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Economic easing has employees feeling restless

Michael J. Berens Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Don't look now, but your employees are getting ready to leave — in droves. At least that's what they told the survey researchers at Salary.com. Results from the website's 2014 annual Job Hunters Survey show 83 percent of employees are actively looking for new jobs this year, up 6 percent from last year. What's more interesting, though, is why.

How can reputation risk be managed?

Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

How can reputation be integrated within an enterprise risk management framework? This is not possible, because reputation is both a behavioral and consequential risk, so you never know what might cause it until it is too late.

Job candidates aren’t the only ones who lie in interviews

Mel Kleiman Business Management, Services & Risk Management

Many people stretch the truth or even blatantly lie during job interviews. What may surprise you is that it's not only the applicants who fib in order to put their best fictional foot forward. Employers are just as likely to embellish the truth.

3 ways to turn a small business in to a big business

Greg L. Alston Business Management, Services & Risk Management

In my never-ending quest to give simple answers to incredibly complex questions, I have attempted to give a quick explanation of: What makes a business successful and worthy of growing in to a big business? There are really only three things that matter.

Take a day off — a real day off

Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

When is the last time you took a day off? A real day off? A no-checking-email, do-what-you-want, Ferris Bueller kind of day off? In a recent meeting about using your brain to train your mind, we spent a lot of time discussing how rare it is that we take the time to sit with the good things happening to and around us and just appreciate them.

Money now or money later?

Randall Craig Association Management

Too often, leaders agonize over the budgeting process: Where do you spend it? Should it be on communications or on training? Should it be on people or technology? Inside the organization or to partners? While these may all be good questions, consider reframing the question.

Call a timeout: A helpful strategy for HR

D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk Management

In sports, the best coaches always seem to know just the right moment to call a timeout. In the world of human resources, employers need to learn how to use timeouts to help them manage through situations that could lead to potential practical and legal problems.

5 reasons why diversity is crucial for success

Scott Steinberg Business Management, Services & Risk Management

As you may have noticed, most working professionals tend to surround themselves with like-minded individuals who have similar backgrounds, experiences and education. But while it's important that everyone on a team buy into the same overarching vision and share similar goals, there are some compelling reasons why it's crucial to work with others who possess different perspectives, skills and thoughts on how to achieve desired outcomes.

Spurs show leaders how to handle the heat

Julie Bernhard Business Management, Services & Risk Management

As the saying goes, "If you can't stand the heat, then get out of the kitchen." The San Antonio Spurs proved this point in taking down Miami in Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday. Not only were the Spurs battling the Miami Heat, but they were also dealing with physical heat as the temperature of their home court was sweltering.

The independent contractor as a corporation: Taking advantage of the law

Laurence D. Gore Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

Numerous travel agencies make use of a host agency and, in so doing, become effectively the host's independent contractor. There are many good reasons to also consider use of the corporate structure by the individual agent. In fact, it often makes more sense from a liability standpoint of the independent contractor to exist as a corporation rather than as an individual.

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