by Caroline | May 29, 2013 | Company Culture, Hiring, Non profit HR, People Evaluation, Recruiting, Training
So here’s a crazy paradigm that happens at a lot of organizations: You all wear jeans and loose t-shirts with funny slogans. You all watch Game of Thrones, or maybe it’s Downton Abbey. You’ve all got the COEXIST bumper sticker and you believe fervently in...
by Caroline | May 22, 2013 | Company Culture, Management, People Evaluation, teamwork, Training
Did you know that when your organization treats conflict as a bad thing, it can really cost the organization? It can cost money, productivity, opportunity. Take, for example, the large company we consulted with several years ago where employees were discouraged from...
by Caroline | May 15, 2013 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Management, rewards
When you’re a small business owner with a really stellar employee, figuring out a way to keep that person on board and happy can be a challenge. There’s only so much money and so many growth opportunities. So you do what you can. You promote the employee to manager....
by Caroline | May 8, 2013 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
So, did you know that if you classify someone as a contractor, but your behavior toward that person says “employee,” you can be held accountable not only for unemployment compensation but also back taxes, federal income tax, Social Security tax and Medicare tax that...
by Caroline | May 1, 2013 | Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Non profit HR
Tis the season for summer interns. But if you’re stuck in the old, romantic idea that an intern is someone who will do “whatever it takes” to break into the business, or support his or her passion for your non-profit, you need to think again. Because interns have...
