Remember, Common Sense by Thomas Paine, 1776: “Society in every state is a blessing, but government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.” March 2022: The past is the past. Let it go, for now. Be prepared for the rest of the year and what […]

How do employers find employees during an extreme labor shortage? This month we examine quality hiring and best practices as the Great Resignation continues. Workers in the shortest supply are service workers, educators, and healthcare workers. A recent visit to the emergency room at a hospital near you was beyond shocking. There were four times […]

Remember the term, Paradigm Shift? It is defined as a fundamental change in approach or underlying assumption. Remember Jack Nicholson’s famous quote from A Few Good Men? “You Can’t Handle the Truth!” Well, as employers, we need to be able to handle the truth. It is time to figure out the barriers to retaining and […]

Where will employees want to live and work? Time to drop a pin: Work-life balance has changed, and workers are in the driver’s seat. High wages in the Permian are commonplace, but the work-life saga is coming to a town near you, even in Timbuktu.  Those companies and locations that are forward-thinking may be the […]

How will businesses survive this pandemic? How will businesses stay healthy, wealthy, and wise? There seem to be many different schools of thought concerning how best to keep employees well enough to work during this pandemic. Americans enjoy a degree of freedom of choice, but some limits and opportunities tip the scales and allow employers […]