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BALANCED SCORECARD-EMPLOYEE KEY INITIATIVES Steven Cesare, Ph.D. This is the second of a four-part series summarizing a conversation I recently had with a business owner from Michigan during which she […]
BALANCED SCORECARD-FINANCIAL KEY INITIATIVES Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A savvy business owner from Michigan called me the other day to talk about her company’s annual strategic plan for the new year. […]
Timing Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Missouri called me the other day looking for guidance about how to handle one of his Field Managers. The Manager has been […]
RECALIBRATION, NOT REPRIMAND Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A generous business owner from Florida called me the other day to talk about his company’s year-end bonus program. Due to his insightful and […]
TIS THE SEASON Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A heartfelt business owner from Illinois called me the other day to talk about his company’s year-end activities. While most landscapers focus on their […]
KAREN Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from the state of Washington called me the other day to talk about an interesting scenario that completely disrupted his office staff. Like […]
STOP TALKING ABOUT WORK AT HOME Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A detail-oriented business owner from Missouri called me the other day to talk about the ever-increasing degree of overlap between her […]
CONNECT THE DOTS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from the great state of Texas called me the other day to talk about driving consistency, efficiency, and accountability in his […]
BACK TO THE WAY IT WAS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An inquisitive business owner from what’s left of the state of California, called me the other day to talk about the […]
THE EMPLOYEE TERMINATION MEETING Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from New Jersey called me the other day to talk about terminating a problematic employee. The business owner has conducted […]
THE DEVIL YOU KNOW? Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Minnesota called me the other day to discuss the age-old dilemma of having to decide whether to terminate a […]
DO BETTER FOLLOW-UP ON WORKERS COMPENSATION Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Oregon called me the other day to discuss basic human resources issues (e.g., staffing, discipline, culture). As […]
PREPARE FOR FMLA Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from Virgina called me the other day to tell me that his company would soon exceed the 50- employee threshold thereby requiring […]
VEHICLE TAKE HOME POLICY Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Michigan called me the other day to tell me that she was just informed by one of her Field […]