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Leadership: What it means in today’s construction business

To keep your best employees, your leaders need to focus on building a culture where people feel that their work and crea...

August 18, 2016

Seven Characteristics of an Effective Mentor

Mentorship is a good way to bring more youth into the industry, retain more employees, and advance individual careers. R...

August 17, 2016

Sage Summit: CEO Stephen Kelly ignites passion at partner keynote

Sage CEO Stephen Kelly kicked off the start of the 2016 Sage Summit at McCormick Place in Chicago. Kelly welcomed over 2...

July 25, 2016

Mentoring: One + One = Smart

At Sage Summit 2016, Sage launched its mentor neighborhood program where entrepreneurs from around the world are availab...

July 25, 2016

How payroll can you help you find superstar performers in the workplace

Benoit Gruber, VP, global product marketing at Sage, shares with us how payroll can help you find and keep your star per...

July 22, 2016

Five great places to start analyzing payroll data

Payroll data is a vital source of your business and has the potential to have an immediate financial benefit. Here are 5...

July 18, 2016

End of the annual performance appraisal?

Some companies are electing to opt-out of the annual appraisal, considering it an archaic and ineffective employee evalu...

July 11, 2016

Competitive pay to recruit and retain employees

There are multiple factors that determine employee compensation. To keep up with market rates takes effort and costs money.

July 7, 2016

Why payroll is an untapped gold mine in the business world

Benoit Gruber, VP, global product marketing at Sage, shares with us why payroll is the untapped gold mine of business in...

July 7, 2016

Strategies for building a team in a growing market

Benoit Gruber, VP, global product marketing at Sage shares how to build the perfect team.

June 30, 2016

Time waster #6: Payroll administrator struggles with government reporting

Payroll reporting, in general, is a key area where you can increase efficiencies.

March 1, 2016

3 sweet lessons of success from Wally Amos

The story of the “Famous” Wally Amos and his unbeatable enthusiasm and ability to turn lemons into lemonade should inspi...

February 23, 2016

What to say to the people you don’t hire

Taking the time to personally notify interviewees about your final hiring decision helps set you apart as an employer of...

November 23, 2015

Seven training tips to attract and retain employees

If you’re looking for ways to attract workers to your construction company—and who isn’t these days–don’t forget about t...

October 14, 2015

How to manage staffing for overseas expansion

International staffing is important when developing a team to carry a brand’s identity overseas while integrating with t...

September 28, 2015

Four ways to find construction craft workers and professionals

According to an AGC 2015 survey, 76 percent of responding construction firms report having a hard time finding qualified...

September 18, 2015

Is your company’s job application process a black hole?

Take a minute and put yourself in the shoes of your job applicants. Do they know exactly where they stand in the hiring ...

July 22, 2015

How well do you know your job costs?

“Running construction jobs without knowing your job costs is like driving blindfolded in a NASCAR race. You’ll surely cr...

April 29, 2015

Why you need to become an employer of choice

Most of us are painfully aware that we are in the midst of a qualified worker shortage in the construction industry. So ...

April 22, 2015

Six reasons why construction is a cool career choice

Many workers don't understand the opportunities a construction career can offer. Learn six reasons why construction is c...

April 9, 2015

Want advice on being happy at work? Talk with a construction worker!

What is the best career choice? Construction! Construction has a happiness advantage: there are many opportunities for g...

February 12, 2015

Entrepreneurs, are you a threat to your own business?

Worried about your weaknesses affecting your business? Here’s how to adjust them—and maybe even turn them into strengths.

March 7, 2014