Joseph Wilcox's Blog – January 2020 Archive (5)

If you avoid arguments, lie to keep the peace, or believe that hiding behind your desk is better that disagreeing than this webinar is for you. Conflict is not a bad thing, in fact it can a truly positive tool in your professional toolkit if you let it. By taking hard conversations, feedback, and discomfort and transforming it with mediation and compassion you can grow in ways you never before imagined.…

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A leader does not necessarily manage, but a manager had better be a good leader.

Why is leadership so important.

Without leadership, nothing gets done. Leadership brings vision and ideas and sets the course or direction. Managers ensure execution.

People don't leave companies, they leave bosses. Leadership is the most important factor in staff retention and productivity.

Often people are uninspired or disgruntled but don't leave - they…

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The new salary rules are expected to impact at least a million workers nationwide, and to result in a significant increase in the number of employees who will be eligible for overtime pay.

In this webinar we will discuss the new rules. In particular we will discuss which jobs and which employers are likely to be impacted and what to do now in order to comply with the Fair Labor Standards Act.…

Solve problems and make effective decisions using critical thinking and simple, practical tools. Increase decision accuracy even when information is limited. Minimize poor decisions; neutralize the effects of stress, emotions, and distractions on decisions.

Use simple tools to enhance decision making and problem solving. Use critical thinking to challenge all assumptions and seek alternative information.…

One of the challenges facing accounting professionals is processing Automated Clearing House (ACH) payments from the federal government. This is a reason for this being so: while The National Automated Clearing House Association (NACHA) Operating Rules still apply when processing these payments; the Green Book outlines exceptions when…