In January’s Interview, Brent Myers talks about 2017  Tax Information to Know!

Q: What’s new with receiving a 2017 tax refund?

A: Generally, your federal tax refund can be expected approximately 21 days after your tax return has been accepted. However, some federal income tax refunds may be temporarily delayed, particularly those taxpayers claiming the Earned Income […]

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Jean (JJ in HR) is a certified senior-level human resources executive/consultant, adjunct professor, management trainer, professional speaker, resume writer, career coach, LinkedIn profile builder, and published author.

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Q. Meeting attendees frequently lament that meetings drag on and fail to accomplish all the agenda’s goals, how can facilitation help?

A. Effective meetings need to be well structured and then actively managed. There are three things that any meeting manager can implement immediately to remedy the worst issues:
1. Appoint a time keeper who calls out […]

Jean Juchnowicz

Jean (JJ in HR) is a certified senior-level human resources executive/consultant, adjunct professor, management trainer, professional speaker, resume writer, career coach, LinkedIn profile builder, and published author.

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Q: Why should a business owner consider hiring a former offender?

A:  Hire an ex-offender because former offenders who are motivated to turn their lives around are some of the best workers an employer can find. Any former offender who has any other options in life does not want to return to prison or jail and […]

Jean Juchnowicz

Jean (JJ in HR) is a certified senior-level human resources executive/consultant, adjunct professor, management trainer, professional speaker, resume writer, career coach, LinkedIn profile builder, and published author.

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You know there is that big thing coming up in your life. It may be a big interview, an important meeting with your boss or a critical move in your personal life. Whatever the issue is, it is constantly at the back of your mind. You promise yourself you will get around to it soon. […]

Jean Juchnowicz

Jean (JJ in HR) is a certified senior-level human resources executive/consultant, adjunct professor, management trainer, professional speaker, resume writer, career coach, LinkedIn profile builder, and published author.

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Q: What are you seeing as a major need of small businesses in your role as their interim CFO and/or assisting them to get to their next level of growth?

A: The biggest single need that I see at small businesses is the need to have sufficient and appropriate financial data management to support the decision […]

Jean Juchnowicz

Jean (JJ in HR) is a certified senior-level human resources executive/consultant, adjunct professor, management trainer, professional speaker, resume writer, career coach, LinkedIn profile builder, and published author.

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Q: When you say inter-office sabotage, what do you mean by that in the context of working in a company?

A: Imagine that you have a report due tomorrow and you decide to take an extended lunch break putting the report off.. at the time it seemed like a good idea. The consequences could be rather […]

Jean Juchnowicz

Jean (JJ in HR) is a certified senior-level human resources executive/consultant, adjunct professor, management trainer, professional speaker, resume writer, career coach, LinkedIn profile builder, and published author.

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Q: Women remain underrepresented across organizations—especially at senior levels of leadership—a Fall 2015 survey by LeanIn.org and McKinsey consultants found. What are the reasons for this?

A: Increasing the Influence of Women in the Workforce is important as underrepresentation of women in senior leadership positions continues to be problematic. Common explanations have focused on gender-based discrimination […]

Jean Juchnowicz

Jean (JJ in HR) is a certified senior-level human resources executive/consultant, adjunct professor, management trainer, professional speaker, resume writer, career coach, LinkedIn profile builder, and published author.

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Q: The news is currently covering the topic of LGBT–Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender—rights in the workforce and in schools and particularly the expansion of these rights. Can you explain what is going on regarding this?

A: Efforts to expand civil rights laws to include sexual orientation and gender identity are not new. What is new is a growing support […]

Jean Juchnowicz

Jean (JJ in HR) is a certified senior-level human resources executive/consultant, adjunct professor, management trainer, professional speaker, resume writer, career coach, LinkedIn profile builder, and published author.

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Q: Organizational culture seems like a fuzzy term; we know it when we experience it but how is it formally defined?

A: In the conceptual model that I use, organizational culture is defined by four aspects that all work together to mutually reinforce each other. This self-reinforcing aspect makes for clear, powerful information and action processes […]

Jean Juchnowicz

Jean (JJ in HR) is a certified senior-level human resources executive/consultant, adjunct professor, management trainer, professional speaker, resume writer, career coach, LinkedIn profile builder, and published author.

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Q: What are the three most important employee benefits concerns for this year, in your opinion?

A: I think employers are looking at ways to reduce costs, reduce liability and alleviate uncertainty. Despite the Affordable Care Act’s promises of reduced costs, many employers are still facing rising healthcare costs and looking at alternative strategies to try […]

Jean Juchnowicz

Jean (JJ in HR) is a certified senior-level human resources executive/consultant, adjunct professor, management trainer, professional speaker, resume writer, career coach, LinkedIn profile builder, and published author.

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