There’s not an HR expert out there who could have predicted what the world of work would feel and look like in 2020. So when Society of American...
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Floral Industry Members Prep for a Disjointed Fall
Floral industry members around the country — and across segments — are gearing up for a fall season that feels different and more challenging than...
HR Pro Offers Advice on Leadership in Tough Times
If you’ve felt conflicting emotions as a leader in your business over the last few months — flying high one minute, in the depths of despair the...
4 Coronavirus Considerations for Your Business
Unless you’ve been living under a rock (in which case, you’re probably really safe!), you’ve no doubt been inundated with many troubling facts about...
4 Quick Tech Fixes for a Smooth Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day (on a Friday, sigh, on a long weekend, double sigh) has plenty of variables you can’t control. One thing you can be in charge of:...
Hiring for Christmas? Give Boomers a Chance
Like many others in the industry, Georgianne Vinicombe has struggled to find positive, dependable employees for her business. She has had three new...
In Tight Labor Market, HR Pro Stresses New Hire Processes
Historically low unemployment means that many floral industry business owners are struggling to find and keep workers. How do you get new hires to...
How to ‘Hire Smarter’ and Build a Stable Staff
Pop quiz: Think about the last employee to resign from your store — or, maybe, more realistically, the last person to just never show up. Do you...
HR Pro Dishes Onboarding Advice
In a tight labor market — when employees have plenty of options — the first impression you make on new team members has never been more important....
HR Pros Shares Advice on How to ‘Hire Smarter’
If you are having a hard time finding and keeping employees lately, you aren’t alone: The National Federation of Independent Business...
Mine HR Toolbox for Productive Performance Reviews
Before your staff disperses for the holidays, carve out time to meet one-on-one with employees and review the highs and lows of 2018. Annual...
Tight Knit. Bad Fit?
Here’s a variation of a question I hear from family business owners: “I hired my beloved cousin…but it’s not working out. What should I do?”...
Rules Meant to Be Broken: How to Attract and Keep Employees
No matter if you have one employee or 100, you need your staff is filled with quality hires. You want to attract and keep employees who are...
Florists Share 5 Best Practices for Employee Evaluations
Before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, carve out time to meet one-on-one with your staff and review the highs and lows of 2017. Annual employee...
Wanted: Longtime Team Members Ready to Adapt to Changes
Manuel Sotelo joined Dramm & Echter in Encinitas, California, almost 30 years ago. He started out processing orders and cutting lilies and...