The time to start planning for the handoff from one generation to the next is long before it happens.

It doesn't matter how small your business is--if you have employees, some of them will turn out to be difficult! Dealing with difficult and problem employees is a challenge that can take a lot of time from your primary tasks, but ignoring the problem can hurt morale and productivity. The problem employees' behavior may spread to other people. And, of course, they impact the bottom line, especially if you have to fire them: the US Department of Labor says the the price of a ba

Hollywood US Government Higher Education Fortune 500 Companies Armed Services Religious Institutions Media Outlets Professional Sports Over the past two years, the #MeToo movement has brought to light widespread sexual harassment in these industries and many more. In response, many state governments are looking for ways to protect people in the workplace. Currently five states require employers to provide different levels of sexual harassment training to management and employ

You have a new hire: congratulations! Recruiting, interviewing, pre-employment drug screens, training, and onboarding are complete, and it’s now time to set the new hire free to represent your company. But are you confident that these tasks were not only completed, but completed to the standard that ensures your new hire will stay . . . for longer than their initial 90 days?! We’ve all read articles and heard statistics about the cost of turnover: $3,328 to replace a $10/hour

Kids across America have started the countdown to summer break . . . two more weeks of school means 10 days, if you even count the last day of school because, let’s be honest, nothing gets done that day--you can’t even bring your book bag to school! Late nights, sleeping in, summer camps, swimming: the sky’s the limit for how our kids will enjoy their summer breaks. We, on the other hand, well, we are adults now, which means we adult year-round. For us, there is no summer bre

Everyone likes to feel valued and appreciated—both your loved ones and your employees. And just as you shouldn’t save the romantic gestures

Why is the job description so important? Well, for starters, it’s the first step in hiring RIGHT. It defines a person’s role in an organizat

Business Development. HR Outsourcing. Creative Services. Social Media Management. Operations. The LMC Group is known for these and other mis

If you have independent operators working for you, make sure that their role fits the legal definition. If your independent operators are le

Employment laws in the US are constantly created, changed, and reversed, which makes keeping up hard to do. A few major changes are listed b

Lack of training: Why it's a problem and how to resolve it.