Birds are better builders

Connie Laughlin

The time has come to put your eggs in one basket. Would it make sense for bird’s eggs to be in multiple nests? No! So, the old idiom “don’t put all your eggs in one basket” doesn’t apply in some cases.

Birds are astonishing in building their nests with intricate design and complex engineering. I’m using the building of a bird’s nest as a superb analogy of how you need to tweak your business plan. Most business models don’t include the intricate human resource role, updated administrative procedures, and other complex responsibilities if you have personnel.

What if a bird put up a nest without all the complex engineering, what do you think would happen to the egg? Would it fall to the ground, or be easily discovered and devoured by prey? The same could be said for a business without all the necessary support in place.

Your role in business is to generate revenue. That’s it! That’s your reason for being. All the other stuff is tweet-tweet time-eaters. Albeit, these admin duties must be done and put in place using best practices; they are annoying, they take up your precious time, and if they’re not done professionally your egg (or business) could be broken and it could be a huge setback depending on the severity of the liability exposure.

Some birds actively cooperate with other types of birds. By nesting close to their feathered friends that are better equipped to deter predators, the birds are inadvertently protected by this other species. You have a viable option such as this, you can partner with a PEO (Professional Employer Organization).

A PEO will provide professional advice and manage the employee related administrative side of your business. They are an excellent option, that’s a lot less costly than you think. And, in many cases, there’s no long-term agreement required. Prepared for anything, you’ll have a safe nest without any confining contracts. You can’t put a price tag on preventing a huge loss to your business that human resource and claims administrative professionals might have prevented.

It’s paramount to your success to have highly qualified advisors in human resources and risk management and it doesn’t matter if you employ a couple or couple hundred employees.

Key point - If you’re not personally overseeing all employee related administrative duties how do you know they’re handled with efficiency, legally, and that you’re covering your assets? The alternative to doing everything in-house is to outsource these duties to a team of professionals. A highly accredited PEO will bring multiple teams of qualified and certified professionals into place. It’s a fact - you could never hire all these people for what their services cost!

While you’re out making money keep your eggs (assets) secure, with the professional service and protection of a PEO. Ensure your back office administrative work is handled by the pro’s in human resources and risk management, state-of-the-art user friendly payroll programs, workers’ compensation insurance and award winning claims management, along with safety training, to reduce your liability exposure.

"Large companies with HR expertise in house implement a full scope of HR initiatives to maximize employee productivity, avoid costly problems, and ultimately increase and protect profits. Smaller companies, without that expertise, are at a competitive disadvantage. A PEO firm brings that human resource expertise and value to smaller companies at a small fraction of the investment of them doing it on their own."

For more information on the only ESAC accredited locally headquartered PEO (Professional Employer Organization) call or email consultant Connie Laughlin at (361) 852-6392 or at conniel@uniquehr.com.