CoAdvantage – Far too many small business owners try to do too much themselves, only to end up overwhelmed by their workload. A 2022 survey from Capital One Business found that nearly half (42%) of small business owners report feeling burned out and more than half (52%) had taken no vacation in the past 12
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CoAdvantage -Maintaining healthy workplace boundaries is key to productivity. They serve as safeguards against threats that would encroach on a person’s time, energy, and willpower and prevent or slow them from successfully completing their work. In turn, healthy boundaries can ensure that employees stay energized and have the capacity to focus and get work done
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CoAdvantage -Being a business leader has always been hard work, but today’s workplaces are pushing many leaders to the brink. The expectations for business leaders have changed, and leaders’ roles have become more complex. To effectively lead today, leaders need more than just managerial skills; they must also be more authentic, adaptive, and empathetic. That
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CoAdvantage – Sometimes individual employees can be more critical to a business than may be immediately apparent. For example, many businesses rely on ongoing, established customer relationships that flow through individual account managers. Alternatively, a company may hire star salespeople who leverage their own extensive personal networks to make new sales. In these cases, the
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CoAdvantage – As the old year rolls over into the new, it’s a good opportunity for businesses to take stock and prepare. For HR teams, that means taking some time to understand where the challenges of 2022 – market disturbances, labor shortages, and more – have left them and what they need to do to
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CoAdvantage – The business world has been tested over the past few years, and 2022 has been no exception. The year has seen significant upheaval for businesses facing the first major interest rate hikes in years, ongoing labor challenges, and considerable geopolitical instability. As always, HR is at the frontlines finding ways for businesses to
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CoAdvantage – Many HR departments find themselves in a difficult situation: budgets are not increasing as fast as their workloads. TechTarget reports that HR budgets and headcounts are even contracting slightly (0.2% to 0.4%) at some organizations, while HR workloads are increasing by an average of 9%. This creates a Catch-22 situation: HR departments must
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CoAdvantage – Skills are an enormous concern for employers. The ability to reliably produce effective and successful work rests on having the necessary technical (hard) and soft skills. Right now, it’s harder than ever for employers to find skilled workers. As a result, concepts like “reskilling” and “upskilling” are a big focus for HR teams
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CoAdvantage – Managing employees is always one of the most challenging aspects of running a business, no matter the industry or company. That said, management issues can be particularly acute for small-to-midsize business owners, who often face difficulties that don’t affect enterprise-sized organizations. While a small business can have advantages over larger companies in many
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CoAdvantage – Would it help your business to have a constant 24/7 supply of workers who could work any open shift – as few or as many as you need – even on short notice? Imagine never going short-staffed again! That’s what a labor float pool does. A float pool – also sometimes called a
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