President Biden’s July 9 executive order on promoting competition in the American economy marks the first step towards delivering on his broad campaign promise to eliminate noncompete and no-poach agreements that hinder the ability of employees to seek higher wages, better benefits, and improved working conditions. The order directs several federal departments and agencies to take action or…
Category: Management Tip
Management Tip: Bottom Line: Identify, Hire and Retain The Best Talent. Period.
This is a re-post from several years ago, and after reading it (and many other original posts that appeared on this site) the validity of the claims in this article still stand. Despite a changing world, some strategies remain effective.
Non-Compete Clauses Are Suffocating American Workers
Through non-compete clauses, employers have robbed tens of millions of workers of the right to practice their trade where they want. Non-competes can bar workers from accepting new employment in their field or industry for a year or more after they leave. Policymakers are now engaged in a largely unacknowledged debate over how to regulate…
Management and Marketing Tip: The Pareto Principle...
The Pareto Principle is also called the "80-20" and "Vital Few and Trivial Many" rule.
Management Tip: Mean-Spirited Managers
Another repost that I thought deserved reading again! You know it’s pretty amazing that when some people come to "power" (as in getting promoted to management) they suddenly become a horse’s derrière.
Management Tip: Do You Have A Skeptic on your Team?
Do you have someone on your staff that seems like he or she always has the knack to quickly and accurately size up a situation, but at the same time this person always seems somewhat skeptical of some of the company’s decisions?
Attorneys general come out against employee noncompete agreements
Attorneys general from 17 states and the District of Columbia called for the Federal Trade Commission to consider prohibiting employee noncompete, non-solicitation and no-poach agreements. At a minimum, they urged the FTC to consider bans on intra-franchise no-poach agreements, noncompete agreements for low-wage workers and a ban on noncompetes involving “multi-sided platforms” such as human…
Media and Advertising: Do Media Sales Organizations Understand (Or Care About) The Advertiser's Needs Anymore?
Media companies today are quickly losing touch with the needs of the advertiser.
Management Tip: Mean-Spirited Managers
You know it’s pretty amazing that when some people come to "power" (as in getting promoted to management) they suddenly become a horse’s derrière.
UPDATE: A lawyer reveals what to do when your boss demands you sign a non-compete agreement
One in five U.S. workers are covered by non-competition and non-solicitation agreements Non-competition and non-solicitation agreements are designed to protect employers from unfair competition by a former employee, and they are no longer just for CEOs and other highly paid professionals. Non-compete and non-solicitation agreements are now being used for lower-wage employees such as janitors.…