The Top 10 Qualities of the Great Coach
Most of us know what great coaching looks like: The person being coached learns, develops, and performs at a higher level. But what do great coaches look like?
Author: Gregg Thompson, Founder, Bluepoint Leadership Development
Business’s Retirement Plan Tax Deduction Can Increase Owners’ Personal Tax Deductions
Retirement plans always have been an excellent vehicle for creating current tax deductions for businesses. For a business that passes through income to its owners, the business’s retirement plan often is designed to reduce each owner’s personal taxable income by a share of the retirement plan’s contributions.
New Massachusetts Law Brings Changes to Noncompetes
Massachusetts’ new law affecting noncompete agreements, set to take effect October 1, retains certain aspects of current law—namely that a noncompete must be necessary to protect a legitimate business interest—but also enacts changes seemingly designed to reduce employers’ reliance on noncompetes.
3 Keys to Spotting Corporate Talent in Nontraditional Candidates
In part 1 of this article, we made a case for how a new recruiting approach might be required in these difficult recruiting times. Today, we’ll look at exactly how you might accomplish that.
Canada Wrestles with Medical Pot’s Impact on Safety-Sensitive Jobs
Perceptions of marijuana have changed dramatically in Canada. What used to be an illegal drug is now a recognized medical treatment and is soon to be a legal recreational activity. Canada’s Cannabis Act—making recreational marijuana legal—will take effect on October 17, 2018. Employers have struggled to balance the changes against legitimate health and safety issues, […]
Human Resources Growing in Importance in the Banking Industry
In its recent 2018 Bank Compensation and Benefits Survey, Crowe found that banks seem to have a new focus on human resources based on their salary increases.
When Does Work Prevent Innovation?
I think everyone can agree that they want their workers innovating. After all, Innovation is the champion of success. A new study shows that workers are just too busy to dedicate enough time towards innovation.
NY Fast-Food Industry’s ‘No-Poaching’ Agreements in the Cross-hairs
New York’s fast-food employers remain in the line of fire. First came the higher minimum wage laws. Next came proposed legislation that mirrors New York City’s “Fair Work Week” laws on “predictable scheduling” and attempts to end the “tip credit.” Now, new Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood recently joined a coalition of other states’ attorneys […]
Nontraditional Candidates: Hire the Unexpected
If you’ve been struggling to find hirable talent lately, you aren’t alone.
Answering Questions Raised by IRS Authorization of 401(K) Contribution Student Loan Payments
In a recent Private Letter Ruling (PLR), the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) authorized making 401(k) plan contributions to participants who repay their student loans instead of contributing to the plan. (See related August story.)