It may be the “most wonderful time of the year,” but the holidays can be hard on health and productivity. Year-end deadlines, holiday events, travel, and family obligations make it easy for business owners, family members, and employees to feel overwhelmed. Help your team members and their families with these strategies: Encourage Balance Often people feel torn between work responsibilities and personal commitments. Provide flexibility to help employees take care of the increased…

Artificial intelligence (AI) is said to be the next big factor in improving a company’s productivity. But our next guest says there will always be room for individualized leadership skills training to help company owners and managers improve employee productivity. Mike Switzer interviews Leslie Hayes, founder of The Hayes Approach in Greenville, S.C.

Last summer, I had the privilege to attend the national Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) conference in Detroit. Leaders of several federal agencies cast a vision of vastly improved data systems in the education and workforce development space. Good data undergirds sound policy and can provide our current and emerging workforce with information that will accelerate their path to economic mobility. Six months later, I am proud to say that South Carolina is leading the charge…

If you are an employer who has questions about laying off immigrant workers, look no further. The following fact sheet provides a detailed explanation of the law as it relates to immigrants and their eligibility for unemployment compensation.

“Can we eat ice cream all the time?” I asked my mother as a child.  The idea sounded as blissful to my childish ears as the fantasy of working from home has to my adult ones.  I have often dreamed about working from home – in a nice sunny spot with my coffee, my cat and my fuzzy slippers; a fantasy escape while sitting in rush hour traffic or listening to my stomach growl through a meeting.  However, as I now know, ice cream all the time has its downside, and working from home is…