Smart Staffing Strategies for Tennessee Employers: Reducing Long-Term Expenses

There are no two ways about it.  Whether your business is large or small, well established or still in its infancy, running it profitably still begins with the same simple equation: Revenue – Expense = Profit Staffing is a critical part of this equation.  In fact, personnel expenses are often a company’s largest line item, […]

Bending Over Backwards: Employers Are Doing More than Ever to Create Workplace Flexibility

In recent years, workplace flexibility has become increasingly important to U.S. workers. This is not news, of course, but the changing ways in which employers provide that flexibility is. The Families and Work Institute (FWI) just published its 2012 National Study of Employers (NSE).  Not surprisingly, the results show that employers across the country are […]

Are You a Recent Graduate in Middle Tennessee? Get Ready for a Tough Job Hunt

It’s tough out there. You know what I’m talking about, especially if you know (or are) a recent college graduate who’s tackling a job search alone. Although hiring by on-campus recruiters has increased by 10 percent, the class of 2012 still faces a mixed job market.  Here are a few facts and stats that put […]

Want to Be More Successful? Make Your Mornings More Productive

Mornings are a fantastic time to get things done.  There are fewer interruptions, the day is still full of possibilities and your willpower is renewed after a good night’s sleep.  When you check things off your To Do list in the morning, you head into the afternoon feeling as though you’ve really accomplished something – […]

Temporary and Contract Employees are Breaking the Glass Ceiling

Spoiler alert:  After reading this post, the way you think about how work gets done in your company will never be the same. We’ve all heard of the proverbial “supertemp” – the accomplished executive with an ivy league MBA (and a résumé that makes recruiters weak in the knees) who works on a temporary or […]

Do Workaholics Really Make Good Employees?

Everyone admires “go-getters” who do whatever it takes to get the job done.  In small- to medium-sized business, especially, hard-working employees who regularly log 50+ hours per week can be  indispensable assets. But are workaholics really great employees, or can they actually be detrimental to your business? It depends.  When an employee “burns the midnight […]