Monthly Archives: June 2016

10 Qualities All Successful People Share (that have nothing to do with talent)
– reviewed by Jonathon Much Not too long ago, the serial innovator and entrepreneur Fouad ElNaggar [the co-founder and CEO of Sapho] posted an image recognizing, “10 Qualities All Successful People Share (That Have Nothing to Do With Talent)”. While you may or may not have seen his post already, I believe it is significant enough to repost because many employers’ stress that technical ability as well as perseverance remains as the fundamental characteristics that makes a good employee; while this ethos certainly rings true, I agree with ElNaggar that those are only two of the components of an effective team member (and perhaps potential future leader).

That being said, I wanted to dig a little deeper and give my 2 cents in reviewing his list of “10 Qualities All Successful People Share (That Have Nothing …

Did you know? US Fair Labor Standards Act On May 18th, a major change to the US Fair Labor Standards Act was announced which is expected to affect around 4.2 million workers nationwide. Until recently, many employers were exempt from paying most “white collar” employees overtime pay if their yearly salary exceeded $23,666. The Obama administration has stated that the Federal salary threshold will be drastically increased to $47,476 and will continue to increase every 3 years with future inflation taken into account. The new threshold will go into effect starting December 1, 2016, which leaves many employers scrambling to come into compliance.

For those employees who are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act; employers will need to decide the best way to proceed as they will have to:

• Increase salaries to exceed the new threshold.
• Limit work hours to 40 hours per week.
• Leave salaries the …