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HR Ethics: How to Protect Our People When Policy Puts Them at Risk

March 5, 2025 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

In the early stages of this new administration, we’ve seen a major shift in the HR world—with policies that are changing some fundamental human rights beliefs no matter where your party affiliation falls. We have to acknowledge the reality: politics has entered the HR conversation in a way that we have never seen before. As Fractional […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: compassionate leadership, covid-19, culture, dei, diversity, employee benefits, employee relations, fmla, labor laws, politics, small business, workplace conflict

Time for a Strategic Goal Makeover: Continue, Do More, Start, Stop

January 15, 2025 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

Business Goal-Setting Framework: Continue, Do More, Start, Stop

It’s that time of year when New Year’s resolutions start to fade — but your business goals don’t have to follow suit. Now’s the perfect moment to reassess and refocus. And if this all feels like déjà vu, it might be time to try a fresh approach: Continue, Do More, Start, Stop. Over the past […]

Filed Under: HR Strategies Tagged With: career development, covid-19, fractional hr, leadership development, personal development, productivity, professional growth, professionalism, small business, workforce planning

Finding Balance in Leadership: Integrating Empathy and Professionalism into the Workplace

December 5, 2023 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

In today’s workplace, it’s no secret that things are pretty stressful. Businesses are dealing with high inflation, steep costs of living, and opinions clashing across generations. Add in lingering Covid-related anxieties, the approaching holiday season, and global and political conflicts and you’ve got a perfect storm. Leaders are stuck in the middle, trying to manage […]

Filed Under: HR Stories Tagged With: burnout, compassionate leadership, covid-19, culture, employee relations, leadership development, managing employees, mental health, professionalism

Adjusting to the new workplace. . . again: 10 ways to help employees find their work-life balance

September 16, 2021 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

Over the past year and a half, many employees have had the benefit of working remotely. Their families have gotten used to them being at home and having them around. Children have gotten used to their parents being home for meals and to help with homework. Spouses have adjusted to having another set of hands […]

Filed Under: HR Strategies Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, employee relations, fmla, leadership development, managing employees, workforce planning, working from home

Shaming the unvaccinated: A surefire way to crush engagement and stifle productivity

June 15, 2021 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

With the development of new COVID-19 vaccines, many people felt hopeful for the first time since the pandemic began last year. However, with this newfound hope and positive outlook comes a new workplace challenge: how to react and respond when not everyone in the office chooses to get vaccinated. Deciding which internal rules or which […]

Filed Under: HR Strategies Tagged With: coronavirus, covid-19, employee relations, managing employees, productivity

Time to bring your employees back into the office? 3 things every successful organization will consider

April 2, 2021 by Kerry Flynn Barrett

Over the past few months, many companies have been faced with the decision about whether or not to bring their employees back into the office and what that will look like at the organizational level. This decision has been weighing heavily on the minds of many leaders as they strive to decide what is best […]

Filed Under: Current Events Tagged With: compassionate leadership, coronavirus, covid-19, employee relations, employee retention

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