by Caroline | Apr 3, 2019 | Company Culture, Leadership, Management, React to Change, retaliation
I recently read an article published by SHRM entitled “Employer Couldn’t Selectively Enforce Prohibition on Sleeping on the Job” and I thought “Oh, there has got to be a catch.” Yes, employers and HR professionals are sometimes flummoxed by EEOC decisions...
by Caroline | Mar 13, 2019 | Change Management, Leadership, SXSW
For 30 years, SXSW was the same week as spring break. You could set a calendar alert by it. And then, this year, Austin ISD and the University of Texas moved spring break to the week after SX. This is not a catastrophe, but it will probably create some traffic...
by Caroline | Jan 16, 2019 | Adapt to Change, Company Culture, Leadership
Groundhog Day is right around the corner, which always reminds me of the movie with Bill Murray. I love that movie. In case you haven’t seen it—is that even possible? Groundhog Day is about a guy who keeps living the same day over and over again and eventually sees it...
by Caroline | Oct 31, 2018 | Accountability, Compliance, Culture, Ethics, Vision
So here’s a scary statistic: For small businesses and non-profits with fewer than 100 employees, the average damage from employee fraud tallies up to $200,000. The numbers are actually lower for large businesses…Why? Probably because larger organizations find the time...
by Caroline | May 2, 2018 | Change Management, Compensation, Drama-Free Workplace, Working Relationships
Let’s say you have a favorite customer who comes into your coffee shop twice a day, in the morning and afternoon. You always chat and catch up on each other’s day, you know about each other’s families and joys and frustrations with work. Then one day the customer...
