Posts by Mike Shaeffer
There IS Good in Every Bad
We’ve all heard the phrase, “Every cloud has a silver lining,” but how do you go about finding the silver lining? Here are a few tips…
Read MoreHow to Keep Leadership From Bottlenecking Your Business
It can seem a little shocking to say that leadership could be responsible for bottlenecking the growth of their business. Their whole goal is to make the business grow, so how on earth could they be the ones responsible for causing it to stall? It comes down to one simple thing, not wanting to release…
Read MoreOutsourcing Exercise for Owners: What You Need to Outsource
Outsourcing is a tool used by several small businesses to help them get the competitive edge on their competition by allowing them to focus on the tasks necessary to help them grow while others fill in the gaps. But how do you know WHAT to outsoruce? Follow this quick exercise!
Read MoreChange is in the air
I’ve probably heard this phrase a million times, and I smile every time I hear it because I know it means change is coming. Around my house, fall is an exciting time for many reasons. With the new season, we get cooler weather, comfort food meals, and football, which leaves everyone excited. (Not to mention…
Read MoreWhat You Need to Know About Developing Your First-Time Managers
You believe you’ve identified the perfect employee to fill a management role at your business. Now what? Unfortunately for many first-time managers the next step is figuring out how to lead or manage people without being provided with formal leadership training. In other words, “winging it.” According to The Ken Blanchard Companies’ First-Time Manager Survey,…
Read MoreHow to Identify Potential Managers Within Your Ranks
If you have a spot open in management it’s tempting to look only to your top performers to fill it. Or maybe it’s time to conduct an annual performance review for your account executive who keeps blowing up her sales goals. She’s been with your organization for three years and is hoping for a promotion.…
Read MoreHow to Protect Your Brand in the Face of Online Employee Reviews
It used to be that you reviewed your employee’s performance. In today’s digitally connected culture, employees now get to review you. Current, potential, and former employees have countless platforms on which to share their good and bad experiences with your workplace. Your potential hires are likely reading any number of employment sites such as Indeed,…
Read MoreOne Size Does Not Fit All: How to Know if Your Payroll Partner Can Grow With You
If you have kids, you’ve probably figured out that as your family grows, so grows your vehicles. Maybe you’ve been driving something sleek and sporty but then you learn there are twins on the way and suddenly that minivan you said you’d never buy may be in your driveway sooner than you think. And then…
Read MoreWhen Two Become One: How to Manage Merging Cultures During an M&A
For the past few weeks we’ve been talking about the practical implications of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) on payroll and your core HR functions. This week we’ll cover what’s likely the most challenging piece of an M&A to navigate—the blending of two cultures. When Two Become One Mergers are often compared to marriages because in…
Read MoreFour Ways You Can Soften the Impact of an M&A for Your Employees
AOL Buys Time Warner for $162 Billion Exxon-Mobil Merger Not Expected to Raise Prices at Pump Will Whole Foods Benefit From the Amazon Effect? When we read headlines about mergers and acquisitions (M&As), the focus is typically on dollars and cents (billions of dollars, potentially), the impact on the consumer, and projections about the potential…
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