by Caroline | Sep 4, 2013 | Company Culture, Management, teamwork
So, you are pretty sure your employees love you. I mean, you’re not like other bosses. You talk to them about their personal lives. You’re the office confidante. You consider their input carefully over time. You’re awesome! Right? Hmm, well…I’m sorry, but there’s a...
by Caroline | Jul 24, 2013 | Company Culture, Labor Law, Management
So, around Valentine’s day, I wrote a blog about how hiring is like dating. Here’s the other side: firing is like breaking up. There are a lot of reasons to fire someone. The employee might not be living up to performance expectations. He might blatantly neglect his...
by Caroline | Jul 10, 2013 | Company Culture, Management
We have interesting mythologies about leaders. That leaders are always inspiring. That they have a commanding presence. That they’re exemplary people. But when you really examine the lives and personalities of some of the most revered people—from Lincoln to Gandhi...
by Caroline | Jun 12, 2013 | Compensation and Benefits, Management, Non profit HR, Recruiting, rewards
These days, it’s considered very cool to be a “transparent” organization that shares with employees its earnings, costs, goals…. But just how transparent do you want to be? A lot of our clients wrestle with the idea of making salaries transparent:...
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....
