by Caroline | Aug 7, 2013 | Compensation and Benefits, HRSafety
So, let’s say you have an employee who trips over a bad spot in the rug at your office, or has a shelf fall on him or pulls something carrying boxes. You send him to the emergency room right? No wait! If the injury happens during the course of work, while the employee...
by Caroline | Jul 31, 2013 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
Why are veterans having so much difficulty finding civilian jobs? I recently attended a panel on the value of hiring veterans sponsored by Austin Chamber of Commerce and Skillpoint Alliance. Central Texas agencies and non-profits are working hard to connect veterans...
by Caroline | Jul 24, 2013 | Company Culture, Labor Law, Management
So, around Valentine’s day, I wrote a blog about how hiring is like dating. Here’s the other side: firing is like breaking up. There are a lot of reasons to fire someone. The employee might not be living up to performance expectations. He might blatantly neglect his...
by Caroline | Jul 17, 2013 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
Software is like exercise equipment. People get all fired up about changing their lives and go out and buy a treadmill or a set of weights and then it just it sits there, like a giant, metal guilt trip, reminding you that you still don’t have your act together....
by Caroline | Jul 10, 2013 | Company Culture, Management
We have interesting mythologies about leaders. That leaders are always inspiring. That they have a commanding presence. That they’re exemplary people. But when you really examine the lives and personalities of some of the most revered people—from Lincoln to Gandhi...
