by Cora Willard | Mar 30, 2020 | Bookkeeping, Covid-19, Human Resources, Management, Reality Check, Small Business
The relief bill that passed on Friday contained real help for small businesses and now is the time to apply. The section of most immediate interest to all of us is the Paycheck Protection Program. Under this program money to help you cover payroll and additional...
by Cora Willard | Dec 4, 2019 | Human Resources, Management, Reality Check
Boss isn’t just a job title, it’s a sacred duty. “I don’t want my people to work overtime! But it keeps showing up on every payroll.” “My manager is embezzling. It didn’t matter so much when cash flow was good, but now it’s really hurting us.” “My receptionist is...
by Mat | Mar 8, 2019 | Human Resources, Management
What if getting our way wasn’t a confrontational process? What if negotiation wasn’t something to fear? Let’s start with the assumption that the person on the other side of the table is, in general, a reasonable human. Let’s presume that they have some goal in mind...
by Cora Willard | Oct 9, 2017 | Human Resources, Management, Reality Check
Entrepreneurs have chosen to function daily in conditions that would make less risk-tolerant humans queasy. There’s a lot of rewiring that goes into successful entrepreneurship, but our brains are tricksy and spend a lot of time looking for patterns and then feeding...
by Cora Willard | Oct 2, 2017 | Human Resources, Management, Reality Check
We have had lots of clients who wrestle with recurring internal issues that result in errors, expenses, and inefficiencies. Often, these problems can be tracked back to specific employees. At the point where we’re brought in as a consultant to help resolve the end...
by admin | May 20, 2016 | Client News, Human Resources, Management, Reality Check
Job hunting can be an arduous task. Often the job seeker (you) is so eager to have a job, any job, that you will look past some big red flags. Corporate culture is a HUGE part of your everyday. Shouldn’t you love, or at least like, your job and your company?...
