We’re a Month in: How is your organization managing ACA’s New Requirements?
New ACA mandates have been in effect for over a month. Is your Middle Tennessee organization “paying”? “Playing”? Or do you feel more like you’re drowning in a sea of restrictive regulations? The Employer Shared Responsibility mandate (commonly referred to as “Pay or Play”) has made it even more challenging for your business to stay […]
When it Comes to Middle TN Staffing, Local is Better!
As a locally-owned, full-service staffing company, WPS has been a part of the Middle Tennessee business community since 1988. Our exclusive focus on Middle Tennessee has provided us with several advantages – especially when it comes to understanding how to work with Middle Tennessee’s best employers and employees. True, larger staffing agencies may have “national […]
Are You Making Any of These Common IT Hiring Mistakes?
Many companies spend more time selecting a new copier than they do hiring a new IT employee. Yet a bad hire can cost your business between two and seven times the amount of the person’s yearly salary. This figure doesn’t even include less obvious costs like lost productivity, project delays, drain on management and lowered […]
Don’t Get Left Behind! Do these four things to keep up with changing workforce demographics
Our workforce is changing – dramatically. Within the last few years, we’ve seen radical changes in the ways employers use contingent employees. No longer just for last-minute fill-ins, temporary and contract workers are a vital, strategic part of our workforce. So much so that, by the end of this year, the contract labor force is […]
Become a Better Middle Tennessee Business Leader in 2013: New leadership models for today’s business environment
Have your leadership skills kept pace with our rapidly changing business environment? If you’re still stuck in the directive, “top-down” mode of managing employees, your leadership skills are about as current as a Donna Summers 8-track. Simply put, factors like globalization and new technologies have rendered traditional models of corporate leadership obsolete. Why? As business […]
Working Leaner in IT without Compromising Quality
“Do more with less.” It’s an overused and grossly oversimplified cliché thrown around too often in IT organizations. Still, as a technology manager, your challenge is to find creative ways to get your projects completed – and maintain the quality of your work – while working lean. Across industries and around the world, IT organizations […]
