Career

How to Start a Career in Payroll

Every business needs to pay its employees accurately and on time, which means achieving a suitably high standard of payroll performance.

Ladies and Gentlemen of the Board: Women Leaders in the Fortune 500 [Infographic]

As 2017 begins, we hope and expect to see more equality in the workplace and more equal representation in the upper ranks of companies – but is this just aspiration, or is it a real possibility?According to a new infographic from eCard Shack, a digital card company specializing in business eCards, equality is still a long way off in the boardroom.

When Employees Are Afraid to Speak Up, Organizations Suffer

It seems pretty obvious: If something is going wrong at work, you should speak up about it.Unfortunately, very few employees do, according to a new study from training company VitalSmarts. Lead by VitalSmarts Cochairman and Cofounder Joseph Grenny and Vice President of Research David Maxfield, the study found that a scant 1 percent of employees feel "extremely confident" when it comes to voicing their concerns in the workplace at critical moments.

Go With Your Gut: The Science of Instinct

Article by Shelley Levitt"I had a feeling about it.""I just knew.""It was a hunch.""My intuition told me.""I acted on instinct.""I felt it in my gut."We've all had these experiences countless times in our lives.

Trump's deportation vow spurs California farmers into action

Days after Donald Trump won the White House vowing to deport millions of people in the country illegally and fortify the Mexican border, California farmer Kevin Herman ordered nearly $600,000 in new equipment, cutting the number of workers he'll need starting with the next harvest.