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When RFP Questions Cross the Line of Reasonability
In my business, responding to RFIs, RFQs and RFPs are a part of my daily work life. If you want to win the business, you must accept these requests as a mandatory function during the sales cycle. 20 years ago, questionnaires focused almost entirely on the business application up for bid; features, functions, bells, whistles,…
Read MoreIntroducing LBi Dynasty: Custom Sports Analytics Software
With more than 25 years’ experience as a leader in software development, LBi Software is constantly improving organizations through customized software built with our clients and for our clients. And, whether you know it or not, that commitment to creating software with our clients extends beyond HR software. To be specific, we have a passion…
Read MoreHow Personal Should Employees Get with Personnel?
Employees often forget that HR works for the company, not them. HR has an obligation to keep personal employee information confidential, but there are limits, often not clearly spelled out in employee handbooks and other HR policy documents. If an employee has personal “issues”, i.e., serious illness, legal problems, divorce, moving out of town, etc.,…
Read MoreHow to protect your data from Hackers, Phishing…
I have written several blogs on HR system security and confidentiality, and how to secure your systems against intruders. But what are some of the most common methods that hackers use to actually breach your applications? The more you know about your “enemy” the better you will be prepared to guard against their attacks. Password…
Read MoreThe 3 R’s of Managing Workplace Stress
Stress or agitation can dampen an employee’s productivity and emotional well-being in the workplace. Learning the 3 R’s — recognition, reduction and rejuvenation — is essential to lowering stress levels. Recognize Workplace stress comes in many shapes and forms, and in order to beat it, you have to know what it is and how it…
Read MoreShould You Ignore Questionable Social Media Posts from Job Applicants and Employees?
Over the past decade, employer reviews of social media accounts rose by around 500 percent, according to a CareerBuilder survey. Employers report using social media to investigate potential new hires and to communicate with — and check up on — existing employees. While the practice of involving social media in the employer/employee relationship is still…
Read MoreHow to Mentor New Hires
A mentorship is an excellent way to help a new employee learn the basics of your company and its culture. No matter what size your corporation, start by introducing each employee to their mentor at orientation. The employee can then pose questions to the mentor during and after the onboarding process. After the onboarding process…
Read MoreLBi Software sponsors the 2016 SEAT (Sports & Entertainment Alliance in Technology) Conference
July 17-20, 2016 ARIA Convention Center Las Vegas, Nevada LBi Software proudly sponsored the SEAT (Sports & Entertainment Alliance in Technology) Conference July 17-20 in Las Vegas, Nevada. LBi debuted its LBi Dynasty offering at the SEAT Conference. LBi Dynasty is a sports analytics solution by LBi Software that creates superior teams through precise, customized insights succinctly delivered to…
Read MoreAdding Unconventional But Practical Client-Requested Features
At LBi, we strive to deliver HR systems that work the way you do, not the other way around. Sometimes that means clients learning new and better ways of doing business, and sometimes it means assimilating applications into an already efficient work environment.
Read MoreWords Matter
As the world tries to become more and more politically correct (PC culture), it is time to ponder the evolution of some key changes in terminologies in the English lexicon. During World War I, soldiers who experienced the stress of combat were “shell shocked”. By WWII the expression had evolved into “battle fatigue”. In recent…
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