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Compensation and Motivation
Keep Good Employees With Proper Rewards
It's not just money that motivates employees. Research indicates that employees want to be appreciated.
Five Cures for Receptionist Turn-Over Blues
Successful firms know that this person who greets the clients and answers the phones gives an instant impression of the firm and how you do business. Here are tips for hanging on to a good one.
A Headhunter's Advice: How to Keep Your Lawyers
The two secrets seem to be "talk" and "use technology". Some good tips here.
What Must Firms Change to Nurture and Retain Their Best Professional Staff?
An exclusive AOMAR study of CPAs finds many accountants feel slighted, powerless or frustrated to make the kind of contributions their firms want and need.
New Views To Help Firms Adjust Professionals' Pay
Most professional staff feel satisfied with their compensation. Tax CPAs think they deserve more.
Hay Report Identifies Which Incentive Pay Plans Work Best
Pay for performance plans and team-based pay are on the increase.
To Maintain Associate Leverage, Are Law Firm Partners Creating Future Risks?
Firms are most vulnerable where 3-7 year associates are concerned. Can you avoid costly salary increases?
Does Your Incentive Plan Accidentally 'Penalize' Your Top Performers?
Characteristics of 'above-and-beyond' and 'key contributor' programs. They're not for everyone.
Low Cost Ways to Boost Morale
A recent Gallup poll says you don't have to throw money around to make employees happy. Get the story on what they really want.
Performance Appraisal--a Necessary Evil?
This management area is commonly complained about by both employees and management. Take this short quiz to rate performance appraisals in your firm.
Coopers & Lybrand details how to structure incentive pay
Incentives can benefit the firm and motivate employees. 90% of the firms in this study by the Big Six accounting firm are getting a payoff from offering incentives.
Compete on Associate Hiring and Compensation
What the best are looking for and how to be more competitive in getting them to sign.
Why 25% of Workers Think They Could Do 50% More
Are you doing everything your firm can do to break the "productivity barriers"?
Benefits
Can You Improve Benefits During Budget Cutbacks?
Find the "hooks" and "strokes" that will make your employees' work lives a little nicer...
How Law Firms Are Dealing With Holidays For Their Part-Time Employees
Highlights of comments from the Association of Legal Administrators about how their firms handle the problem.
HR Consultant Offers Ten Tips to Improve Your Benefits Strategy
Benefits transactions can add value to the bottom line.
Telecommuting
Remote Control
There are tricks to managing a virtual operation and telecommuters.
Working at Home--The Right Way to Be a Star in Your Bunny Slippers
How 9 million telecommuters are staying on top of their jobs and getting promoted.
Pacific Bell Telecommuting Guide
See how the telecommunications giant manages its remote employees.
Telecommuting: culture, social roles, and managing telecommuters
A scholarly look at the nature of telecommuting and what it will take to manage telecommuters in the future. How will your firm take advantage of the phenomenon?
Pitfalls in Paternalism
In the past five years paternalism has declined dramatically in larger organizations, but in smaller and startup firms well intentioned partners sometimes make promises that can be considered a contract. Is your firm at risk?
To Hire A Contractor or Employee...That is the Question
The IRS wants to classify as many workers as possible as employees, which creates requirements and obligations for employers. You need to know the best approach.
6 Ways For Firm Leaders to Enhance Scheduling and Staff Development
If you want to win the scheduling game, take advantage of these tips and be brave about assigning staff from different departments to jobs outside their areas.
Employee Development -- Formal Instruction vs. On-The-Job-Training
There are advantages to both approaches, but don't expect employees to do what you want them to without training.
Managing Difficult Bosses: Do's and Don'ts With 7 Common Types
Helpful tips on how, when, and where to ask for what you want from the authors of What to Say To Get What You Want.
New Confessions of an Acquisition Veteran: Beware of Politics, Practices & Systems
Acquisitions result in double duties and double headaches. See the sidebar story "M & A Checklist". |
