LIFT Consulting/Automation Arts: How to Manage a Remote Workforce

There are unique challenges in managing a remote workforce. Questions that we often hear are:

–What is the most effective way to communicate with a remote workforce?
–What technology platforms are best to use and why?
–How frequently should I check-in with my employees?
–How do I manage employees’ productivity?
–How do I manage team meetings?
–How do I get employees to work together as a team?

Matthew Pletzer, CEO of LIFT Consulting, and Shaun Trudell, President of Automation Arts, will answer these questions and provide valuable tips and strategies for prospering while managing a remote workforce.

Join us for a free webinar focused on helping you navigate managing a remote workforce: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/webinar-effective-ways-to-manage-a-remote-workforce-tickets-99921662382

Lake Effect HR & Law: Legal Tips for Managing Your Hourly, Non-Exempt Staff Working From Home

It is crucial that employers take steps to prevent their non-exempt employees from working off the clock or working overtime without approval or being compensated. In this article are practical legal tips for employers as you navigate what might be unchartered waters for managing non-exempt staff.

Hannah Renfro, J.D. discusses the issues that employers need to consider. See the Full Article.

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Lake Effect HR & Law: WFH, Is It As Good As You Imagined?

The day has finally arrived, you are working from home full-time!  Are you out of your pajamas yet?  Have you at least brushed your teeth, eaten breakfast, fed the cat?

Working from home sounds great, but it takes discipline and practice for the transition to be successful.

We at Lake Effect have experience with managing WFH as a part of our normal work environment and have learned quite a bit since we started.  See the tips from our team.

Lake Effect HR & Law: Sustain Your Culture with a Remote Workforce

Just last week the majority of your staff worked on-site and now your entire team is working remotely, potentially with a whole family, including pets, in their home offices!  You’ve tested out the technology and applied the wage and hour laws, but how do you continue engaging your team and sustaining your workplace culture?

Tricia Perkins, SPHR, SHRM-SCP offers some best practices for employee and group engagement during this unusual time. See the Full Article