by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Business Management, Business Ownership, Human Resources, Perspectives
Lately, it seems that more and more entities are engaged in succession planning under the advice of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. If you think about it, you probably can recall the skit I’m thinking about when I talk about their succession-planning method. “Who’s on...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Business Management, Business Ownership, Human Resources, Leadership
Every Generation…And the One Before and After There is a song with the lyrics “every generation blames the one before”. If there isn’t a song which says “every generation resents the one after”, may be there should be. This is seems to be especially true when it...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Human Resources, Non-Profit, Small Business
As a small business owner, it is critical to your business to understand what differentiates an employee from an independent contractor, as well as what positions in your business are eligible for overtime compensation. The failure to properly identify workers and...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Business Management, Human Resources, Operations, Results, Small Business
Hiring Skills Not Bodies – Constraining Organization Success Your business is growing. So, you know that you will soon hit some organizational constraints. The first will undoubtedly be related to people. Because the tasks are outpacing the number of people you have...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Business Management, Human Resources, Leadership
Managing to Mediocrity and Madness The biggest obstacle to success in many organizations is management – too much, too little, too analytical, too by the seat of your pants. Whatever the “too,” the willingness to look first at the leadership and...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 28, 2009 | Business Articles, Business Management, Human Resources, Small Business
Most small businesses get so trapped in day-to-day operations, competing for clients, and trying to grow the business (increase revenues and profits) that they don’t expend adequate time and resources on key business activities – finance/accounting and...