by Caroline | Jul 23, 2021 | Company Culture, Featured, Leadership, Management, Recruiting, talent, telecommuting
Recently, going remote has been a necessity for many of us that are not in essential jobs. While there has been a gradual awareness and movement towards a more remote environment in the past 5 years, the pandemic has accelerated the transition to a mass...
by Caroline | Jul 28, 2020 | Communication, Company Building, Company Culture, Leadership
Unprecedented, once in a lifetime, and the new normal are words and phrases surveyed Twitter users recently told Dictionary.com they never wanted to hear or read again. Why? I suspect it is because we have repeatedly used them in response to the past 5 months. We are...
by Caroline | Feb 19, 2020 | Company Culture, Employee Empowerment, Leadership, rewards
Last Friday was Valentine’s Day which, for obvious reasons, is a special day we celebrate here at ValentineHR. Traditionally Valentine’s Day is all about the romantic loves in our lives, but we think of it as a day to express appreciation for all of the people you...
by Caroline | Feb 6, 2020 | Communication, Company Culture, Featured, Leadership
You rock. My “go-to” words of affirmation for my fellow HR consultants. This is one of my favorite love languages: Words of Affirmation. So, what is it to affirm others? After a super quick online search, I found two meanings: To state as a...
by Caroline | Jan 14, 2020 | Company Culture, Featured, Management, People Evaluation, Teamwork
As leaders, we want employees who love working with customers and co-workers and let’s be honest, us. How do we find and keep these passionate people who will contribute to our organization, both the bottom line and the culture? How about starting with one New Year’s...
