People are the backbone of a tribe or tribal enterprise. These termination tips can be part of a one of the most critical steps in business practice, which is making a good hire. An individual who fits in well with the culture, who meets or exceeds job expectations, has excellent quality of character, and gets… Read More
Staffing Best Practices
Tribal Recruitment and Workforce Management
A Checklist of Best Practices for Tribal Recruitment Tribal recruitment – hiring and training new workers, along with managing and retaining them, is a growing challenge for most tribal employers. Four generations are active in today’s marketplace, from Baby Boomers to Gen Z’ers (now teens), each with their own traits, values and mindsets; your tribal… Read More
Business website security: Learn the basics
How to keep your website and your business secure Starting March 2020, business life as we knew it changed drastically. The pandemic brought on a hasty “work from home” for many companies. Insurance consumers moved their search for policies to an online marketplace, and insurance companies and agencies struggled to launch appropriate technology. Unfortunately, hackers… Read More
How employee recruiting can help reduce workers’ benefits claims
Did you know that your practices and procedures for employee recruiting can help reduce workers’ benefits claims? Recruiting, hiring and training new workers, along with managing and retaining them, is a growing challenge for many employers. Four generations are active in today’s marketplace, from Baby Boomers to Gen Z’ers, each with their own traits, values… Read More
How you can prevent business fraud at your company
Is your company at risk? Steps to prevent business fraud Employee dishonesty is more prevalent than we’d like to admit. Let’s face it: No one wants to think that one of their hand-picked employees may be stealing from them or cheating them. Yet it happens more often than we’d think. “Occupational fraud is very likely… Read More
What’s the cost of employee disengagement? [Infographic]
A recent Gallup poll shows that nearly three-fourths of U.S. workers are disengaged employees. You’ve no doubt seen the signs of employee disengagement at some time in your business. A worker barely puts in her eight hours. They don’t volunteer for anything, and generally keep to themselves. He doesn’t seem to want to expend any… Read More
Empowering managers to empower employees
The truth about turnover: Empowering managers to empower employees Employers across the globe are facing an economic phenomenon known as “The Great Resignation.” As of the spring of 2021, employees began leaving their jobs at record rates. While employee attrition is sometimes inevitable, one of the best methods to stop turnover in its tracks is… Read More
Put it on paper: Tips for effective workplace policies and procedures
Is it time to review and revise your workplace policies and procedures? When was the last time you reviewed workplace policies and procedures? Even in the best of times, policies and similar documentation are often written off as a “one and done” event. Policies are drafted, approved, published…and oftentimes, forgotten. The past few years have… Read More
Employee appreciation: Ways to say thanks
How you can show employee appreciation year-round This post first appeared in Arrowhead’s corporate blogpost, and has been updated and reposted for our Native American readers. A team member has successfully handled two difficult customers, back-to-back, without losing her cool. Your junior sales rep just closed his first big deal. Your assistant worked overtime to… Read More
Tips for working with an aging workforce while growing your tribal business
Is your workforce graying? Here’s how to work with them If you have an aging workforce, you know how valuable their knowledge and experience are. At the same time, health concerns begin to creep into our graying years, which can disrupt your workflow if you’re not prepared. We’ve compiled many HR and workers’ compensation expert… Read More