Our blog page covers topics related to the Human Resouces (HR) industry.
In it, you'll find information of national interest, such as current HR trends, industry updates, new HR products reviews, and access to Human Resource training, including online training, seminars, webcasts, audio conferences, and podcasts - all designed for you, the busy professional!
We also cover key HR compliance topics such as COBRA, HIPAA, FMLA, Retirement Plans, Compensation, Workforce Management, and employee development.
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Q: I'm a civil engineer who has been in private practice for nearly 3 years now. Although my business is stable, it shows no sign of providing me and my family the life-style we want. I'm not talking about getting rich. Just having a nice middle class existence would be fine with me. The problem keeping me from getting any place significant is the big firms that I can't begin to compete against in any way. Although there are not that many of them, they really eat into my livelihood. My wife and
Recently, I gave a presentation to the National Association of Women Business Owners. During the speech, I drew comparisons between marketing and football. This is not surprising when you consider that the name of my company-not to mention the title of my book-is Red Zone Marketing. (For the non-sports fans among you, the red zone is the most critical, magnified part of the game, the final 20 yards before the goal line.)
What is surprising is the fact that I, a woman, was talking
Matching consultants with actual and emerging company needs is the corporate leader`s quest. With a wealth of expertise available via out-sourcing, one can quickly become a "kid in a candy shop," wanting whatever is readily available or craftily packaged.
Too many consultants mis-state and over-represent what they do, stemming from:
Eagerness to get business
Short tenure in consulting, believing that recent corporate experience readily translates to the entrepreneurial
African-American women often feel pressure to be "150% as good." They should ease up on themselves - and their managers can help.
Stephanie Chick is a friend and fellow San Diegan who has impressed me with her passion for helping African-American leaders - especially leaders who are women. After 15 years of corporate experience at IBM and Hewlett-Packard, Stephanie took the leap and began her own coaching practice. Today, her mission is to help her clients unleash their personal genius
An online training program that tells you WHAT and HOW is great ... but a training program that tells you WHAT and GIVES YOU THE HOW has much more value.
The 401k Service Training ProgramTM, which culminates in the the Professional Plan ConsultantTM (PPCTM) Designation, teaches retirement plan professionals the six steps critical to managing a successful and compliant plan. It provides education on important ERISA regulations AND gives you valuable tools you can begin using
