Challenge: Production is down because your staff just isn’t getting the hang of remote working yet. You’re still not there yet, with trusting that your staff is actually working while they’re at home. Not having the resources to “track” production. You’ve made yourself believe that recruiting can’t be done remotely either, as something gets “lost” …
Challenge: Somewhere between December and February a whole bunch of babies are going to be born. The holidays are right around the corner, and everyone is ready to head into turkey coma. You’re still trying to figure out if your current contingency plans are going to work for the long haul, or if you need …
COVID Baby Boom – Is this a real thing? Are you prepared? Read More »
Challenge: Vaccinations might be what it would take for employees to come back to work. People coming back to work willingly, knowing there is still an epidemic happening. Contingency Plans for sustaining/maintaining during COVID. We’re 7 months into this pandemic, at what point do you pull the trigger? I realize that it feels like the …
Challenge: You had to furlough, business has picked up, and you need your people back. Your employees are “milking” unemployment right now. When “normal” unemployment benefits run out for people, they might get to keep them through the end of the year. Unemployment Insurance Fraud is on the rise! People applying to jobs, going through …
Challenge: Adjusting to flexible work schedules. New company “norm”. Productivity is down. Employee absenteeism is on the rise. Stress, stress, and more stress! If you’ve found yourself caught up in the COVID minutia over the last 6 months, then you’re not alone. It’s been tough, as an employer and an employee. Floundering around and acting …
Challenge: How your company handled COVID Pay cuts. Expecting your people to work productively from home. Layoffs or furloughs. How employees handled COVID Can’t stay focused trying to juggle working remotely, kids, and school. Worrying about who’s been infected. Knowing people have died from it. Not sure if they should go out or stay inside. …
Supply vs. Demand – Are we in an employee’s market or an employer’s market right now? Read More »
Challenge: How to recover from your company being crippled because of losing people, losing business, losing trust, and having to work remotely, due to COVID. You’re hoping that once this “COVID thing” goes away, things will go back to “normal”. You’re going to be recovering from losing people and business. You’re going to be recovering …
Recovery Game Plan – Grading your adaptability post COVID Read More »
What do work quality, expertise, and hiring flexibility have in common? Are you finding that in order to get through the damage that COVID has caused your business, that you’re having to cut costs affecting payroll? We’re seeing 10-20% pay cuts across the board with a lot of companies out there right now (just to …
From Running My Own Business to Joining the Team at AIS For 18 years my husband and I ran a very successful home inspection business in Maryland. In late 2016 to early 2017, I had the pleasure of dealing with a couple that were looking to buy a home that required renovation work. One aspect …
These have certainly been trying times, to say the least. There are so many people out there who have been reacting to everything COVID-19 related. You have businesses that shut their doors, laying people off, putting a complete freeze on all hiring. You have people who were following instructions and completely quarantining themselves, to the …
