Whether it’s a changing market dynamic, a resignation from a senior leader, COVID-19, or a yet-to-be-determined presidential election winner, leading in the midst of uncertainty can be quite a challenge. At times, the uncertainty is limited to within your company walls or perhaps within your particular department or team. Other times, the uncertainty is felt …
The owner of a small business here in Georgia is trying to collect unemployment funds from his employees. When his employees were furloughed related to COVID-19, they received unemployment benefits, including the extra $600 per week that was part of the CARES Act. So, at least some of them received more in unemployment than their …
Now that we’ve passed Labor Day, it feels like fall is officially arriving (even if it’s still in the 80’s here in Georgia), and that means that Election Day will be here soon. Some states require that companies provide time off to vote, but the rules vary on the specifics and whether it must be …
With back to school quickly approaching, many working parents are beyond stressed about the fall. Due to COVID-19, some schools are beginning the year virtually while others are offering a hybrid of virtual and in-person options, all of which is leaving parents scrambling to piece together a plan for child care and education. Ayesha Badhwar …
Given how different work has been over the last few months during COVID-19, you may be wondering whether to cancel your regularly-scheduled performance evaluations. Some employees have been furloughed, others have been working from home (some while also caring for their children), some have needed to take time off for COVID-related reasons, while others have …
The Payroll Protection Program (PPP) is an element of the CARES Act that provides assistance to small businesses with 500 or fewer employees to help them pay their employees during the COVID-19 pandemic. It provides a lot of helpful provisions, but certain aspects, such as only having 8 weeks to use the loan, have been …
Originally published April 3, 2020. Updated June 29, 2020, to reflect PPPFA updates. On July 3, 2020, the application deadline was extended to August 8, 2020. If you’re a small business, you may be starting to have difficulty paying your employees as you may have decreased revenue coming in or your business may not be …
In our final article about “Creating a Better Normal at Work,” we’ll focus on what I think may be the hardest topic – how we spend our time. Time seems to move faster and faster. Before you know it, the week is gone, and then the month, and then the year. It’s hard to figure …
As we work to create a better future – a better “normal” – it’s time to talk about everyone’s favorite topic (or maybe not) – money! Whether you love budgeting or loathe it, it’s one of those necessary tasks that I would guess you do each year during your company’s budget season. How we spend …
In a previous article, we discussed that, as much as we may be ready for this pandemic to be over and normality to resume, we have an enormous opportunity to intentionally create a better “future normal” rather than rushing back into the old normal. Having that perspective means we’ll need to do some things differently. …
