Business leaders focused on moving their companies to ever higher levels of efficiency, effectiveness, profitability and success are always looking for ways to improve. Achieving this objective requires a discerning awareness of what is — and isn’t — working. There’s a potential pitfall here, however, if leaders focus only on what they deem is wrong. […]
Right after congratulating me on my new position overseeing the human resources department at Hilltop Community Resources, an employee told me, “I hope I never find myself in your office.” To her, HR is the workplace equivalent of the principal’s office. After I conducted an informal poll and endured a few “uh-oh, HR is here” […]
Many people don’t think about, learn about or even review Medicare until they either turn 65 or find themselves in a situation in which they’re helping a loved one manage medical care. Sooner or later, you’re likely to interact with the Medicare system, and it’s not as intuitive as you might think. I joined with […]
The Biden administration has proposed limits to so-called 1031 like-kind real estate exchanges. Internal Revenue Code Section 1031 allows for the deferment of gains on the like-kind exchange of real property. Tax liability simply moves to the next property. According to the recently released Fiscal Year 2022 Budget and General Explanations of the Administration’s Fiscal Year […]
We wait all year, it seems, for summer to arrive. Now it’s finally here. When most of us think of summer, we think about outdoor fun, vacations and a chance to kick back. Summer offers many opportunities to stay active. Beware, though: Changes in schedules present challenges in keeping your fitness routine on track. So […]
As businesses reopen and employees return to a more typical work environments and schedules, it’s a good time to consider the options. Some employees have grown accustomed to their new normal and prefer different working situations. Employers have found they can function surprisingly well — in some cases more effectively and efficiently — using the […]
When you love what you do, there’s no drudgery or sense of burden. There’s only enthusiasm, passion and joy. In fact, you’ll often feel better when you’re “working” than when you’re not. You constantly seek to improve yourself and your business, and ideas flow readily. It’s fun being you in your business. More often than […]
Do you have human resource management experience? It seems as though it’s common to run into people with any kind of working experience who say they have HR experience. A lot of people can say they’ve hired and fired employees at some point in their careers. Human resource management involves far more, though than just […]
Many counties and states across the country have experienced declines in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths — including Colorado as a whole. Mesa County doesn’t follow that trend, however. Driven by multiple highly infectious variants and a relatively low vaccination rate, Mesa County had the second-highest one-week COVID-19 incidence (infection) rate and highest one-week COVID-19 […]
We’re all ready to put the COVID-19 pandemic in our collective rearview mirror. Many businesses have closed — some permanently. A fragmented work force and degraded academic system are among just a few of the other aftermaths. The pandemic also has given us some time to reflect on our lives — a search for value […]