Every company goes through it – that point when business is struggling and, while looking for new ideas or solutions, the topic of “changing the organizational structure” comes up. This is probably more relevant in smaller companies where there is already a lack of structure or some people are tasked with wearing multiple hats. The… Continue reading Organizational Change: Timing is Everything!
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Rethink Your Return to Work Demands
If there is one thing that we have learned as a result of COVID is that employees don’t necessarily need to be in person in order to be effective and help the company thrive. In fact, the “work from home” or “remote” work trend benefited many previously disabled but highly talented employees with the chance… Continue reading Rethink Your Return to Work Demands
Post Salary Ranges in Job Postings!
82% of US workers are more likely to apply to a job if the pay range is listed. 74% of US workers say they are less interested in job postings that do not post a salary range. 73% of US workers are more likely to trust companies that provide realistic salary ranges that those that… Continue reading Post Salary Ranges in Job Postings!
Supporting Your Employees During Layoffs
Logging onto LinkedIn these days can be as depressing as listening to the news. Each day, there seems to be yet another company announcing massive layoffs. We knew a lot of layoffs were occurring in 2020 and 2021 due to COVID-19 and it still seemed to hit more of the smaller companies and family-owned businesses… Continue reading Supporting Your Employees During Layoffs
Culture is Not an HR “Function”
Companies have more of a focus on their defined “culture” and, naturally, turn to their HR Department to lead the design and implementation of a culture program, but that does not make it a “function” of the HR department. First things first: What do we mean by “Culture”? Culture is a combination of behaviors and… Continue reading Culture is Not an HR “Function”
Performance Review Time – Should You Keep Doing Them?
Its the beginning of the New Year and many companies may be getting ready to produce their employees' annual performance reviews, so I'm sure the topic of whether or not its worth the time has started to come up. There are a lot of different opinions out there as to whether or not companies… Continue reading Performance Review Time – Should You Keep Doing Them?
As the Interviewer: Stages of the Interview
There are so many different ways that companies are conducting interviews these days that it begs the question: Should there be different steps in the interview process? Some will say the process depends on the size of the company…others will say it depends on the level of the position. But too many times either a… Continue reading As the Interviewer: Stages of the Interview
Are You Grooming A “Mini-Me”?
“Talent Management” is one of those buzz words flying around lately and everyone will have their own definition of what it is and how they approach it in their company, but in my view Talent Management is just the upgraded version of Mentoring. Mentoring to me isn’t assigning an experienced employee to a new employee… Continue reading Are You Grooming A “Mini-Me”?
Are All “Employees” Really Created Equal?
I recently had a discussion with a manager as to whether or not the Temporary Staffing employees we use during our busy seasons should be entitled to the same benefits as our long-term employees…and I was shocked at our opposing points of view on the matter. First, what are “Temps? Wikipedia defines it as: Temporary… Continue reading Are All “Employees” Really Created Equal?
Do Not Use Overtime as a “Performance” Award!
Whether you are a seasoned or new manager – repeat after me: “Overtime is not an award for performance.” Reality: “Overtime” is that necessary evil businesses have to face when a critical job simply needs to get done and it can’t be done within a normal allotted period of time. Yes – employees like overtime… Continue reading Do Not Use Overtime as a “Performance” Award!
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