAN” Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Minnesota called me the other day to express visceral dismay with the poor quality of new employees entering his company. […]
That Meal Period is Paid Time Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Florida called me the other day to review his company policies and Employee Handbook. During our review […]
My Mechanic is Going Blind Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Ohio called me the other day with some very sad news. His long-time Mechanic has been experiencing ongoing […]
The Videotape is Wrong Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from California called me the other day to discuss what appeared to be at first glance, a straightforward workers’ compensation injury. […]
Common I-9 Errors Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Rhode Island called me the other day to talk about his I-9 Forms. While he knew their importance, he readily acknowledged […]
Top 40 Questions to Ask Yourself Before You Terminate an Employee Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Iowa contacted me the other day to talk about terminating an employee. […]
Overcoming Resistance to Change Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Colorado called me the other day talk about ongoing change management initiatives in his company. While some of the […]
Organizational Culture: One Word Descriptions Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Texas called me the other day to talk about various human resources issues, with the conversation eventually settling […]
401(k) Document Breach Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Virginia called me the other day to discuss an emergency affecting her company’s 401(k) program. During our discussion, the owner […]
Leveraging Social Media for Human Resources Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Illinois called me the other day to discuss her company’s under-performing recruitment efforts. During that discussion, social […]
But She Stole Stuff From Us! Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business from New York called me the other day to say it wanted to terminate an employee immediately for stealing […]
Discrimination Due to Heat-Related Time Off? Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Florida called me the other day to discuss employee time off due to a recent heat wave […]
Tracking Employee Retention Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Georgia called me the other day to talk about compensation issues. During that conversation, I suggested the company offer divisional managers […]