by Caroline | Feb 4, 2015 | Company Culture, Culture, Hiring, Management, Non profit HR, teamwork
So here in Austin it seems it’s a part of the community culture for folks to complain about how much better things used to be before the city grew so much. How there used to be no traffic and there were all these other great eateries and Willy Nelson or Stevie...
by Caroline | Jan 28, 2015 | Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Management, Non profit HR
House Republicans have filed suit over the Affordable Care Act last week, the most recent of many filed against the ACA by opponents of the law. Meanwhile, the dates and numbers for various ACA compliance issues keep changing and it just seems like it would be easier...
by Caroline | Jan 21, 2015 | Company Culture, Culture, HRSafety, Management, teamwork
2014 was a bad year for ice in Austin. On January 28 there were 270 crashes between midnight and 6 a.m. And even though, as I write this, the weather’s lovely in Austin (except for all the insidious Cedar pollen), Dallas is being hit with what seems like constant mini...
by Caroline | Jan 14, 2015 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Culture, Management, rewards, teamwork
One of the main reasons New Year’s resolutions fail is that people bite off more than they can chew. Like they’re going to completely overhaul their diet and exercise and sleep and stress habits, all at one time. Failure is inevitable. Business owners do the same...
by Caroline | Jan 7, 2015 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Management
From an HR perspective, 2015 is The Year of Employment Regulations. Consider this: a bunch of states and cities have raised their minimum wage this year and many others plan to raise it again over the next few years. Many places are implementing Ban the Box...
by Caroline | Dec 31, 2014 | Company Culture, Culture, Management, People Evaluation, teamwork
Recently I said I’d be offering tips for creating a great culture for companies willing to buckle down and do so. Here’s the first one, just in time for New Year’s resolutions: Commit to spending time with your employees. Everybody knows that in every relationship,...
