by Caroline | Nov 27, 2013 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
It’s holiday party time! Time to throw up some sparkly lights, eat a bunch of food you don’t normally allow yourself, spend time chilling with people you normally have to focus with and open a bottle of….or not…. The whole holiday work party issue is a...
by Caroline | Nov 20, 2013 | Company Culture, Management, rewards, teamwork
Managers are in a really tough spot these days. Most of us have seen the statistics that say employees don’t leave companies, they leave managers. Managers are being viewed as the employee engagement lynchpin. They’re expected to not only get the job done, but...
by Caroline | Nov 6, 2013 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
Flexible spending accounts were a miracle when they were introduced in the 1970s. And they just got a whole lot better. Flexible spending accounts tackled inflation and rising medical costs by letting employees set aside pre-tax dollars to cover some medical and...
by Caroline | Oct 30, 2013 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
A lot of my clients, who really don’t have time or knowledge to plow through the legalese of the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), make huge assumptions. Like, they have to let every employee take three months off, just because they asked. And they think the fact that...
by Caroline | Oct 23, 2013 | Company Culture, Hiring, Management, People Evaluation
So, recently a client was complaining to me about his Millennial generation employee who was completely pumped about taking Friday off to spend three days at ACL. It just bugged the employer that this generation didn’t get it. “He’s just a lot more excited about...
