Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC), Employment & Training Administration What is WOTC? The Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC) is a Federal tax credit available to employers for hiring individuals from certain target groups who have consistently faced significant barriers to employment. WOTC joins other workforce programs that incentivize workplace diversity and facilitate access to good jobs for American workers. What does WOTC do? WOTC helps targeted workers move from economic dependency into self-sufficiency as they earn a steady income and become contributing taxpayers, while participating employers are able to reduce their income tax liability. How large is the tax credit? The maximum tax credit ranges from $1,200 to $9,600, depending on the employee hired. Looking for more information?
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About EIASM | EIASM Building High Performance Teams - 5 Simple Steps By Lyndsay Swinton There’s something not quite right at work. Your colleagues are generally a good bunch and work gets done, but yet you’re in early, leave late and a full lunch break is a distant memory. Chances are you’ve been down-sized or re-engineered so radically there’s zero tolerance for mishaps or delays, and you extend your work day to pick up the slack. Step 1 - Master your own destiny Realise you don’t have to be the “boss” to build a high performance team. Step 2 - Put your eggs in one basket Chances are you’re a member or leader of many teams at work. Step 3 - If you don’t know it’s broke, how can you fix it? Regardless of how established the team is, invite constructive feedback about the team's performance. Step 4 - Proper practice prevents poor performance Footballers spend 95% of their time practicing for the big game. Step 5 - A stitch in time Keep going. As my grandmother said, don’t have a wish-bone where your back-bone should be! Citation Information: Swinton, Lyndsay.
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Knowing & Switching Leadership Styles for Managerial Effectiveness « Leadership Champions We discussed few topics like ‘What is Leadership?‘ and ‘Situational Leadership‘. Research on Leadership style model are usually based on orientation between Task behavior & Human Relationship behavior. Basically, knowing these leadership styles helps us in adopting them in different situations. Like Hersey & Blanchard Situational Leadership model, William Reddin introduced a model of leadership style containing four basic types, namely: 1. 2. 3. 4. Further, by measuring the level of effectiveness of each style Reddin developed this basic model into eight leadership styles. The below table shows the Less Effective & More Effective Leadership styles in each basic types. This is a legalistic and procedural approach: adherence to rules and procedures; acceptance of hierarchy of authority; preference of formal channels of communication. This is an affective (supportive) approach. This is the objective counterpart of the missionary style. This is a directive and controlling approach.
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