Employees want to feel valued and appreciated. They want to know that their work is meaningful and that they both have, and contribute value to, the company. They also want to be compensated fairly, and to have opportunities for growth and development. However, employers are often more focused on the bottom line than on their […]
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Ghosting Goes Both Ways: 5 ways to stop job candidates from ghosting
Does this sound familiar? Your company is hiring and you’ve posted your job opening on all the sites. Right away you receive a great resumé and cover note that check all the boxes! You immediately reach out, exchange a few messages and set up an interview. When the scheduled time arrives, you sign onto Zoom […]
Why Good Management is the Key to Employee Retention: What you can do to set your company on a course of loyalty and longevity
We have previously talked about what everyone is calling “The Great Resignation,” or why employees are leaving, and what companies can do to retain talent. As fears of labor shortages grow and companies seek to entice employees to stay using a three-ring circus of “perks,” I want to look beyond broader company culture and talk […]
When Tragedy Strikes: How to triage and address the needs of your employees
When tragedy strikes, it can be difficult to know how to help our employees. As leaders, many of us feel like we want to do something, but we’re not sure what to do and how to fit it into the workplace setting. In order to be able to support our employees during times of tragedy, […]
Intentional communication: The most important 15 minutes of a manager’s work week
Do you remember your employees’ last performance review? How did it go? Well, according to a recent study, if your employee was a millennial, there is a 34% chance your review drove them to tears. That’s right, more than a third of performance reviews with millennial employees end up in tears! Yikes! With numbers like […]
Inside the life of a Fractional CHRO: 3 ways a strategic HR consultant can help
I was recently asked by a colleague, “So, what exactly does a strategic HR consultant do?” It got me thinking… I realized that sometimes I get so caught up in the details of how I help organizations, that I tend to skip over the big picture of what I actually do. So, if you found […]
