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Have You Gone All-In? If you have worked long enough at one company, you have probably experienced the dreaded workplace rut at some point or another. It can be hard to shake and sometimes sends people to other places of employment.

Many managers within today’s workplace are starting their first leadership experience. As a hiring manager, you saw something in them, whether they’re an outside hire or an in-house promotion. Being promoted into a leadership position greatly changes the pace of the work environment.

If you’ve been in the workplace long enough, you’re likely to have a story or 20 about one horrible place you’ve experienced. We’ve found that many of those toxic workplace environments share a few basic characteristics. As an employer, it’s important to try and avoid these as much as possible.

It doesn’t take much to change the culture of an entire workplace. New management or an influx of new employees can make your place of work feel very different in a short amount of time.

Diversity is something that makes being an American beautiful. The opportunities in this country are plentiful and people of all cultures can work together to create something special. With diversity comes different personalities, backgrounds, and methods of communication.

If you hang around the water cooler, you have probably experienced your coworkers discussing the new “Pokémon Go” mobile game. The app encourages users to catch Pokémon through the GPS technology on their phones. The game more than likely seems completely irrelevant to your business.

School is out, the sun in shining, and all we want to do is relax in the air conditioning. It’s that time of the year again; to start your summer reading!

Collecting honest feedback from employees about their managers can be a challenge. That’s why more and more organizations are adopting anonymous, 360-degree reviews from their staffs.

This week is all about the SMB and entrepreneurs:

Compliance–it is one of the top concerns for SMBs this year, but where does the SMB begin? Many aspects of a business are required to meet federal and state standards.

Employers today have choices that their predecessors did not. In the past, employers relied on a timecard and on their employees’ truthfulness when working offsite. (And, this wasn’t that long ago.

This week, a case with potential ramifications for both businesses and consumers received important attention from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—the Bureau and the Office of the Solicitor General sent an amicus brief on behalf of the plaintiff in the case of Spokeo, Inc. v. Thomas Robins…