Staffing Industry Code of Ethics and What it Means for You

Staffing services realize the value of honesty and integrity in their dealings with business clients and workers. To maintain high ethical standards, all staffing firms that are members of the American Staffing Association have agreed to abide by a code of ethics in dealing with businesses and workers. If you are a business or worker […]

Using Vendor Management Systems to Save Your Firm Money

As companies take on more contingent labor, some are now beginning to use more information technology to keep track of spending and manage their contingent workforce. This software is called a vendor management system. A recent survey showed that more than 60 percent of companies are using a vendor management system, up from 30 percent […]

Employees and Your Company’s Culture

Achieving corporate success, and reaching success through motivating people, involves paying attention to three important factors – purpose, talent, and corporate culture. Purpose is simply believing in what you are doing, feeling that it is important and worthwhile.  It is knowing why you became a part of your company and what the company is trying […]

Keeping Your Company’s Plans Flexible

Many businesses prepare for the future with a plan, a written document that may have figures they hope to reach in sales or earnings, as well as other goals they hope to accomplish.  But the problem with these plans is that they are static.  They represent the company’s thinking at a certain point in time, […]

Dealing with High Turnover: How to Fill in the Gaps and Stop Talent Loss

Even the best of companies have employees who leave. Whether you’re considered a “best company” to work for, whether you’re large or a small firm of under 10 workers, you’re going to experience turnover. Staff turnover can be slow and relatively steady with workers leaving only because they decided to take another position because the […]

The Different Kinds of Leadership Styles

When we think of leaders, we think of people who take charge, who speak up, people who can take control of a situation.  But some recent research indicates that this model may not necessarily be true. Sometimes, people who are more reserved are better leaders than those who are more outgoing.  The most important element […]