Voices

Ask Anne: The True Cost of New Hires

I read an article you wrote about the true cost of hiring an employee. It…

Ask Anne: Insuring Essential Employees

I have an employee who has been with my company a long time. She is…

A Return to Academic Leadership

Last November, we were frustratingly commiserating in the aftermath of “the time of troubles” that…

Ask Anne: Maximizing Your Management

Q: I’m a new manager and know that there are things I should do, like…

Through Change, the Tribune Stands

Longtime Columbia Daily Tribune readers should not have been surprised by the recent purchase of…

Medicineville, USA

It was the press clipping from July 8, 1970 that caught my attention — “Allard…

It’s Only an Election

  It began on the playground behind Cleveland School. The fracas was sparked by the…

Ask Anne: Payroll and People Searching

  Dear Anne,    My office manager is doing our payroll now. We have seven…

Listen to Citizen Concerns

Columbia is hardly the exception among municipalities in seeking an ongoing report card of citizen…

Ask Anne: Cell Phones and Time Skills

Dear Anne, My company is small and has recently hired its first full-time sales rep.…

Airport Terminal Improvements Needed

“Something has to be done. There’s something not quite right with having passengers waiting out…

Ask Anne: Exemptions and Excursions

Dear Anne, I read that the Department of Labor is changing the definition of exempt…