How To Find Employees In a Gig Economy

How To Find Employees In a Gig Economy

Would you like Taco Bell delivered to you? Could your dog Fido use a midday walk while you’re at work? Maybe enjoy your Saturday morning and let someone else shop for and deliver your groceries? Just about any service you need to free up time and make your life easier...
Picking the Right Compensation Plan for Your Employees

Picking the Right Compensation Plan for Your Employees

It’s fantasy football season and leagues all around the country have held their drafts. In one type of draft each fantasy team starts out with a budget and bids on NFL players to build the best team with limited resources. This fantasy game parallels the real...
How to Improve Employee Retention and Happiness

How to Improve Employee Retention and Happiness

Lean in. Listen well. What I’m about to say is important. It’s one of the hard truths we don’t want to hear like deep-fried chicken is unhealthy; it may be delicious and soul-satisfying, but a steady diet of it fast-tracks you to the emergency room....
It’s Time to Use an Employee Time Tracking App

It’s Time to Use an Employee Time Tracking App

I saw a sign the other day that said, “If you’re waiting for a sign, this is it.”  If you’re a service-based business with remote employees, I have a sign for you. Or rather, I have a stat that’s your sign to solve your handwritten time...

Can Your Employees Be Trusted?

Most employees are trustworthy. But if you own a service company with remote employees, you should do as Ronald Reagan said, “Trust but verify.” Labor costs are your highest expense and you need to rely on more than the honor system. Employee Time Theft...