Clear, concise, and effective communications for both internal office documents as well as customer-facing copy can mean reducing wasted time and costly miscommunications as well as mean the difference between closing or losing the deal. Writing well at work is an often-overlooked virtue. Job descriptions required “excellent communications skills” and…

One example of a business optimization technique within the HR department is automating enrollments, adds, terms, life events, etc. with a direct integration between your HRIS or HCM system (or learn about engaging the right system) and the carriers within your benefits offerings. This automation not only reduces errors and…

HR departments, for any-size company and specifically the small and mid-sized company, are over overburdened with ministerial and manual tasks necessary to keep HR systems, benefit administration, and compliance issues. These tasks take professionals’ time and talent and re-directs it to duties that can and should be automated. In addition,…

Leaking money in business is a common problem with several contributing factors.  Often times, when a leak occurs, it is un-noticed or ignored. A flood, you remedy—quickly! But, a leak, slow, annoying, and cumulative, often go ignored. Leaking money will affect your bottom line. But where are leaks and how…

(Portions of this article retrieved from Squarefoot.com) To illustrate the value of a commercial real estate broker, let’s talk about apartments for a moment. As time-consuming as finding an apartment is, the process for seeking one is straightforward. Browse listings across a handful of trusted sites, isolate the apartments with…

By Amy Zewe of Alseata, Inc. and Dana Weinberg of Mid-Atlantic Commercial Realty Abraham Lincoln Had It Right – “He who represents himself has a fool for a client.” While this may have been said in the context of attorneys and the law, commercial real estate transactions are legal events…

We can always do things better. (If we didn’t believe that, we’d still be using rocks for tools.) So it makes sense for employers to think about how to improve efficiency in business. One way to improve efficiency in business is focusing on training. The more training people get, it stands…

Here are five reasons why investing in employee training pays off for your business. In many organizations, human resources are labeled as the most valuable asset. Yet, you’ll occasionally hear a few snickers from skeptics. Opponents of the employees-as-company-assets mindset believe that more than a label, managers need to treat employees in…

Organizations spent $359 billion globally on training in 2016, but was it worth it? Not when you consider the following: 75% of 1,500 managers surveyed from across 50 organizations were dissatisfied with their company’s Learning & Development (L&D) function; 70% of employees report that they don’t have mastery of the skills needed to do their…

Hiring a business consultant is costly enough without hiring the wrong one. There will be a time when you and your business will face the need for outside consulting and help. It might be market information you need, or advice, skills, strategies and techniques that don’t exist in your organization.…