ONE SECOND Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California called me the other day to talk about the worst possible event: a fatality. The event transpired as follows. […]
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THE NEW OVERTIME LAW Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Georgia called me the other day to talk about the upcoming change to the Fair Labor Standards Act […]
THE EMPLOYEE 401(K) MODEL Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A compassionate business owner from Florida called me the other day to talk about one of his long-term employees, who is no […]
IF YOU WERE GOING TO SELL YOUR COMPANY Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A forward-thinking business owner from Illinois called me the other day to talk about the current success of […]
PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California called me the other day to discuss an issue that began with us talking about corrective action for one […]
ADDIE Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An enterprising business owner from Massachusetts called me the other day to discuss his intentions to implement various field training programs to improve employee safety, […]
MAINTENANCE MANAGER INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A promising business owner from Colorado called me the other day to discuss his company’s anticipated staffing plans. While qualified Laborers, Foremen, […]
THE THREE-LEGGED STOOL Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An inquisitive business owner from Virginia called me the other day to discuss optimizing the alignment between his annual strategic plan, current organizational […]
SAFETY PROGRAM FUNDAMENTALS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A frustrated business owner from California called me the other day to vent about the increased number of post-employment workers’ compensation claims that […]
ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK POLICIES Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from New Hampshire called me the other day to discuss revising her Employee Handbook in anticipation of her field […]
NEW INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR CRITERIA Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A novice business owner from California called me the other day to discuss her staffing plans. While well-intentioned, the business owner excitedly […]
TIMEKEEPING AUDIT Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from California called me the other day to request that I perform an audit of her company’s timekeeping process. While initially surprised […]
TRAVEL TIME Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Michigan called me the other day to talk about a request she just received from one of her long-time field […]
HARDWIRE, UNWIRE, REWIRE Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A prescient business owner from Missouri called me the other day to talk about the Change Management Venn Diagram that fundamentally postulates “change” […]
ALONE Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A landscaper from California called me the other day to talk about the possibility of having a policy that could hopefully prevent the reoccurrence of […]
YOU’RE A COACH Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An agile business owner from Minnesota called me the other day to talk about assorted issues inherent within her company’s on-going culture change. […]
BUT WAIT. THERE’S MORE… Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from North Carolina called me the other day to talk about an issue that scares the hell out of […]
I HAVE TO GET RID OF THIS GUY: SEPARATION AND RELEASE AGREEMENTS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A highly-successful business owner from Florida called me the other day to talk about […]
LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE MANAGER BONUS PROGRAM Steven Cesare, Ph.D. An impressive business owner from Oregon called me the other day to talk about moving his company, his culture, and his […]
THE BEST DECISION HE EVER MADE Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California called me the other day to talk about the process one of his colleagues was […]
REMINDER TRAINING Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A wise business owner from Maryland called me the other day to talk about the structure, pace, and intent of his Company’s monthly Management […]
NON-COMPETE AGREEMENTS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Alaska called me the other day to talk about the legal and practical roles that a Non-compete Agreement can fulfill […]
UNION ACTIVITY Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from California called me the other day to talk about a recent event involving one of his Maintenance crews. During a […]
PAYING IN CASH STILL HAPPENS Steven Cesare, Ph.D. A business owner from Virginia called me the other day to talk about a legal incident that occurred in his local […]
30-Day Development Review For Administrative Employees Steven Cesare, Ph.D. As promised, this posting is the follow-up to last week’s Tuesdays with Steve which presented the 30-Day Development Review for […]