Written by: Brian Smith Communication, or the lack of communication, is the number one reason that employees leave an employer, for reasons not associated with advancement or issues such as a spouse moving. You can review the history of terminated employees at most companies and the root cause ends up being something to do with failed communication. What never ceases to amaze me is how simple communicating with employees can be. The most powerful tool you have in communication is your spoken word, privately to an employee. Spoken words followed...

Written by: Brian Smith Quantitative Easing and the government bailout of equity, banking, and insurance firms have cost our country trillions of dollars, shored up the institutions receiving the funding, and created a long-term liability of possible hyperinflation on our economy.  While the practice has created a treasure trove of short-term opportunities for a very select segment of our economy, the trickle-down effect has been primarily negative at the family level for most American families. One must wonder why Q.E. was not set up in a way that involved the...

Written by: Matt Wilhelmi We all have heard horror stories about how expensive hiring the wrong employee can be. My good friend with a very niche recruiting agency told me that the cost of hiring the wrong employee for his clients can be between 3 and 4 times the employee’s annual salary. For the roles he fills, this comes out to between $400,000 - $500,000 for a wrong mistake. Ouch! That is an expensive mistake! Want to avoid an expensive mistake of your own? Here are the 6 Critical Rules...

Written by: Brian Smith New hire onboarding sets up the trajectory for individual members of a company, so it has quite a significant impact on the trajectory of your company as a whole. An effective new hire onboarding program can enhance company culture, shorten the learning curve, improve engagement, increase retention, and of course, improve your bottom line. Employees want to love their job. You want them to love their job. Therefore, one of the focuses of a training program should be cultivating a positive experience, because a lasting first...