Employers Need to Walk the Talk
Did your parents ever tell you not to smoke while a cigarette dangled from their lips? Or, tell you not to curse when they had a potty mouth? If so, you know that the “Do as I say and not as I do” philosophy is not an effective parenting technique. A recent administrative hearing demonstrated […]
Becoming a Small Business Owner
“One of the most difficult things about starting a business is trying to learn all of the state and federal laws that pertain to business owners,” said Gerald Lavarias, clinical director and co-owner of MAPSS, a local business that provides support services to children and adults with special needs. California is home to more than […]
Proactively Communicate with your Customers
Being told to “just wait until your father gets home” was a very effective method of punishment for me as a child. Any reprimand I received from Dad upon his homecoming was easy compared to the torture of waiting from him to arrive. That’s probably the reason I’m now quick to confess when I’ve made […]
Why Employers Should Curtail Workplace Cursing
The summer I was 15 and working at my dad’s bait shop, he posted a sign by the cash register that said, “no cussing.” He didn’t put the sign there to remind me not to curse; it was there to let customers know that swearing was not allowed around my delicate ears. While my ears […]
Accommodate Religious Beliefs Even When You Don’t Believe
When I was the HR manager of a local business, I suggested to management that a hand scanner be installed to track employee time and attendance. At that time, employees clocked in and out with a card that they swiped through a scanner. Some employees frequently forgot their cards, so the hand scanner was my […]
Approved Love at Work
Around Valentine’s Day, I’m usually compelled to write an article about why love in the workplace is a bad idea, especially between supervisors and their subordinates. However, this year I’m encouraging employers and supervisors to take deliberate steps to create a loving workplace. Why? Because this kind of love is good for business and everyone […]
Emojis: The Latest Thing Employers Need to Worry About
A picture is worth a thousand words and, apparently, so is an emoji. For those unfamiliar with the term, “emojis” are colorful cartoon characters (faces, hearts, animals, etc.) that are used in electronic communications to clarify one’s messages. In her article, “Oxford’s 2015 Word of the Year Is This Emoji,” on http://time.com, Katy Steinmetz says […]
