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Many companies are beginning to value green initiatives more than ever, not only to become more socially responsible but also to conserve expensive resources and increase business efficiencies.

Small businesses often are notorious for high employee turnover rates. Why is this? There are plenty of reasons, but one of the most common concerns has to do with the limitations of documentation. Hiring quality employees and maintaining a quality staff allows your organization to attract new talent that's top rated and reliable. If you struggle with your hires, firing them or losing them quickly, you will attract the same type of employee. With attendance management software, you can get a better grip on the number of people bringing in, how...

As a small to medium business owner, one of your biggest obstacles is managing the paperwork. You need to put your time and effort out there on the floor working with your customers and employees. But, you also know the importance of properly managing your employee data. With employee tracking software, it becomes possible to pull together a great deal of information to create an effective and efficient way of accurate record keeping. It's important to always have insight into the way your employees are performing. But, the software makes it...

The performance appraisal process can be taxing to implement in any organization. Maybe you’re still passing paper appraisals around the office or maybe you’ve taken it up a step and are using Excel spreadsheets. Either way, seeing the process through from beginning to end can be quite a consuming job for managers and HR professionals. The right type of performance appraisal software can make this activity much easier. So how can employee appraisal softwaremake your life easier? We’ll look at five ways.

It has been just recently that I have realized the importance of documenting employee performance throughout the performance review period and setting performance standards and expectations. I have been in HR and payroll management, consulting, and sales for the past 25+ years. Currently I work with performance management software in the development of the software and providing demonstrations and webinars on performance management. I have read books and articles and talked with HRmanagers about performance management and the importance of...

Despite the positive tone that managers will bring to the performance evaluations, there will occasionally be difficult situations. Maybe you have to review poorly performing workers, deal with insubordinate employees, or overcome personal conflicts. There are three key points for managers to remember when dealing with difficult situations.