May 2016 Newsletter
NEW SEASON AT THE CHAMBER Helping our business community grow and impact our city. May 02, 2016 ...
Legal Plans Are the Affordable Way to Create a Will
Legal Plans Are the Affordable Way to Create a Will Seven Out of Ten People Don’t Have a Will, But It Costs Less Than You Think by David Schoenthal Seven out of ten people do not have a will, and nine out of ten minorities do not have a...
Joshua Tree Chiropractic Is Ready to Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body, and Spirit
Joshua Tree Chiropractic Is Ready to Rejuvenate Your Mind, Body, and Spirit My name is Joshua Pollack, and I’m the new chiropractic doctor in town. I set my new office in the El Cerrito Plaza because I know you shop there. I know this because there is not another See’s...
The Bad and The Ugly Truth About Workplace Bullying
The Bad and The Ugly Truth About Workplace Bullying Unchecked bullying drains an organization in multiple ways, but it can be dealt with effectively. by Bernadette Jones, SPHR, SHRM-SCP Ever wondered what happened to Taylor, the friendly administrative assistant, or Tammi, the most pleasant person in the office? Thanks to...
Sociocracy: A New Management System for Better Decisions
Sociocracy: A New Management System for Better Decisions Companies find increased employee buy-in and morale, and better information for decisions by Sheella Mierson, Ph.D., and Sarah Lozanova During the financial crisis of 2008, Creative Urethanes, a plastics manufacturing company based in Virginia, saw business dry up almost overnight, with...
April 2016 Newsletter
NEW SEASON AT THE CHAMBER Helping our business community grow and impact our city. VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE WWW.RCOC.COM The Richmond Chamber of Commerce exists to provide services, resources and advocacy to foster growth in the business community and...
Dynamic Leadership: Getting Around Blind Spots
by Sheella Mierson, Ph.D. What if you could use a decision-making process to make your organization smarter than any one leader or even a small leadership team? Businesses and nonprofit organizations ask leaders to encourage honest feedback – to make good decisions, measure the impact of those decisions, and...
New Overtime Rules for 2016 to Impact Non-Profits and Small Businesses
by Bernadette Jones, SPHR, SHRM-SCP New overtime rules that take effect in late 2016 will more than double the exempt salary, increasing the minimum to $970 a week, or $50,440 a year. Currently, exempt (salaried) workers who make more than $455 a week, or $23,660 a year, are exempt...
Legal Services Plans Help Small Businesses Afford Protection
by David Schoenthal An astonishing number of small business owners face legal challenges, largely on their own, according to a 2013 survey by Decision Analyst, one of the largest privately owned research firms in North America, but those that subscribe to a legal-services plan report 100 percent satisfaction with the...