by Caroline | Apr 9, 2014 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Management, Recruiting
Have you ever heard of a hidden paycheck pie chart? It’s a chart that shows employees how much you’re forking out in benefits on top of what you’re paying them. It’s pretty impressive, when you look at it. Especially given that most employees have no idea how much...
by Caroline | Mar 27, 2014 | Company Culture, Hiring, Management, People Evaluation, Recruiting, teamwork, Training
No matter what you’re hiring for, be it an executive or a software developer, there are five characteristics that mark a certain kind of person. A particular sort of human being who is just more likely to be a better team member, help push the company where it’s...
by Caroline | Mar 19, 2014 | Management, teamwork, Training
If the idea of emotional intelligence sounds like a bunch of hooey to you—as it does to some people I’ve met—consider this: An emotionally intelligent person knows enough about how activity, sleep and circumstances effect him that he can choose to leave important...
by Caroline | Mar 12, 2014 | Management, Training
Traversing the SXSW command center in downtown Austin has been an exercise in defensive walking. There were so many distracted attendees peering into their smartphones while chatting with friends and consuming free food swag, that I had to navigate carefully to avoid...
by Caroline | Mar 5, 2014 | Hiring, HRCompliance, Management, Non profit HR, Recruiting
In honor of SXSW, when film, music, comedy and tech lovers descend upon Austin en masse, I like to focus on using technology to free up human resources for the people side, not the paper side. Human resources has evolved a lot, but one thing that stays is the...
by Caroline | Feb 19, 2014 | Company Culture, Hiring, Management, Non profit HR, Recruiting
Social proof is the new gold. Research shows reading reviews by people similar to you powerfully influences whether you take a job, buy a product, form a partnership. Sites like Glassdoor and Yelp are the new Zagat or Consumer Reports. You know that guy you really...
