The #MeToo movement has opened the eyes and pocketbooks of upper management throughout the country. Until recently there were many in management responsible for maintaining a safe and cordial workplace culture who failed to offer harassment prevention training. In some companies they just didn’t think about it. In other’s they had less than 50 employees […]

If criminals would put in the effort and skill they use to defraud insurers they would own a multi-million dollar business. Rather, they get short term profits and then find themselves is an 8 foot by 12 foot cell in a federal prison. In United States Of America v. Carlo Michell, No. 16-16208, United States […]

I was at a meeting the other day where a group of people were concerned about noise, traffic, bicycle paths and walkways due to a new arena.  As I listened I realized  that the real concern was because there were changes that they would have to make and those changes – as they considered them – created […]

Ethics is a process of systematically applying, using, defending and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior. Ethical behavior is required of both parties to a contract of insurance for the system to work. Ethics is the essence of insurance. Ethical behavior is required of both parties to a contract of insurance for the system […]

As a time and productivity management speaker and author, I see it all the time. People just don’t use their inboxes properly. And these mistakes lead to significant distraction, lost time, and rework. Most people use their e-mail inbox in four specific ways, and only one of those ways is correct: 1. (The Correct Use): […]

Ask yourself two questions: Question 1:  Am I targeting the right job? To answer this question, you need to determine if the following equation is true: What I Have = What They Need Here is how to fill in the equation. What I Have List your accomplishments that you are proud of and that you […]

 …It’s still anyone’s guess…but we are getting closer! On March 7, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a news update concerning the new salary levels for employees to qualify for the Executive, Administrative, and Professional exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).  The news update acknowledges that the current salary level of $455 per […]

How much will you spend sending managers and leaders to conferences in 2019?  The price tag is often buried in many different budgets – travel, professional development, marketing, business development, entertainment, etc. Before you OK the expense, make sure people representing your organization know how to connect, converse, and collaborate.   At the conference do […]

For years Illumeo has been the leader in Continuing Professional Education (aka CPE, CE, and RCH) for CPAs and over two dozen other professional certification types (e.g. CMA, CIA, CTP, CISA and many, many more). But despite having tens of thousands of CPE hours for these professionals and simple CPE reporting, the most common request […]

When we think of bullying, we usually visualize a big burly person standing over someone smaller intimidating the smaller person with size.  Or else, like in the beginning of the Industrial Revolution, we assume a boss is intimidating his staff threatening them with loss of income if they don’t comply to his request for sexual […]