Tune in this Saturday at 7:30 AM as TeKay Brown-Taylor explains whether or not mediation makes sense for you versus the alternative. Here’s a short video preview. Click on “read more.”
Each Saturday, listen to “Work it Out” on 1230 AM at 7:30 in the morning. Today’s video clip below is a good barometer of your needs. Does the level of conflict you are having in the workplace or at home qualify you for mediation?
When times and resources challenge your company’s HR department, you might find the help you need with an advanced HR bootcamp. This is the right time to get your business off on the right foot for 2025. Neil and HR Consultant and Professional Mediator, TeKay Brown Taylor, discuss how an advanced course could help your business.
Ever since my daughters were very young, it has been a Franza family tradition to go around the table before our Thanksgiving blessing and meal and ask everyone to identify at least one thing for which they are thankful. We are not a big family, so everyone is willing to indulge in this tradition as it does not delay the festivities too long. In addition, as time has gone by, we have all realized that being grateful is an activity that makes us feel better, so everyone now seems to
This Saturday morning at 7:30, TeKay Brown-Taylor will share information on how to help your company succeed in key areas of people relations in your business. In today’s video clip, she shares information on how she helps business leaders and HR professionals.
On Sunday, November 10, 2024, a college football coach was fired. A college football coach being fired late in a losing season is typically not surprising news. However, in this case, the firing and the way in which it was handled made national news, and its ramifications may well be felt at that institution for years to come. In addition, I believe the firing and its mishandling provide lessons for organizational leaders on how to handle such situations in a way that limits potential damage to their organizations and the
Now that we have had a week to digest the results of last week’s Presidential election, I think it is a good time to reflect on what we might have learned. Even though the votes are still being counted, it appears that the popular vote will be very close, with President-elect Trump coming out slightly on top (50.4% to 48.0%) over Vice President Harris. However, the Electoral College outcome does not look so close, with President Trump garnering a 312 to 226 margin of victory on the strength of sweeping
As you may remember from my first column after the storm, one of the major “impacts” the storm had on me personally was the total loss of a vehicle after it was struck by a fallen tree. The vehicle was a 2013 Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) with almost 160,000 miles on it. I typically buy a vehicle that I think will last a long time, maintain it well, and typically donate it (while it is still running very well) when I finally decide (or my wife forces me) to replace
TeKay Brown-Taylor is back with more fresh clips on taking your professional game to the next level. Here’s what Executive Coaching looks like.
Volunteers from the Aiken office of SCORE (Service Corps of Retired Executives) recently held a workshop to teach small businesses how to create retirement plans ranging from simple to sophisticated. Led by Will Rogers and Damon Cline of Confident Life Wealth Management at Ameriprise Financial Services, LLC., the workshop looked at differences between defined-contribution plans and defined-benefit plans. Cline said there are two basic plans businesses can consider, a Simple Employee Pension (SEP) plan or a Savings Incentive Match Plan for Employees (SIMPLE) IRA. “These SEP plans are fully employer-funded,
