HR is a Creative Process, no really!

Recently, a colleague accused me of being creative. How dare she! I am a successful business owner and coach known for telling it like it is, and I can crunch numbers with the best of them (though a ten-key comes in handy). None of this “creativity” nonsense. I should...

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Collaboration is Key

I learned at an early age that working together is the best way to get things done. My baby sister was born on a freezing Tuesday night in February. As Dad traveled for work, Mom sank into what we now know was post-partum depression. I was the oldest child, and it...

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“Easy” Employee Engagement Tips

Do your workers seem bored and listless, as if they’re just going through the motions? Yeah, you say, but I can’t do anything about it. Work is work. At least they get a paycheck. But all work—or at least all workplaces—are not created equal. Whether or not you think...

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Plan your Success

As 2018 gets underway, we all are striving to set goals and take those first steps to meeting them. Structure for Success is no different. Our biggest goal this year is to expand. We aim to work with more clients this year at a higher level, and to provide more...

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Are your expectations clear?

My January best practice tip builds on all the hard work you put into creating your Year End Strategic Plan. Didn't get that done? No problem! There is still time to review what worked and didn't work for your business last year and to create a custom blueprint for...

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News Alert: Minimum Wage to Increase January 2018

Remember Proposition 206? The one that requires all businesses with at least one employee to provide paid sick leave effective July 1, 2017?  Another important provision of Prop 206 is an incremental increase in the minimum wage for hourly employees. As a result, the...

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Are You Ready to Ring in the New Year?

Did you say 2018? Where did 2017 go? More to the point, how did it go? Did you hit all your business goals? If you did, congratulations. Set even higher goals for next year. But if you didn’t, don’t beat yourself up—build yourself up. Now is the time to figure out...

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