OSHA 10-HOUR TRAINING Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from New Jersey called me the other to discuss his company’s safety program. His revenue streams include landscape maintenance, construction, enhancements, […]
Category: Tuesdays With Steve
ILLEGAL INTERVIEWING QUESTIONS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. In response to last week’s Tuesdays with Steve post on selection interview preparation, several comments inquired about specific illegal questions that must be avoided […]
INTERVIEWER TRAINING OVERVIEW Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A well-prepared business owner from North Carolina called me the other day inquiring about the employee interview process, specific training, and related details necessary […]
EXECUTIVE SIDE JOB Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A loyal business owner from Massachusetts called me the other day about a problem he is having with his long-term Chief Operating Officer. The […]
20% OF MY REVENUE Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A startled business owner from Virigina called the other day to tell me his biggest customer has decided to end their business relationship. […]
AI TOOK MY JOB Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Florida called me the other day to discuss his Company’s employee lay off process. Like most forward-thinking organizations, the […]
MEDIATION Steven Cesare, Ph.D. Another disenchanted business owner from California called me the other day to discuss a recent employee legal issue. Apparently one of the business owner’s Maintenance Laborers […]
VETS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Wisconsin called me the other day to discuss last week’s Tuesdays with Steve post on calculating a Year End Bonus. The business […]
YEAR END BONUS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Illinois called me the other day to discuss myriad compensation issues, especially wage and salary scales, bonus programs, and commission […]
PROMOTE ME Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Colorado called me the other day to talk about her Construction Manager who just offered a proposal that he could add […]
STOP TALKING Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California called me the other day requesting advice on how to address a performance issue he is having with his Human […]
BLOOD IS THICKER THAN WATER Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An executive from North Carolina called me the other day with an update on the new CEO recently hired by his employer. […]
STAFFING PROGRAM KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Mississippi called me the other day to discuss his company’s staffing program as the 2026 landscape season is […]
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AUDIT DOCUMENTS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. In follow-up from last week’s posting about the Massachusetts business owner who was visited by the Department of Labor as part of […]
$300,000 TO START Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An apprehensive business owner from Massachusetts called me the other day to inform me that his company was just visited by the Department of […]
CLIENT SERVICES MANAGER ON-BOARDING Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A very successful business owner from Florida called me the other day to talk about his new Client Services Manager. Being new to […]
HAVE THEIR BACK Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An aggressive business owner from Illinois called me the other day to talk about a situation she was having with one of her clients. […]
EXECUTIVE PRIORITIES Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An enterprising business owner from Massachusetts called me the other day to express frustration with the volume of work he is doing. Unfortunately, the topic […]
YOU’VE LOST YOUR EDGE Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from what’s left of the state of California called me the other day to talk about various human resources issues […]
FACEBOOK Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Michigan called me the other day to talk about designing and implementing a legal termination process for one of his longtime management […]
SHORING Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A frantic business owner from Washington state called me the other day to talk about a recent OSHA investigation conducted on one of her company job […]
LOOKING FORWARD Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A very successful business owner from Maryland called me the other day to talk about his field operation. His field team is exemplary. He has […]
FIELD PRIORITIES Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Illinois called me the other day to discuss the process for developing his company’s list of key initiatives for achieving identified […]
WHAT’S ON THE MEETING AGENDA? Steven Cesare, Ph.D. In response to last week’s Tuesdays with Steve posting, a business owner from the Lone Star State of Texas called me to […]
WHEN IS THE MEETING? Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A deliberate business owner from Virginia called me the other day to share his thoughts about increasing the frequency, detail, and value of […]