Now that state legalization efforts are sweeping the country, many employers find themselves stuck in the weeds as they work to navigate cannabis in the workplace. Employers may have more flexibility than they think, depending on their unique business circumstances.

What should you do when you can’t find the talent you need? It is time for businesses, including coatings contractors, to rethink traditional staffing options. The key can be making the most of the staff you have and to augment them with outside resources and technology.

Earning a candidate’s trust and showing you can advocate for and advise them, too, is a competitive edge you will desperately need as a recruiter. Consider how you’re doing today in that capacity, and the potential you have to do a better job in the future.

Innovation ideas can come from the most unusual areas, including egg decorating!

Are you an effective leader for your company? Your Leadership IQ can help you recruit and retain the best employees.

Are you using cloud computing at your company? Here are 10 things you need to know.

Customer experience is the differentiator in today’s marketplace. Are you doing what you need to do to ensure that you have happy customers?

Want a reason to spend more time on the golf course? There are a lot of overlaps between golf and business that might help your contracting company succeed.

Construction gets a bad rap. You’ve probably heard at least some of these 11 myths. Now you have the information at your fingertips to bust them!

Interviewing people can be overwhelming, but with these four tips, you should be able to select your next candidates more successfully and less painfully.

Even during a crisis, there are four aspects of the recruiting and hiring process that shouldn’t change.

As the world finds itself rapidly adopting virtual meetings, many people struggle while attempting to translate the in-person experience to an online format. As a coating contractor, you may now need to have your team’s weekly safety calls virtually.

The résumé is of particular importance for coatings contractors and other paint and sealant technicians to highlight skills, past work, and future prospects.

Whether we are conscious of it or not, the corporate culture of an organization can make or break how we feel about the organization and our place in it.

If you are the founder a small coatings company, growing your business is forever in your thoughts. How should you seek to attract a bigger network, and ultimately sign more contracts for your services? Here are 10 effective tips for expanding your business.