Who's Driving the bus?

Connie Laughlin

If it wasn’t happening in your business it might actually be funny . . . things your employees say to clients, the demand for payment for services never received, forgotten meetings with important clients, all of these things can get you so wound up you forget where you parked your car or your wife’s name!
What did the monkey say when he cut off his tail?
(It won't be long now.)
I see many leaders caught up in act of balancing meetings with management duties. There’s never enough time for addressing all the items on your list, let alone resolving them. In addition to professionally handling your duties, are you sure that every department in your company is being run efficiently and appropriately?

Professional Employer Organizations (PEO’s) are standing ready to partner with you and take that monkey off your back. It’s cheap compared to what the monkey might cost.

Let highly trained PEO employees ensure government compliance, payroll accuracy, timely tax payments, safety training, HR solutions, etc. You will no longer have to worry about being up to speed with the ever-changing landscape of regulations imposed on your business.

One unprecedented suit, claim, or judgment can put your assets in harms way. Surprisingly, the little things you may not have even thought about can be financial landmines.

Multitudes of business leaders are jumping at the chance to get rid of the headache of internally handling non-core duties. Their feet are already held to the fire for maximizing their investments.

Outsourcing human resources through a PEO relationship includes workers’ compensation insurance, claims management, and the expertise to address unemployment claims. Minimizing risk can help with budgeting, long-term asset protection, and growth strategies.

Ensure the future success of your company by bringing in a win-win business solution. No more monkey business - take your business to the next level. 


There was a terrible bus accident. Unfortunately, the police couldn’t interrogate anyone involved as no one at the scene acknowledged even being on the bus --- except for a monkey which was on board. Other than the monkey there were no witnesses. The monkey seems to respond to their questions with gestures. Seeing that, they started the interrogation.

The police chief asks: "Were there people on the bus?"

The monkey shakes his head up and down in a condemning manner as he glanced over at the cowering crowd. Then he started dancing around; meaning the people were dancing and having fun. 
The chief asks: "Yeah, what else were they doing?"

The monkey uses his hand and takes it to his mouth as if holding a bottle.

The chief says: "Oh! They were drinking, huh?!"

The chief continues, "Okay, were they doing anything else?"

The monkey starts puckering his lips over and over and wrapping his arms around himself; meaning the people were kissing and hugging. 

The chief loses his patience: "If they were having such a great time, then who was driving the bus?"

The monkey cheerfully swings his arms to the sides as if grabbing a wheel.


For more information on PEO service, contact Connie Laughlin at (361) 852-6392, (800) 824-8367 or via email at conniel@uniquehr.com. Visit UniqueHR at www.uniquehr.com.

Alice TX Chamber News - July 2012

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