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K. Leigh Wisotzkey

Employee Engagement is an Inside Job

Whether you’re familiar with the term “employee engagement” or not, you may be conjuring up an image of employee group volunteer activities, employees talking one-on-one with managers, company picnics, or even team huddles. All of those things may very well…

Are Employees Walking Away with Your Business?

Protecting your business assets using noncompete, confidentiality, and separation agreements Two employees of a hair salon walked out and set up shop several blocks away, taking the majority of their clients with them. This could be a devastating loss to…

Offenses, Harassment, and Dating in the Workplace

You’re leaving work late, round the corner to the elevator, and roll up on your boss and a colleague in a steamy embrace. Awkward! It looks consensual, and you’re not being sexually harassed, but it’s uncomfortable, not just in this…

Stiff Joints Stealing Your Joy? What You Can Do about Osteoarthritis …

By K. LEIGH WISOTZKEY “I used to, but I just can’t do it anymore…” Sound familiar?  It’s a statement heard from people everywhere, whether they’re talking about dancing, crafting, working, or taking long, peaceful walks. Stiff, painful joints, especially in…

Navigating Business Finance Needs for Small and Medium Businesses

Beyond initial startup, small and medium businesses often find a need to finance growing and/or sustaining their businesses and look to their local bank or credit union for help.  Since your financial institution plays such a critical role in your…

Business Insurance – What Type of Coverage and How Much?

Insurance may not be your favorite topic of conversation or expense to consider, and that’s likely due to lack of knowledge and understanding. Unless you are versed in policy and coverage lingo, it can be very confusing to understand what…

Diversity or Discrimination – What Are Your Hiring Concerns?

Affirmative action, equal opportunity employment, diversity, and inclusion — there are so many considerations when you’re trying to do the right thing as a business, hire the best people, and steer clear of anything associated with that nasty “D” word:…

Minimize the Effects of Stress

Stress. How can one little word hold so much power in our lives? It fills our minds and settles into our bodies and can become something more — a medical condition or constant pain that affects how we perform, how…