Blog | Gem Payroll

Jan 28, 2020
2 min

How Many of the 12 Criteria to a Great Workplace Do You Follow?

Marcus Buckingham and Curt Coffman of the Gallup Organization conducted a multi-year study asking what makes a great company to work for....

Tom Matthews

Jan 28, 2020
2 min

Why Do Customers Buy?

The answer is a little shocking and a little counter-intuitive. Because it is not price, it is not even the product. It is who you are,...

What Rights do Employees Have With Medical Marijuana?

Tom Matthews

Dec 3, 2019
1 min

What Rights do Employees Have With Medical Marijuana?

In the state of Florida, the answer is none! Then governor Rick Scott signed a bill into law (Fla. Stat. § 381.986). that explains how...

Tom Matthews

Nov 19, 2019
3 min

How much mediocrity do you accept?

My definition of mediocrity is sub-par performance by someone in our organization (including me) that does not meet the minimum bar to...

Tom Matthews

Nov 5, 2019
2 min

Customer Service and Air Conditioning

You know this story. It’s midnight on Saturday and the house seems very warm. I check the thermostat: temperature set at 72, house temp...

Tom Matthews

Oct 29, 2019
2 min

It’s the Banker not the Bank

We care about banks the most when we need to borrow money. Now that we are in that position, we have to find the right bank. Right?...

5 Steps to Get Rid of Your Payroll Frustration

Tom Matthews

Oct 22, 2019
2 min

5 Steps to Get Rid of Your Payroll Frustration

The largest expense of all service companies and almost all other companies is employee costs. If the comments I get from my clients are...

Tom Matthews

Oct 8, 2019
2 min

Do You Have to Pay Overtime?

All of your employees are classified as exempt or nonexempt. The practical difference is you have to pay overtime (1 ½ times the hourly...

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
3 min

You need to up the recruiting game

I do not have a client that has not told me it is hard to find good staff. Every industry, every job duty. Now add up the costs...

You Need to Be Deliberate When Selling Your Business

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
2 min

You Need to Be Deliberate When Selling Your Business

We have published a book on the steps to exiting your business (let me know if you would like a copy of the book). We know what we are...

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
2 min

Winston Churchill Thoughts

My Father sent me an email with quotes from Winston Churchill. They are very good and very thought provoking. I hope you enjoy them!

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
2 min

What Is Your Level Of Competence?

As leaders, it is important to understand the level of competencies for all of the staff at our company – including the leadership team.

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
2 min

The Art Of Leadership

There is a high correlation between those that are successful and those that have highly developed leadership skills.

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
2 min

Ted Talks and Your Sales Team

As leaders, one of our main responsibilities is setting our team up for success. This takes many forms – from a great work environment to..

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
2 min

You're All Great Problem Solvers BUT...

At this stage of the game, we are all pretty good problem solvers. Someone comes to you with a problem – you think about it...

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
3 min

Only Perfect Practice Makes Perfect

Most of us (including me!) use the phrase Practice Makes Perfect. I have learned that this is not good enough.There are two main problems..

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
2 min

Leadership Is Necessary

The Chamber of SW Florida had a one day retreat. There were many topics discussed and I would like to talk about one of them.

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
3 min

How Much Mediocrity Do You Accept?

I wanted to write about this because I have seen instances of this with many of my clients. Of course I am the enlightened one so...

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
2 min

Excel Is Your Enemy

You accounting department has two goals when delivering information to you: it must be insightful and/or it must help you make a good...

Tom Matthews

Aug 19, 2019
2 min

Do You Manage Your Lawyers?

This is a post based on a recent client experience. He sued a competitor (rightly so) using the law firm that he has always used.

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