The answer is YES if you are a Philadelphia employer with 10 or more employees, based on legislation signed by Mayor Michael Nutter. Effective May 13, 2015, Philadelphia will require employers to provide paid sick leave to their employees. Other…
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COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE: ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH, PART 3
As stated in Part 2, Trinity believes the ultimate competitive advantage came come from your people as a result of ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH. For your people to be a competitive advantage requires their being part of an organizational work environment that…
Posted in Organizational & People Development
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE PART 2
As stated in Part 1, competitive advantage is derived typically from excelling at more than one of the following business aspects: Customer Service Financial Management Marketing Strategy, along with its execution Technology At Trinity, we believe the ultimate competitive advantage…
Posted in Organizational & People Development
COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE PART 1
Business experts have long pointed out that success involves a competitive advantage. Historically, the most commonly identified aspects of business that lead to a competitive advantage have included being better than your competitors at: Customer Service Finance Marketing Strategy Technology…
Posted in Organizational & People Development
SUPPLEMENTAL HEALTHCARE BENEFITS FOR EXECUTIVES
The health plan regulations of the Affordable Care Act caused many companies offering special medical reimbursement products to discontinue offering their programs. Those programs fell victim to new health plan provisions. However, as an exception, a Supplemental Health Insurance Plan…
Posted in Benefits Management
WHY USE ASSESSMENTS TO MAKE PEOPLE DECISIONS?
Let’s answer that question by asking another question. Have you ever hired an employee who you thought was going to be great and then later realized the person did not have what the position needed or was not a good…
Posted in Organizational & People Development
THE BUSINESS CASE FOR ALIGNMENT
If your company is like many other small and mid-sized businesses, your employees represent your organization’s: Largest (or 2nd largest) line item expense and Your most valuable asset This means your company’s productivity and profitability depend on having your employees…
Posted in Compensation & Performance Management
WHAT’S ON YOUR EMPLOYEES’ MINDS?
Do you sometimes wish you could read your employees’ minds–specifically, what matters most to them in working for your organization? A survey of employees asked them to describe what characteristics they would like to have in their employer—not what characteristics…
Posted in Employee & Labor Relations
ARE YOU READY FOR AN AMBUSH?
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is at it again. After being unsuccessful in 2012, it has now issued a Notice ofProposed Rulemaking which will put into effect the so-called“quickie union election”, effective April 14, 2015. Some have termed this…
Posted in Employee & Labor Relations
THE LINK BETWEEN EMPLOYEE SATISFACTION & ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE
For many years, there have been debates as to whether or not employees being “satisfied” translates into greater success for an organization. Those on both sides of this debate have mostly used opinion or anecdotal information to support their particular…
Posted in Strategy, Management & Leadership