by Caroline | May 2, 2018 | Change Management, Compensation, Drama-Free Workplace, Working Relationships
Let’s say you have a favorite customer who comes into your coffee shop twice a day, in the morning and afternoon. You always chat and catch up on each other’s day, you know about each other’s families and joys and frustrations with work. Then one day the customer...
by Caroline | Apr 18, 2018 | Hiring, Interviewing, Recruiting, Vision
When you’re looking for an HR consultant or manager, you have to consider a lot of factors. This person isn’t just there to hire and fire people, they’re there to help guide the business in how it manages its most valuable asset—its people. They need to know...
by Caroline | Apr 4, 2018 | Compensation and Benefits, Compliance, Paid Sick Leave
PSL Has A New Meaning Recently, Austin became the first city in Texas to mandate paid sick leave (PSL) for non-governmental employers, requiring all companies with more than 15 employees to cover up to 64 hours of paid sick leave beginning October 1, 2018, and small...
by Caroline | Mar 21, 2018 | Leadership, Management, Vision
People talk about abusive bosses, harassing bosses, micromanaging bosses but people seldom talk about the perils that come with being, or having, a “nice” boss. It seems like being a nice boss would be a good thing. You give people room to do their own jobs, you don’t...
by Caroline | Feb 28, 2018 | Culture, Networking, SXSW
In reverse order… 7. You don’t need to follow up with a quiz: There’s this hope you can send employees to SXSW and they’ll come back with incredible insights and a slew of genius prospects for employment – instead of a hangover and social disease. Lines...
