by Caroline | Dec 9, 2015 | Company Culture, Culture, HRSafety, Management, Non profit HR
It’s time for the annual holiday party and management folks everywhere are trying to figure out how to make this a fun, festive celebration without any catastrophes. Or let me say, some of them are. I’ve known CEOs who grabbed the DJ’s microphone and announced “Hey I...
by Caroline | Dec 2, 2015 | Company Culture, Culture, Management, Non profit HR
The reason people find the holidays so completely stressful, at least one reason, is that we all already have so many things to think about. Suddenly in addition to work and family, friends, pets, budgets, whether or not moths are eating our woolen clothes, we also...
by Caroline | Nov 25, 2015 | Company Culture, Culture, Management, Non profit HR, rewards
There has been a lot of research about the benefits of gratitude: Improved sleep, reduced depression, better physical health and better relationships. Research shows that just saying “Thank you” increases the recipient’s desire to make a further connection with you....
by Caroline | Nov 4, 2015 | Company Culture, Hiring, Management, Non profit HR, Recruiting, teamwork
Every year around this time, retailers, restaurants and others who are gearing up for holiday traffic start hiring their seasonal workers. Of course they’re not the only ones with seasonal work demand. Tax companies will need folks in a few months and resorts and...
by Caroline | Oct 28, 2015 | Company Culture, Management, Non profit HR
I talk about planning a lot. The reason for that is twofold: One, I’m a consultant and I know darn good and well that when I am in the middle of, say, writing an employee handbook, clients are going to call and need me to address an urgent matter like, “I just found...
by Caroline | Oct 21, 2015 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, HRCompliance, Management, Non profit HR, People Evaluation, rewards
Every year, there is at least one book and a spate of articles about the evils of annual performance reviews. Basically it’s the same theme – Toss the reviews! Ban the process! These writers think performance reviews shouldn’t exist. They say managers hate them...
