Answers to the Top 4 Questions About Starting a Business in Hawaii
Thinking about starting a new business in Hawaii? Here are answers to 4 commonly asked questions that we receive as people begin a new endeavor.
How to Prepare Your Business for Economic Downturns & Recession Proof Your business
There’s been a lot of talk about recession lately. You’ll find discussions of an economic slowdown just about everywhere: the evening news, printed across newspaper headlines, and even the discussions we have within our social circle. Unfortunately, this is what many experts are predicting as we head into 2023. But it doesn’t have to be…
Voluntary Benefits at work: A Winning Strategy for Employee Retention
Learn about the power of voluntary benefits as an employer differentiator and its impact to meet real employee health, wellness and financial needs.
State vs. Federal: Which Wage Laws Apply?
Federal wage laws, like the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), apply to employers across the nation. But when you have employees in a state like Hawaii that has its own wage laws, how do you know which one applies to you? Before we dig into what to do, let’s quickly define what the FLSA is…
Are You Making These Common Wage & Hour Mistakes?
Wage and hour laws can be complicated, but it’s important to get it right. Here are 5 common mistakes employers make and how you can avoid them.
5 Ways to Bring Your Employer Brand to Life
In an earlier post, we discussed how to get started creating an employer brand as well as the importance of a positive candidate experience to attract and hire top talent. Let’s take the conversation a step further and discuss specific tactics you can use to bring your employer brand to life and make your company…
Building Your Employer Brand to Attract New Talent
No matter the size, every company has a unique story to tell, and it can be used to create a compelling employer branding message that will not only help retain current employees, but attract top talent. In today’s candidate-driven market, competition for talent is high, and the period between a candidate’s first interaction with a…
4 Performance Management Best Practices
According to a survey conducted by Energage, two-way communication is the largest differentiator in the leading companies noted as Top Places to Work. More so, numerous studies have shown a clear correlation between open, honest communication with employers and employee job satisfaction. This is a primary driver for why improving communication between employees and management…
Five Ways to Advance Your Leadership Skills in 2019
Better leaders create better teams, which results in greater efficiency, productivity, and confidence. But becoming a more effective leader requires spending time and resources on learning and developing your skills. We promise you the investment will pay off. In fact, you’ll see higher sales, lower turnover, and higher customer satisfaction. But where should you start…
Setting Goals? Focus on This Instead
This article is an excerpt from Atomic Habits, James Clear’s New York Times best-seller. Join us for Growth Series with James Clear on February 27, 2019 to learn about how to improve 1% every day through tiny changes. Registration is still open. Use promo code GS2019 to save your seats.  Prevailing wisdom claims that the best way to achieve what…
How to Get 1% Better Every Day
What are your most important goals in life? What habits fuel those goals? And what would happen if every day, you were able to get 1% better at each of those habits? Tiny changes can equal remarkable results—that’s New York Times best-selling author, James Clear’s topic at our first Growth Series event of 2019. Mark…
An Employer’s Guide to Hawaii’s New Salary History Ban
Earlier this year, Governor David Ige signed a bill into law which prohibits employers from asking job applicants about their salary history. Hawaii’s Equal Pay Act, also known as the Salary Ban Law, takes effect on January 1, 2019. So what do you need to know? While it’s true these changes mean many businesses will…