Does your organization have a process for handling religious accommodation requests? Does your staff know when to reach out to your internal or external HR for guidance? How do you handle such concerns and still keep your business viable? Often, religious accommodation requests sound like everyday workplace requests. An employee might ask to leave work…
What’s the Point of a Boss?
Barbara Corcoran, well known entrepreneur-realtor, Shark Tank investor, and the queen of grit, made a statement recently that really stuck with me: “My ‘cardinal rule’ is that I work for you, you don’t work for me.” (Quote) in “How to Be a Great Boss; Show Daily Appreciation” video blog. Simple. Powerful. It made me pause. …
HR Landscape and Review: Let’s Get Physical!
Have you ever undergone a physical? Do you keep up with maintenance on your vehicle like oil changes or new tires? Is your lawn manicured? Do you regularly cut your hair or brush your teeth? Undoubtedly! Numerous aspects of our lives necessitate regular maintenance, often on a daily basis. The same principle applies to human…
The Value of Training
If your mama was like mine, she trained you. Sometimes it was intentional training; sometimes it was her consistent example. What Mom didn’t train in me, my first boss did. I can still remember that steely voice “See this and this? This was filed in the wrong place and the client missed out on a…
Encourage the Exhausted
As we’re out and about (nearly everywhere we go), we like to ask those around us how they’re doing. We’re Human Resources consultants, and people are one of our primary businesses; so asking people how they’re doing is both interesting and important to us. We hear a variety of answers. Some respond with the traditional,…