It’s really rare these days for a growing company to ever do its payroll by hand. Everyone signs up for a traditional payroll service, such as ADP or Paychex, or a newer SaaS payroll service such as Gusto. I’ve seen companies go through this drill more than once. Two in particular stick out as having…
Read MoreThe HBR recently shared the results of a study showing that an increase in the amount of flattery received by a CEO disproportionately increased the likelihood of the CEO being fired. “You look mahvelous” Flattering the CEO increases chance of getting [him] fired http://t.co/2odFtkwBW3 — rickcolosimo (@rickcolosimo) November 5, 2013 That link is dead: look…
Read MoreMany of my clients are founders and CEOs of their companies. Sometimes, they’re inexperienced in this role, regardless of how old they are or how much education they have. One of my common themes for some of these folks is the “you’re the boss” speech. When you are the CEO, you are the captain of…
Read MoreThis Lifehacker post attempts to answer the question of how someone should handle befuddling legal documents, like terms of service, leases, car rental contracts, and so on. The easy answer is in the article: of course you should read everything. The problem is that that’s not what lawyers actually say and do because it’s advice…
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