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Classify Correctly and Stay Classy: Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees (Accidental HR)
When you're running at full speed and trying not to trip, it's often the little things that mess you up. And when it comes to human resources, these gremlins are particularly dangerous when you're practicing "Accidental HR" - the unplanned, unbudgeted and unsupported...
Accidental HR (SM) – Let’s talk about change…
Whether the change is good or bad, by your choice or because of someone else’s decision, change is never easy. The Accidental HR manager has the (unfortunate) responsibility to make sure morale stays high, even if we’re disappointed in the change. You know, you’ve...
Accidental HR (SM) – Stop Allowing Email to Run Your Life
You’ve got mail. You’ve got 15 new messages. Ding…whistle…beep! There’s another one. You’ve gotten 30 new messages since lunch and you haven’t gotten anything else accomplished today! If you’re anything like me, it’s tough to ignore that little notification that...
Accidental HR (SM) – Take Time for You!
You know the drill. Get up, get ready for work. Get your family (or your hounds) ready. Make breakfast. Pack lunch. Sit in traffic on the way to work. Make phone calls while in said traffic (on your hands free device). Work flies by and you feel as though you’ve...
Accidental HR (SM) – Real answers can be scary!
If you’re looking to hire new employees, you may have made a list of standard questions to ask all of your interviewees. But you just never know how a simple question could be interpreted. Take my experience for example: Preparing for one of my first interviews as an...
Accidental HR (SM) – But first, lemme take a selfie!
Accidental HR℠ - But first, lemme take a selfie! So we’ve all seen “those” pictures on social media. You know, the ones where it is obvious the person indulged a bit too much at happy hour and then they started posting to Facebook or Twitter. It happens! But we need...
