Recruiting and retaining a workforce of excellence is the challenge of every company out there. It’s a critical challenge because of the direct impact your human resources have on your ROI. Without a team committed to your company’s success, your ROI will suffer. So...
Relationships
Rewards.
(They don’t have to cost an arm and a leg.) One of the simplest and most memorable rewards I ever received from a company was a single carnation with a quick, personally written, “Thank you” on a card. Everybody in that office knew when they saw a carnation on...
Hiring the Perfect Candidate
In the eyes of most HR folks, recruiting is an absolute nightmare. I remember stating pre-COVID that we were in the worst recruiting market I had ever experienced. Huh… I should have been more careful about what I had to say. NOW is the worst recruiting market I’ve...
Performance Evaluations Done Right
As HR professionals, we hear a lot about accountability and expectations. In return, we ask a lot of hard questions: Did you explain exactly what you were expecting?Did you clarify their understanding of your explanation?Is this a change in their “normal” behavior?Has...
5 Ways to Gain Employees’ Respect
Respect in the workplace is as crucial as productivity when it comes to the bottom line. Disrespected managers are likely to fail, thus significantly impacting the bottom line. Gaining the respect of a team is not something that comes as a result of a title or...
Did You Know – When Love Blooms at the Office, Part 2
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Task Force on the Study of Harassment in the Workplace made several recommendations that we should be sure to consider: Mid-level and Line Managers should be responsible for preventing harassment and it should be included in...