Remember the Overtime Rule of 2016? Our suggestion in Aug 2017 was that it wasn’t going away permanently, but that it would be re-introduced by DOL using the proper procedure, making it very hard to overturn in a court of law. What does this mean? The salary threshold will almost certainly go up in 2019. Isn’t…
Connection Killer: Self-Centeredness
Relationships counts. As owners/executives, maybe one of our most leadership responsibilities may be to maintain connectedness with our employees. We speak of wanting our organizations to be great, but often forget the path to greatness flows through employees’ hearts. At Executive Advantage we like to share John Maxwell’s thought that you don’t get employee hands…
Rules and Rules and more Rules
The human resources (people) side of your organization has many rules to follow. Don’t bother counting, I stopped at 100… We have a saying at Executive Advantage, “What you don’t know about what you don’t know can cost you.” That’s why we work hard to come alongside your HR person or Office Manager to make…
Termination Meeting
In a previous post, we discussed the increase in violence and the danger of violence in termination. As we said in a previous post, terminating an employee is never fun or easy. It’s simplest if you keep the termination short and sweet. Let’s look at a few helpful tips. First, plan out the meeting. Ad-libbing…
Giving Attention to Workers
In a recent casual meeting with a young man, he surprised me by deliberately turning his cellphone ringer off and putting it in his pocket. After his first marriage disintegrated, he’s trying to develop the habit of being deliberately present and in the moment in his interactions with others. We at Executive Advantage live life on…
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