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5 Teams Your Company Needs Now

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With the right balance of teams, your employees can thrive together and as individuals, and can better support customers.


1 . . . 2 . . . 3 . . . Team-Build!

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Five activities designed to jump-start your team in 2015.


In 2015, Take the Reins of Your Career

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25% of us will break a New Year’s resolution in the first week. Beat the odds–resolve to take care of your career in 2015.


5 Tips to Revamp Your Resume in 2015

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Help your resume burst into 2015 like a New Year’s Eve popper!


How to Be a Likable Job Candidate

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Behind your smile, are you coming off as likable during your job interview?


How to Give a Great Presentation: Part 3 – Presenting

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Make your presentation pop with these delivery tips.


How to Give a Great Presentation: Part 2 – Production

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Try these engaging production strategies to make your presentation pop!


How to Give a Great Presentation: Part 1 – Planning

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From “state of the company” addresses to holiday party keynote speeches, year-end is full of presentation opportunities. Here’s how to plan a great one.


Business Communication: Back to the Basics

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Use this refresher course to strengthen your communication foundation!


Four Secrets to Improve Your Communication Skills

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Part 3 of our September series: We share our secrets to help you become a great communicator.


How to Offer Meaningful Feedback (And Receive It Gracefully)

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Feedback is scary to give and receive. Here’s how to make the process less painful.


Tips for Having Difficult Business Conversations

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Difficult conversations abound in the business world. How to ditch the sweaty palmed anticipation and dive right in.


YES! News

The “better” way to conduct layoffs

Layoffs are hard on everyone. Even as business leaders and HR professionals, layoffs are one of the hardest things we have to do. Regrettably, many of us remember this from the all-too-recent pandemic layoffs. Layoffs are a reality we may soon face again as the threat of recession looms. And while we may not have […]

Resolve conflict like a champ

We’re hard-pressed to say conflict resolution is a fun or glamorous part of a Human Resources or leadership role, but it’s one of the most critical parts. How you mediate conflict impacts employee morale and retention, and also shows your leadership abilities and your willingness to tackle the tough stuff. Your conflict resolution skills can […]

Stop! and hire this candidate

It’s easy to criticize potential hires and spot reasons why we shouldn’t hire them. That one is too arrogant, that one lacks technical skills, and that one knows nothing about the company. Process of elimination, right? But too often we fail to recognize the positive reasons why we should hire someone. Positive flags can be […]

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"Kathi is reliable, knowledgeable, and an excellent communicator. She has always been readily available to help us with all of our immediate needs, from handbooks to policies, and notices. We highly recommend her. A great team player."

"SPMD has been partnering with Kathi for almost 4 years. She is a fantastic partner to our design firm. Her experience, knowledge, professionalism and ability to problem solve is the perfect package to fit our business. Over the years she has helped us navigate many employee situations quickly and re-wrote our Employee Handbook. Kathi is always there in a heartbeat when a situation arises and has the answers and advice we need. We highly recommend Kathi!"

“Kathi provided Senior Human Resources leadership to Orqis Medical for over six years. Her effectiveness is immediate, her contributions substantial, and her ability to integrate into the employee base as a consultant outstanding. I highly recommend Kathi to any company looking for senior management help in the HR arena, without the ability to hire a full-time manager. This is a go-to person for any small, medium, or start-up company.”

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