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Ribbon Cutting for LBi Software’s New Corporate Headquarters
On Thursday November 30th we held our Ribbon Cutting ceremony. Thank you to everyone who took the time out of their busy schedules to help us celebrate. The day was a huge success. The weather warmed up just in time for the ribbon cutting and the ceremony was followed by a catered lunch and all…
Read MoreWe Moved to a Bigger Space Thanks to You
These past five years have been good. Good for LBi, and good for LBi’s clients. Our organization has seen a tremendous amount of success and unprecedented growth, and we’ve been honored to help our clients reach their full potential as we continue to grow. Whether we’re helping our sports clients create better teams through improved…
Read MoreRisks & Rewards of Applying for Internally Posted Job Opportunities
Many companies have a policy of posting available positions internally prior to seeking candidates in the open market. There are many advantages to this policy for both the organization and current employees. For employers, hiring from within can save time and money (i.e., recruiting fees). Additionally, the company already knows the potential internal candidate, lowering…
Read MoreHiring Non-College Educated Professionals
It is common knowledge that college educated persons are more likely to earn greater incomes during their careers than those without a degree. And there are certainly many lucrative careers that don’t require higher education. Plumbers, electricians, construction workers, and similar often don’t attend college, but rather have degrees or certifications from specialized vocational schools.…
Read MoreWhen 1099 Workers Function as Full-time Employees
Many businesses occasionally (or even frequently) require the services of part-time and/or specialty contract workers. Workloads may be seasonable. New projects require talent that is not currently available on staff. The business cannot find qualified permanent employees. Whatever the reason, sometimes the company must hire 1099 workers. 1099 workers generally consume fewer HR resources because…
Read MoreControlling Access to Confidential Cases in Your HR Case Management System
IT help systems and customer relationship management (CRM) systems have much in common with HR case management solutions. However, what distinguishes the finest HR-specific systems from the rest is the ability to virtually (and often literally) hide confidential tickets from all but specific authorized users. The level of confidentiality needed in generic CRM systems simply…
Read MoreHow Your Business Can Help Employees Impacted By Hurricanes
In the midst of Hurricane season, with Harvey, Irma, and soon Jose barreling down on southern US with record setting damage, how can impacted businesses help their employees “weather the storm”? Keep in mind companies don’t have to be in the storm’s path in order to be negatively affected, financially or otherwise. Regardless of where…
Read MoreHR Help Desk – Reporting & Analytics
LBi HR Help Desk provides a wide variety of standard and customizable reports that HR can use to improve their operations, as well as delivering analytics that can impact the entire organization. Whether users run standard reports or extract specific data points to use in external analytics systems such as Excel, Crystal, Business Objects or…
Read MoreIs a Chat Service in HR Help Desk a Viable Feature?
Virtually every e-commerce website incorporates an instant online chat service. What better way to get your questions answered quickly and accurately than “speaking” to a trained live agent? Some questions may readily be answered via a searchable self-help database. But often self-service systems cannot cover 100% of customer issues and/or questions. This is where chat…
Read MoreThe Role of HR in Changes in Executive Management
The recent internal turbulence at the White House has America (and the world) anxiously awaiting the next public airing of their dirty laundry; unless of course it’s all fake news. Just as in any new presidential administration, virtually any business that is adapting to a change in leadership may experience difficulties between managers and executives. …
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