Among the myriads of opinions about employees and how businesses should manage issues, there isn’t always hard evidence to back up the opinion. Bob (Scribner) pointed out an interesting University of Chicago study “Work from Home & Productivity: Evidence from Personnel & Analytics Data on IT Professionals” by Gibbs, Mengel & Siemroth, regarding work from…
Thoughts About Resignations and Remote Work
Nearly every day, we see social media articles related to the “Great Resignation”. All kinds of reasons for people walking away from jobs are given. It’s no wonder the business world is confused about the staffing situation as there are so many postulated reasons given for the problem. Therefore, we at Executive Advantage thought we…
Manage Yourself First!
Recently, a business owner mentioned that his employees were not doing so well. They lacked energy. Customer service was not what it needed to be. Things weren’t good at all. He indicated he had tried a number of solutions, including discussing the problem with his employees, but nothing was working. Finally, he asked, “What’s the…
Employee or Independent Contractor?
Do I W-2 or do I 1099 the worker? That is the question business owners and other organizations must face in 2021. Why are you, at Executive Advantage, bringing this issue up? Didn’t you comment on this back in 2015? The answer is ‘Yes,’ we did, but there, in a very quiet way, have been…
An Oldie But Goody Response to Covid Stresses
Nearly everyday in the news, we hear about employees struggling in their work due to the COVID-19 attack. Words such as isolated, confused, lonely and depressed fill conversations. People work remotely and isolated from each other except for the required conversations on ZOOM. What should the business owner do? In the world of management excellence,…