Jackie Nagel, Synnovatia 
Many small businesses still manage human resources (HR) information manually—that is, paper records are kept either in file folders or in some cases, scanned and retained in a file on someone’s computer. When it is time to look for some information on a particular employee, or gather some data to support an initiative or set salaries for the coming year, there is no easy way to find the data.
When you run a small business, managing employees is a time-consuming part of your job. From schedules to vacation time, there’s a lot to think about when it comes to dealing with human resources within your business. Among the many concerns you face daily is employee satisfaction.
With little exception, every small business owner moves expeditiously from one event to another throughout the day. There’s little or no time to grab a cup of coffee, let alone give your brain a chance to recovery. Is this a good thing in the high-performance world in which we live?
We don’t think so!
When you run a small business, human resources can often be the bane of your existence. And HR paperwork? Forget it! There go hours and hours of valuable time and resources. What you need is a simple, cost-effective solution. Enter: HR WebForms®.
In March of 2000, my husband reluctantly drug me to a Lexus dealership to purchase one of the most advanced cars (at that time) on the market. Needless to say, I was less than impressed by the nonnegotiable (overly) priced vehicle. None the less, it possessed one of the first navigation systems.
Finally! I could ditch the small encyclopedia called the “Thomas Guide” that required a PhD in map reading in order to get to your destination a mere 20 miles away. How cool was that!
Fast forward sixteen years…
I’ve kicked off this new exercise program. As I was bemoaning my aches and pains this morning, I was also taking inventory of what it required from my day. Ack! I admit—I was whining about the time it was taking from my life. I felt a little like Jeb Bush. I could be doing “a lot of cool things” with that time.
According to a recent article on Forbes.com, HR executives indicate that their biggest challenge today is the skills gap, which seems to be widening instead of closing. A trend that is impacting the skills gap is the explosive growth in the use of technology. More and more employers see and are pained over the lack of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) skills in the current and future workforce. College curriculum is not aligning with needs of the job marketplace. About 70% of employers believe that learning is required for employees just to keep up with their current jobs—especially true in the technology and healthcare fields.
It is imperative then, with today’s rapid pace of change, workers must continuously educate themselves in order to avoid stagnating the economy.
https://www.synnovatia.com/strategic-business-consultations/Ask any entrepreneur for the tools to business growth and you’ll likely get the usual suspects—the right strategy, the right marketing, the right client, the right service. The list is endless.
What few small business entrepreneurs stop to consider is the impact that unusual, offbeat, unsuspecting tools have on growing one’s business….like these.