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Drake International | October 11, 2016

Whether your goal is to increase employee motivation, engagement, or morale, one of the most effective actions you can take is to give employees more autonomy. This means giving them more room to make decisions, to think for themselves, to “own” their jobs. In short, it’s allowing them to think — and act — like a small business owner. Doing this will be very good for your bottom line....

Drake International | November 08, 2016

The first two steps in becoming a talent-management organization involve attracting and hiring right-fit/best-fit talent. After this has been achieved, the next question becomes, “How do you keep them?” After all, if you are going to spend the time and money to put a process in place for recruiting and hiring the best of the best, it is self-defeating to drop the ball after the employee comes on board. Jac Fitz-enz, author of the book “The ROI of Human Capital: Measuring the Ec...

Drake International | November 08, 2016

The goal of great leaders is to continuously be better tomorrow than they were today. Here are the top 10 leadership skills of great leaders. You may click on each leadership skill to review the complete article for those skills that may be harder for you than others. Leadership Skill #1: Be Trustworthy Trustworthy leaders create leaders that are better than they are. Staying true to your convictions means holding tough discussions, clarifying expectations, and letting those that choose not to c...

HR Dive | January 14, 2020

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has limited joint employer liability under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) in final regulations published Jan. 12. The rule, slated to be published in the Federal Register Jan. 16, spells out the circumstances under which more than one business can be held liable for FLSA violations. It largely adopts the "four-factor balancing test" from DOL's proposed version of the rule while also clarifying that an employee's "economic dependence&...