by Caroline | May 11, 2016 | Company Culture, Hiring, HR Technology, Labor Law, Management, Non profit HR
Fraud is bad. But if you run a non-profit, fraud is more than bad, it can destroy your credibility, which scares off your donor base and cripples your efforts to fulfill your mission. That was the message of the presentation at the Capital Area Non-profit...
by Caroline | Apr 27, 2016 | Company Culture, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Leadership, Management, Recruiting
So you probably heard that, March 24, Austin passed a fair chance hiring ordinance for private employers, more commonly known as Ban the Box. What it means is that Austin employers with 15 or more employees can’t ask job candidates about criminal history until they’re...
by Caroline | Apr 20, 2016 | Company Culture, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Management, Non profit HR, People Evaluation, Recruiting
Even if you do your due diligence, it’s not always apparent before you hire someone that they can’t follow through on tasks, can’t deal with authority, and can’t meet any deadline…ever. These are the sorts of disabilities that make people generally unemployable. But...
by Caroline | Mar 16, 2016 | Company Culture, Hiring, Labor Law, Leadership, Management, Non profit HR, People Evaluation
We live in an interesting time, the time of the sharing economy. I keep reading these articles about Millennials and their preferences–like not wanting to own cars or homes. They want to rent, to use a driving service. They’re not sure they want to get married...
by Caroline | Feb 10, 2016 | Company Culture, Culture, HRCompliance, Leadership, Management, Non profit HR, rewards
When Zenefits started, it had a great mission. It wanted to disrupt the insurance industry, making it easier for people to sign up for benefits and for organizations to manage their employees’ benefit plans. Let’s face it, industries with a lot of regulations can...
by Caroline | Jan 28, 2016 | Company Culture, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Leadership, Management, Training
Austin has a unique culture. On the one hand, we live in a world where trigger warnings and micro- aggressions are a huge issue for people, and many Austinites take fair and compassionate treatment for people of all colors, creeds, sexual preferences and gender...
