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By CEO Jim Annis   There’s a new battle being waged for your time that will suck the life out of your innovation culture…if you let it. In past articles we have talked about the importance of white space to the six roles of the CEO (Strategist, Ambassador, Inventor, Coach, Investor and Student). Social media […]

By CEO Jim Annis Company culture is probably the most written about and one of the most misunderstood subjects. The term refers to the beliefs and behaviors that determine how a company's employees and management interact and handle business transactions. Often implied, it develops organically over time from the cumulative traits of the people the […]

Are your employees allowed to use social media in the workplace? There's no denying work environments have changed. Chitter chatter around the water cooler has died. Today’s working world involves likes, tweets, shares, comments, video calling and instant messaging. Numerous businesses grasp the advantage social media can have, however it is still a largely debated […]

It’s no secret that company initiatives can often get lost amid the demands of day-to-day work. Programs revolving around things such as company culture, wellness, or giving back can be easy to forget after the initial roll-out to employees. So, how do we keep these important initiatives that feed our company’s success at the forefront […]

Staying compliant is a never ending task. Here’s the latest update in the HR and employment world: A new I-9 form will become mandatory on September 17, 2017. Make sure to note it contains very minor changes from the current I-9. As an employer, you are obligated to provide proper Form I-9 training to the […]

It's no secret that many things have changed in the Northern Nevada community. Along with new companies coming in, housing costs on the up and up, and the rise of entrepreneurship - the workforce and their demands are changing as well. We saw an almost $2 per hour wage increase in the span of mid-2015 to […]

Conference attendee selection might be agonizing at your organization because 1) everyone wants to go, or; 2) it’s just the opposite and you resort to drawing straws and the short one is sent off. Budgets are tight, you've set goals as to what you want to accomplish and you want the most out of your […]

It's May Day, the weather is nice, and you're feeling lethargic as the 2 p.m. slump hits. You may be in your cubicle at your desk. You may have had too many cups of coffee today. You may be in a conference meeting trying to stay awake. How do you stay alert, refreshed, energized, and […]

By Megan Annis, HR & Client Care Manager Please read below excerpts from an article from Holland & Hart. Though marijuana remains illegal under federal law, effective January 1, 2017, Nevada voters approved the legalization of recreational marijuana by persons 21 years of age or older. As such, marijuana use by employees is expected to rise […]

By Jim Annis, CEO   It’s morning. You wake up, throw your feet over the bed and – oops! – there’s the family dog. What do you do? Kick the dog? Or pet the dog? That’s always been my litmus test about whether a person has a positive versus negative attitude. I would pet the […]

No really. There is a third path — one that is bigger and global, where we move away from assuming that all high school seniors go on to college or trade school or anything at all but “ad hoc” training. Is this a case of “what’s old is new again?” No. This is big. When […]

By Jim Annis, CEO   Generation Z is a force to be reckoned with. They were born between 1994 and 2010 and — if you assume a college path — they began hitting the workplace last year. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Gen Z makes up 25 percent of our population, outnumbering millennials and […]