It happened again the other day. Five employees were shot and killed at an Annapolis Maryland newspaper. Nearly every day the news media reports a killing in schools, churches, and workplaces. There seems to be no end to the violence happening in our communities. In this article we want to focus our attention on lessening…
Red Flags for Workplace Violence
Stress is an ever present participant in today’s work environment. The Bureau of Labor Statistics recently communicated more than 2 million workers are impacted by workplace violence every year. I decided to read up on this topic and after doing so thought it might be important to share some of the information I found with…
Could Management Be Improved?
Did you know that an estimated 80% of the turnover in organizations is caused by poor management. That is a staggering figure when you stand back and contemplate it. This is also an expensive matter, if you believe the DOL’s estimate that the cost of turnover is 1.5 times the annual salary of the person leaving the…
What We Don’t Hear Can Hurt Us
We work so much with workplace harassment prevention that my staff has become quite the experts. So, I shouldn’t have been surprised when Anne, my curriculum specialist, brought a The Washington Post article to my attention last week about workplace harassment. In the article written by Erin Wade of The Mac + Cheese Cookbook, Ms.…
Event at The Hatchery – Human Resources: The Basics – What do you need to know before adding your first employee?
Join us on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 at 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at The Hatchery in Columbia! We will be offering HR professional advice along with tips for adding employees to your team. Let’s face it. Most of us are in business because we have a dream. At some point for the business owner, that dream will…