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5 Atypical Employee Benefit Offerings

Go outside the benefit offering checkbox and reap the result of top performers who are easier to attract and stay longer.  Read more

How to Choose a Holiday Gift for Your Staff

Deciding what to give and how much to spend on holiday gifts is not always easy, especially is a down economy. Here are some tips on how to keep staff gifts ...  Read more

What to Consider When Giving a Holiday Bonus

Holiday bonuses can go a long way to making employees happy, but this year's cash or gift will set the stage for next year's. Here's what to consider when ch...  Read more

How to Hang on to Top Talent

A new survey says a third of companies will consider raises, while others may offer flexible working hours or bonuses.  Read more

How to Implement a Continuing Education Program

Investing in your employees through a continuing education program shows that you value their contributions and want to see them succeed.  Read more

7 Ways to Socialize With Your Employees (and Not Get in Trouble)

Whether you need to foster teamwork, get a major project underway, or just show your team a fun time, there's a wholesome - but not utterly nerdy - way.  Read more

Employee Gets the Lush Treatment

Giving back to employees and the world is a top priority at Lush Cosmetics.  Read more

Court Backs Employers on Unpaid Bonuses

A state court rules that employers who are sued over some unpaid bonuses are not subject to stiff penalties associated with wages.  Read more

How to Start a Volunteer Program

Encouraging your company employees to volunteer in their community can improve morale and attract new business.  Read more

Meet the Top Small Company Workplaces of 2010

What smart, principled, and effective management looks like today.  Read more

A Little Enlightened Self-Interest

Patagonia's Yvon Chouinard and Winning Workplaces's Ken Lehman talk about values, ethics, and why companies that treat employees well have a business advantage.  Read more

A Look Inside the Un-Factory

Good friends, good food, good times. Yes, this is a chemical company, but it feels less like a factory than a combination greenhouse and family garage.  Read more

Testing a Company's Commitment to Transparency

When executives at Return Path decided to sell a division, they also had to decide whether they would bend their commitment to openness and transparency.  Read more

How to Build a Beautiful Company

Employing open-book management and leadership by consensus, the Sky Factory's Bill Witherspoon has set out to create the perfect business.  Read more

Great Workplaces By the Numbers

Impressive statistics from the 2010 Top Small Company Workplaces winners and finalists.  Read more

Opening the Books and Motivating Workers

How companies such as Pool Covers and Ginger Bay Salon & Spa use open-book management to get the best out of their employees.  Read more

How to Improve Your Employees' Work-Life Balance

Telecommuting, daycare, and other employee benefits help workers balance their duties at work and at home.  Read more

How to Build a Wellness Program

Starting a wellness program doesn't always mean installing a fitness center and hiring a full-time wellness coach. Here's how to improve your employee's heal...  Read more

How to Encourage Your Employees to Bike to Work

Encouraging your employees to bike to work can be part of your company's overall "green" strategy or simply a way for your employees to stay fit.  Read more

How to Build a Competitive Employee Benefits Package

A generous employee benefits package can be an excellent way to keep the talent you have, and to recruit the cream of the crop.  Read more

Why You Should Take Your Kids to Work

This month is a good time to focus on creating a true work-life balance atmosphere in your organization. Today is "Take Our Daughters And Sons To ...  Read more

How to Start a Mentoring Program

Mentoring uses the resources your company already has to improve employee satisfaction, develop leadership, and teach new skills. Here's how to start your co...  Read more

Should You Encourage Employee Side Projects?

It's counterintuitive to encourage employees to pursue projects that don't further your mission statement or your bottom line, but here's why you should cons...  Read more

The Joint-Venture Holiday Party

To manage costs, some small businesses are pooling their resources and hosting joint holiday parties.  Read more

Where Every Day is Take Your Baby to Work Day

Why some companies are allowing employees to bring their babies to the office.  Read more

What's in a Job Title? [Video] 

Doling out flashy titles may seem like a cheap way to attract and retain top recruits. But it's also risky. Associate editor Nadine Heintz explai...  Watch video

Healthy Business Practices 

Guille Cruze, CEO of The Whitestone Group, discusses the cost of providing health care to employees, and the strategies he has utilized to get them down.   Watch video

Rewarding Teams along the Way

If you want to build high-performance teams, you need to recognize and reward both individual and team efforts. Try these tips to get the most out of your te...  Read more

Making Work Fun

Offbeat workplace celebrations can help maintain a lighthearted atmosphere.  Read more

The King of Perks

Here's why one CEO believes that the best way to retain employees is with great perks.  Read more

It Takes More Than Pay to Keep Good Workers

Companies are finding a number of ways to expand responsiveness and flexibility beyond traditional compensation programs to retain top employees.  Read more

Quirky Perks

Go-cart racing? Golf on the company's range? Here are just a few perks companies are offering to lure execs.  Read more

Fun, Simple Flextime Plans

Three companies, three creative plans for rewarding employees with time away from the office.  Read more

Time Off for Good Behavior

Could employee sabbaticals be the next big perk?  Read more

Benefits: Get Ready for Elder Care

Two managers explain how their companies set up and offered senior care insurance to employees.  Read more