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Small Business Gets Creative in Response to Obamacare

The closer Obamacare gets to full implementation, businesses get more creative in finding ways to wriggle out of it. The Affordable Care Act, otherwise known as Obamacare, has many businesses scrambling to find ways to free themselves from the new regulations. As reported in an article by Sally Pipes for Forbes.com—U.S. Companies Engage In FinancialContinue reading “Small Business Gets Creative in Response to Obamacare”

You Won’t Believe Who is Tops in Social Media Recruiting!

Northrop Grumman and Taco Bell Rank as Best Performing Companies for Social Media Recruiting The best employers in America for social media recruiting are—Northrop Grumman and Taco Bell—according to a new survey designed to measure the effectiveness of online hiring. The Social Recruitment Monitor is what global branding agency Maximum Employment Marketing Group used toContinue reading “You Won’t Believe Who is Tops in Social Media Recruiting!”

How to Become an Expert in Social Media Recruitment and Marketing

If there are any doubts about the value of social media recruitment, here is an interesting statistic: Nearly 90 percent of Fortune Global 100 companies (87 percent) now use one or more of the major social media platforms to communicate with employees and candidates. So much for social media recruitment for the big guys. WhatContinue reading “How to Become an Expert in Social Media Recruitment and Marketing”

Working Families Flexibility Act: A Win for Workers?

To prove that the Congress can get things done, the House of Representatives passes the Working Families Flexibility Act. Almost as a challenge to the widespread belief that Congress cannot do anything, news came last week that something in Washington was actually agreed upon — the Working Families Flexibility Act of 2013. The bill, as written, willContinue reading “Working Families Flexibility Act: A Win for Workers?”

Four Steps to Developing a Personal Management Style

There are practically as many management styles as there are managers. That could be a good thing. Four steps to developing your own management style. Management is a multifaceted process, with a wide range of considerations; many management styles are tied to specific situations. What is the right approach for some groups of employees mayContinue reading “Four Steps to Developing a Personal Management Style”