3 types of questions great leaders use to get clear, detailed answers
Sometimes, communicating with others at work can be like pulling teeth.
Sometimes, communicating with others at work can be like pulling teeth.
When it’s used correctly, paid time off (PTO) is the type of benefit that prevents staffers from burning out. Unfortunately, PTO abuse is an all-too-common occurrence for many employers.
Heart-shaped candy? Check. Flowers? Check. Inappropriate “meetings” in the conference room? Probably, says a brand new survey on office romance.
During turbulent times, inter-office conflict tends to be the rule rather than the exception. Now is a great time to brush up on the most effective ways to deal with it.
The clarity of your finance department’s policy manual can be the difference between polished processes and confused chaos.
Summer is quickly coming to a close, which brings the start of fall conference season … and more expense reports for Finance!
Yes, in a perfect world every staffer would handle sensitive finance data with the hands of a surgeon: carefully, cautiously – and not spreading anything he or she shouldn’t.
Between a pressing need to cut costs and the convenience of webinars and video-conferences, many firms are limiting or eliminating travel altogether. But T&E still has its place.
Even if your company is one of the lucky ones that continues to thrive, chances are many of your customers aren’t in the same boat. Here’s help for dealing with those perennial late payers.
Soon enough your department will be in the throes of another year-end close. But before the chaos commences, make sure you’ve done these four things.
From cell phones to BlackBerrys, does keeping Finance equipped with up-to-date wireless communication tools have to be so costly?
You never like to see a finance staffer leave (OK, maybe not never), but you certainly don’t want your top performer to say sayonara to your department. There may be good reason to be worried:
Sneaky Sara in Purchasing, that salesguy who thinks T&E rules don’t apply to him … even your co-worker in Finance who eats those smelly lunches at his desk every day. There’s probably (at least) one person in your office who really gets under your skin.
Not updating the employee handbook regularly is a mistake employers can’t afford to make. This document is employers’ first line of defense against litigation.
T&E compliance can be a source of stress for your staffers and a strain on your company’s pocketbook … especially when employees don’t follow your policies to the letter.
The most expensive book in your office may be in every employee’s desk: the company policy manual.
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