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Does Your Employee Handbook Need a Face-lift?
Does your employee handbook address ’70s fashion fads? Bring your groovy handbook into the new millennium.
How to Turn Around a Negative Employee
Employee WellnessManagement Issues
Unhappy, negative employees can directly impact productivity, which can hurt any business’ bottom line. Address negativity quickly and effectively.
What Creates a Negative Employee?
Management IssuesRecruitment and Retention
A model employee’s reviews suddenly plummet. Is it possible this shining star was a well-disguised dud, or could something else be the cause?
Cutting Costs? Establish an Employee Wellness Program
Between furloughs, layoffs, and salary cuts, your business may have overlooked one small investment that can reap big savings: an employee wellness program.
When It’s Time to Say Good-Bye
Recruitment and RetentionYES! in the News
Is there a nice way to handle an employee-employer breakup? Read how to make the most of this difficult transition.
Tips for Transitioning a New Employee
As managers and HR professionals, we sometimes forget that “I’m lost” feeling that comes with starting a new job. Here are some tips to help your newest team member succeed.
How to Manage References for Problem Employees
Meet Harry. He’s a habitually problematic employee, and most businesses have at least one worker like him.
Recruiting Quality Job Candidates With Social Media
Hey, recruiters! Did you know you can use social networking sites to expand your applicant pool, largely at no cost to your business?
Are Your Job Descriptions Working for You?
Job DescriptionsRecruitment and Retention
To make sure your job descriptions aren’t saying more than you mean, be careful to avoid these common wording mistakes.
How to Curb Summer Employment Concerns
Employee WellnessHR PoliciesSummer Employment
As many managers and HR professionals know, scheduling isn’t the only employment issue that crops up during the warm weather!
Who’s Minding the Middle?
Management IssuesYES! in the News
There are articles, books, CDs, training sessions, in fact whole libraries devoted to “How to Stoke Your Superstars!” and “How to Deal with Your Problem Employees!” But what about those employees in the middle? The70% – 80% of your work force who get the work done day in and day out? The middle managers, the technicians, specialist and […]
Can Your Business Afford to Bypass an HR Audit?
Feeling the heat of the economic climate? If your business has resorted to layoffs or may soon scale back operations, you may be at an increased risk for employment-related lawsuits.
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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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