Labor Law Posters: Strategies for Staying Compliant
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Poster Guard® Poster Compliance Service, a division of HRdirect and the leading labor law poster service that gets your business up to date with all required federal, state, and local labor law postings, and then keeps it that way — […]
6 Keys for Effective Communication
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Working in teams is a necessary part of life. If you work in an organization, you probably work with an onsite team or a remote team. If you’re a consultant, you might be part of a project team. It’s possible in your personal life you’re part of a volunteer team. […]
Bookmark This! The Employee Offboarding Edition
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes HR professionals often talk about the importance of onboarding employees. And it’s true. Onboarding is an important activity that sets new hires up for success. One of the great things about having a structured onboarding program is that it can provide the basis for developing an offboarding program. There are […]
How to Successfully Outsource When You Need To
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes I’ve talked in the past about the concept of “buy, build, borrow”. It’s the idea that when organizations are looking for talent, they need to consider whether they want to buy (hire from the outside), build (develop current employees), or borrow (outsourcing work to freelancers or contractors). Each strategy has its […]
5 Reasons Organizations Need to Do Succession Planning
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Organizations know what succession planning is. It’s the process of identifying and developing employees who can replace key roles within the organization. And organizations are well aware of the value that succession planning brings because it’s absolutely essential to think about the “what if’s” associated with a key role being […]
Remember Names Using the Rule of Three
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes When I worked in the hospitality industry, we encouraged employees to use the guest’s name. It makes the interaction more personal and friendly … and hopefully that leads to a better experience for the guest. But remembering names can be hard. So, we suggested a tip called the “rule of […]
Mandatory Employee Handouts: 4 Things Every Organization Should Know
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Poster Guard® Poster Compliance Service from HRdirect, the leading labor law poster service that gets your business up to date with all the required federal, state, and local labor law postings, and then keeps it that way – for an […]
8 Ways Groups Make Decisions
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes I recently published an article on how to resolve team conflicts. While I mentioned in the article an example of resource allocation being a reason for conflict, there are other reasons that teams experience conflict. Some of them have to do with the way decisions are made. I’ve seen on many […]
Bookmark This! The Goal Setting Edition
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Organizations and individuals are focused on performance. This shouldn’t come as a surprise. And the good news is … setting goals can help improve performance. In a recent McKinsey article, they cite a survey indicating that 72% of employees feel goal setting is a strong motivator for performance. So, setting goals […]
Selecting Benefits that Support the Lifecycle of Your Employees
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes (Editor’s Note: Today’s article is brought to you by our friends at Selerix, a leading provider of benefits administration, healthcare compliance and communications solutions. Check out their latest article on the Forbes Business Council site about personalizing benefits for a four-generation workplace. Enjoy!) Employee benefits are a significant portion of an employee’s […]