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Knowing Your People is Good Business

Fall Semester 2024 at Augusta University starts today! I will be meeting with my first class of undergraduate business majors early this evening. The course I am teaching that starts this evening is “Operations Management.” Operations Management (OM) is part of the “business core” that is required of all students seeking a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree, no matter their major or concentration (e.g., Accounting, Finance, Marketing). OM is a required course because it shows students how to manage the creation of goods and delivery of services. If a

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Is your worker an employee or a contractor?

Conflict can boil down to something as simple as wording in a job description. Crossing your t’s or dotting those i’s could make a big difference between a business owner and staff. TeKay and Neil dive into the subject here and every Saturday morning at 7:30 a.m. on Classy 1230 on “Let’s Work It Out.”

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Firing employees is harder than you think

As a business owner, it’s inevitable at some point that you have to fire an employee. TeKay Brown Taylor shares some advice you need to know to handle the situation with better results for all. You can also listen to Neil and TeKay each Saturday at 7:30 A.M. on Classy 1230, tune in to “Let’s Work It Out.”

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Keeping employees happy, more than just $

Money doesn’t always equate to happiness in business. Catch the conversation between TeKay and ABD’s Neil Gordon, it could help your business grow. You can also tune in each Saturday at 7:30 A.M. on Classy 1230, tune in to “Let’s Work It Out.”

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Balancing the Short-Term and the Long-Term

At this time last year, I wrote a column that discussed Major League Baseball’s “trade deadline” and how it provides some good lessons that we can apply to business decision-making. In today’s column, I will revisit one of those lessons in more detail than I provided last time.  However, before we delve into that lesson, please allow me to quickly review the trade deadline and its implications. This year’s trade deadline was last Tuesday, July 30, at 6 pm EDT, meaning that teams cannot make trades for players from other

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Onboarding new employees the right way

This Saturday morning at 7:30, TeKay Brown-Taylor and Neil Gordon are on the radio discussing important steps to take when bringing new people into the company. She says first impressions employers make can have lasting benefits. She is an HR Expert and offers different services to companies. Watch this short video.

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Importance of Onboarding

The below video clip is an excerpt from this Saturday morning’s radio program called “Work it Out.” Today, H.R. expert, TeKay Brown-Taylor tells us that a good job description isn’t all about someone’s duties.

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Small Claim Issues: Arbitration or Mediation?

If you’ve ever had an issue with debt collection, property damage, landlord or tenant claims, or disagreements with contractors or home repairs, it’s time to ask if arbitration or mediation will work best for you. Each Saturday at 7:30 A.M. on Classy 1230, tune in to “Let’s Work It Out.”

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