Q: Our company made a major acquisition a year ago. The owner of the company we purchased stayed as president of his company. Additionally, he decided not to sell 100 percent of his company, and now has some ownership in the larger combined company and serves as a board member. He reports to me directly. The problem is that, over a year later, he is putting up roadblocks and fighting the integration process we agreed upon at the time of the purchase of his company. This is a big problem and is getting more costly by the minute. What can I do?

Working through lunch. We’ve all done it. Chances are, there is an employee at your company (maybe it’s you), that is busy working through a break right now, take out sandwich in hand, grabbing bites between emails and phone calls. Dedicated, hardworking employee? Sure. Productive employee? Maybe not. While working through lunch may seem like ...

Q: It is hard enough to find great employees in today’s environment without causing them to leave. Over the past three years we have held steady at a 40% turnover rate. To add to that, one of the organization's key managers has just left. I think we have a serious problem. How can I stop this expensive employment treadmill that we are on?