Your Guide to Leading Your Team

You should clearly and simply let your employees know what you expect of them. Here is how you can set clear expectations for your employees.

If you're a small business owner with employees, you must pay into state unemployment insurance (SUI) and the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA).

Employees value a clear career path over all else.

The holidays can be a distracting time for the workplace. Learn how to create a positive atmosphere while keeping engagement high during the holidays.

Gamification is a newly popular tactic to promote employee loyalty and engagement by making work processes fun and rewarding.

Employees need clear communication to be fully engaged. Learn what comprises effective communication and how to improve communication with your team.

HR functions now comprise longtime HR roles and newer duties. Here's what you should know, whether you're outsourcing HR or hiring in-house.

The four types of payroll schedules are weekly, biweekly, semimonthly and monthly. Here's how to choose the best one for your business.

Studies show business ethics is linked to success for most businesses. How can you create a culture of ethics in your small business?

Learn how to become an effective leader and guide your team to success. See tips from experts and leadership mistakes to avoid.

If you fire an employee or change benefits providers, it is important to include a termination of benefits letter during the process. Here's how to write one and what to include.

Every business leader should work to improve their leadership skills. Aim for these 10 leadership goals – and learn how to put them into action.

Corporate social responsibility is imperative for businesses that want to appeal to modern consumers. Learn what it is and how to maintain it.

Email is more than omnipresent enough that etiquette has emerged around it. Here’s a guide to this etiquette.

A founding entrepreneur's death can devastate a business. Learn why founders matter and how to ensure your family is cared for if the unthinkable happens.

Learn how to analyze the current and future competitive landscape of your company with a BCG matrix.

A good apology is an excellent workplace communication tool. Learn how to craft the perfect workplace apology and what types of apologies to avoid.

As a business owner, you need to exercise critical thinking and teach this skill to your team. Learn how to develop and teach critical thinking skills.

The blue ocean strategy encourages tweaking your products to push them into their own market with low prices and no competition. Learn its pros and cons.

Employee breaks can lead to greater productivity and reduce burnout. Learn how to encourage employee breaks and follow laws concerning break time.

Find out what Summer Fridays are and how they can improve employee morale and productivity.

Find out how much time employees waste using their personal phones during the workday and how you can reduce such distractions.

If you want your employees to be more engaged at work, these ideas can help you motivate your team.

If you want to work on your leadership skills, learn the top signs of a bad boss – and how to improve your management style if this sounds like you. 

Employee performance reviews evaluate workers' job performance based on certain criteria. Learn how to create, track and manage employee performance plans.

Every country has its own customs for offering an apology. Here's how to make amends according to different international customs.

The Pareto analysis, also known as the 80/20 rule, is useful when many decisions need to be made. Learn how to conduct one for your business.

Agile scrum methodology is a project management system whose goal is to deliver the highest value to stakeholders. Learn how to implement it.

These eight training tactics help create an engaging and successful employee training program.

Discover how a FLSA self-audit could save your business from being fined $2,000 per employee.