Suzanne Lucas

Does Work-Life Balance Mean Disconnecting from Work While at Home?

Twenty years ago, work-life balance meant leaving the office at 5 p.m. Now, the office can come with you everywhere — and…

How Important Is Your Business Location?

Which is more important: the ideal office layout or the perfect location? Of course, you want both — but, as with so many…

Revamping Your Office Emergency Management Protocol

Where is your office emergency manual? If you can't answer that question within a few seconds, it's not much help to you in…

Employee Expenses 101: What Should Your Business Cover?

Creating a budget for your business involves a delicate balance. You want to keep employee expenses down, but have your…

How Employee Resource Groups Help Workers Flourish

People are naturally gravitate to those who are similar to them — with similar tastes, styles and problems. Employee…

What to Consider When Hiring New Graduates at Your Small Business

Hiring new graduates is a great way to get talented and enthusiastic entry-level employees on board. However, those fresh…

Running a Small Business When You’re Out Sick

When you're running a small business, you tend to put some serious thought into planning what you'll do if one of your…

Social Media and Hiring: What You Need to Know

Everyone knows that what you say on social media can come back to haunt you. Yet, when people get into an online argument,…

How Corporate Giving Can Increase Employee Engagement

When you're brainstorming how to increase employee engagement, corporate giving is probably pretty far down the list. And,…