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Improving Actual Communication with Virtual Teams

As a manager, communicating with your team is a top priority and yesterday we reviewed simple tactics for ensuring your staff is well informed. But what happens when you’re supervising virtual team members? Maintaining great relationships with these people takes a little extra – and different – effort.

Don’t Be Pushy! More Sales Training Tips

By Maura Schreier-Fleming In yesterday’s Advisor, sales consultant Maura Schreier-Fleming reviewed four common sales mistakes and how to use proper training to avoid them. Today Schreier-Fleming discusses three more preventable sales mistakes.

Active listening allows you to hear what is being said

by Dan Oswald When I was in elementary school, it wasn’t unusual for my report card to come home with a note from the teacher at the bottom that read something like, “Danny is well-behaved, but he must learn not to talk so much in class.” I somehow escaped the “Danny” moniker by middle school, […]

DOL Sues ESOP Fiduciaries for Failing to Protect Plan Assets

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed a lawsuit against the fiduciaries of a Virginia-based employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), alleging the defendants failed to protect the assets of the plan as it purchased nearly $21 million in company shares from the president of Sentry Equipment Erectors Inc., who was also a trustee of […]

Report: Contract Workers Are More Productive than Full-Time Employees

Initial findings from the 2016 Workforce Productivity Report, released by World Market and KRC Research, reveal that less than one in three business leaders (31%) believe their company is as productive as it should be, and many are turning toward on-demand contract workers with specialized skills to boost productivity.

Office Art? Don’t Quit Your Day Job!

As the saying goes, “beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” And the same can be said for artwork. Do you have employees who are constantly creating “art” out of everyday office supplies? While it may be eating into your budget, it’s also helping your employees nurture their creative talents and could potentially earn […]

This is How You Stop Your Culture from Turning Toxic

by Greg Harris, president and CEO of Quantum Workplace Having a strong and positive organizational culture solves many of the problems that companies face. Everything from recruiting issues to low employee engagement can be avoided when the right culture is in place. On the flip-side, having a toxic culture can be devastating.