Advice

What can we – as leaders of an organization – do to address employee stress? It can seem like an overwhelming task, but experts say much can be accomplished by simply opening lines of communication and regularly considering team members’ status and circumstances.

If you are still asking this question, then you are behind the times. If your business is still thriving without attention to diversity and inclusion, I can promise you your organization is going to plateau or go under, sooner rather than later, as more culturally attuned organizations outperform yours. Data backs this up.

Many recipients of federal Paycheck Protection Program loan proceeds are now beginning the process of applying for loan forgiveness. The U.S. Small Business Administration recently issued additional guidance on PPP loan forgiveness. There are some key takeaways proving helpful with regard to owner-employees, eligibility of certain rental and mortgage interest payments, and related-party rent.

As a full-time working parent in a leadership position, with two children in two different schools learning remotely during the pandemic, I offer the following advice: Let the mom/dad guilt go. 

Being Zoomed out is a state most can relate to these days, with COVID-19 still having many of us working remotely. Video calls can get draining and nonproductive if we aren’t careful. Here are some changes you can implement today.

If you have been out to eat since Massachusetts started to allow restaurants to reopen, you might have noticed many of your favorite places in Worcester are different.

When you think of the most established brands in the world, McDonald’s likely comes to mind. And...

Almost 60 million Latinos live in the United States, making up 18% of the population. It’s estimated according to the U.S. Department of Labor one in every three new employees by 2025 will be Latino or of Hispanic heritage.

According to data analytics experts at Gallup, the 2017 annual employee turnover rate was 26.3%, based on numbers from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. With the cost to replace one employee of a company ranging from one-half to two times that employee’s annual salary, it’s a worthwhile practice to review how employers can get to the root of why employees leave.

Why should you have powers of attorney for healthcare? To understand why you should have these documents, it’s first important to understand what they are and how they work.