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Admit it.
Admit it. You like to hear the horror stories of HR. Don’t worry, I’m the same. I’m constantly watching FaceBook and TikTok for my colleagues to share their moments of misery! Every now and then, though, the good guy really does win. Take the following story as a case...
CPR Can Save A Life
Not too long ago, my husband got the call that every supervisor dreads. “Your employee has just collapsed and we are trying to get him out of his truck; the ambulance is on the way.” Fortunately, his employee is alive today because someone in the immediate area knew...
Rewards.
(They don’t have to cost an arm and a leg.) One of the simplest and most memorable rewards I ever received from a company was a single carnation with a quick, personally written, “Thank you” on a card. Everybody in that office knew when they saw a carnation on...
Size Matters
Ah, my favorite topic: SIZE… it really does matter! (Get your mind out of the gutter!) Originally posted in 2007, the size of your business has become a regular speaking point for me. Even I was surprised by the number of employment regulations I needed to be aware of...
Hiring the Perfect Candidate
In the eyes of most HR folks, recruiting is an absolute nightmare. I remember stating pre-COVID that we were in the worst recruiting market I had ever experienced. Huh… I should have been more careful about what I had to say. NOW is the worst recruiting market I’ve...
Performance Evaluations Done Right
As HR professionals, we hear a lot about accountability and expectations. In return, we ask a lot of hard questions: Did you explain exactly what you were expecting?Did you clarify their understanding of your explanation?Is this a change in their “normal” behavior?Has...
