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Holiday Flexible Scheduling That Works for Your Business

Employee Scheduling

Your employees will love the trust and control they get from a flexible schedule over the holidays.


Shine Like a Star at Your Next Video Interview

Job SearchingYES! in the News

Shine like a star at your next video interview—here’s how!


How to Motivate Your Employees During the Holidays

Management Issues

The desk doldrums can’t compete with snowflakes and tinsel, but finishing the year strong is important to any business’s productivity!


How Your Family Thanksgiving Is an Exercise in Human Resources

Talent Management and Workforce Planning

Are you roasting, brining, or enlisting Whole Foods to prepare your Thanksgiving turkey? If you don’t know yet, think fast—that big 4-day weekend is just around the corner. And while most people think about stuffing and shopping, we can’t help but notice how Human Resources sneaks in to dinner planning. See, a Thanksgiving get-together is […]


Why You Should Give Thanks at Work Beyond Thanksgiving

Employee Benefits and Recognition Programs

Time and again, we say it—employees love to feel appreciated! Appreciation is one of the most powerful tools in your workplace arsenal, as appreciated employees are great for a company; they are happier, more productive, and stay longer. So how can you create a culture of thankfulness beyond Thanksgiving?


Use These 5 Phrases to Negotiate the Salary You’re Worth

Salary and Compensation

Salary negotiations–if you’re tempted to take the first offer, you may strike a better deal with these carefully crafted words.


Quick and Easy Ways to Promote Employee Wellness

Employee Wellness

Workplace stress costs employers $300 billion each year on health care and missed work days.


How to Attract Top Talent at Less Than Top Dollar

Recruitment and Retention

Salary and compensation isn’t why most people choose one job over another, and it certainly isn’t what makes them stay.


How to Prepare for a Video Interview

Job Searching

That promotion is just around the corner, all you have to do is ace this next step with a panel across the country.


How to Spice Up Your Dusty Old Job Descriptions

Job Descriptions

Your longtime VP of Operations is retiring. You’d better start looking for a replacement, and fast! But what are you looking FOR?


The Sound of Silence

YES! in the News

Do the benefits of earbuds outweigh their potentially career-damaging consequences?


The ABCs of Managing Different Personalities

Management IssuesWorking Smarter

A look at the three ABC personality types, how to best manage them, and examples of roles well suited to each.


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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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