By Johnny Duncan Mark Twain once said, “Always acknowledge a fault frankly. This will throw those in authority off their guard and give you opportunity to commit more.” Too bad more employees do not confess when they are at fault. There is no doubt that most conflicts would resolve themselves if this were the case. [...]

By Jakob Jelling Communication is the exchanging of ideas and information. Clear communication is an essential element in any business environment to manage business activities. For the success of any business communication between the employer and the employees is a must. Communicating effectively with your employees will help to improve the work relationships and make [...]

By Roger Lear President OrlandoJobs.com One of the buzz words on the internet today is social networks. Social Networks are groups of people who “gather” on the internet and contribute content in many ways. You have the opportunity to join a network of professionals (Linkedin.com, Spoke,com), photographers (Flickr.com), music (MySpace.com), college groups (facebook.com) or even [...]

With so much competition in the workplace, it is getting harder and harder to keep employees loyal and coming back each day. Compensation packages are a huge factor in where an employee chooses to work and employee benefits are an important component of any compensation package. The problem for small business employers? Try the increasingly [...]

By Shea Stretton According to a study by The Commonwealth Fund in 2003, 407 million work days were lost due to illness and disease. Granted, some of these reported days were sick days taken when the employee was completely healthy and simply wanted an extra day off for various reasons but the majority was due [...]