by Caroline | Jan 8, 2014 | Assessments, Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Management, Non profit HR, Recruiting, teamwork, Training
I’ve noticed that some company managers and owners treat my constant admonitions to get an employee handbook the way kids respond when you tell them to wear their galoshes. They roll their eyes. They let out a soft “gah….” sound. Or sometimes they reassuringly...
by Caroline | Dec 18, 2013 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
My first plan for this blog was to list the top five most impactful HR events of 2013. But as I began to think about what those would be—Marissa Mayer’s massive change to Yahoo’s culture, the constantly changing landscape of Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), a new...
by Caroline | Dec 11, 2013 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits
So, Christmas is coming, which gets me thinking about A Christmas Carol, and poor Bob Cratchit and paid time off…if you follow. Christmas falls on Wednesday this year, and depending on your industry, say professional services or B2B, do you give employees...
by Caroline | Dec 4, 2013 | Company Culture, Hiring, HRCompliance, Management, Non profit HR, Recruiting
So, people don’t generally say it to my face, but I know how a lot of people feel about HR. Like we’re all coming in with our little clipboards, enforcing rules no one ever heard of, creating work for ourselves by having complex recruiting rituals, insisting on...
