If you’re in human resources, you already know… December is HR Hell Month! A plethora of hard deadlines like payroll reconciliation, helping employees understand Open Enrollment, ensuring FSA funds and remaining benefits are used up, performance reviews, and processing year-end bonuses are all annual requirements on your list. Tack on a variety of arbitrary deadlines […]
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Leadership Through Support: Unifying a Divided Workforce
We’ve officially entered the holiday season! Hopefully, you made it through Thanksgiving without the dinner table doubling as a political roundtable. But as we turn our attention to the new year, most agree that those political differences are here to stay. So, how are we supposed to keep the peace in a divided workforce? The […]
Taking off the mask: Embracing authenticity is scary but essential
For many, Halloween is an excuse to show off their creativity, to revisit childhood for a day, or to just wear a costume for the fun of it. Others use Halloween to reveal hidden parts of their subverted personalities — a dark side, a playful side, or a version of themselves that others rarely see. […]
The Stress of Scaling: How a fractional HR person can solve problems and streamline growth
Understanding and navigating the HR needs of your business can be challenging, especially for growing companies and new startups. There is a varied list of roles and responsibilities that a company’s HR team or a fractional HR person must be able to handle, from navigating complex, constantly-changing labor regulations to designing effective workplace policies to […]
The HR Fixer: We Clean Up People Problems
Dealing with people problems is a dirty job, but someone’s gotta do it. Human resources professionals are often the unsung heroes of the workplace, especially when a company doesn’t prioritize efforts to recognize and thwart challenging behavior early on. These dedicated individuals work tirelessly behind the scenes to skillfully manage everything from minor inconveniences to […]
All I want for Christmas is NO MORE DEADLINES! Easing the end-of-year HR burden
As the year comes to a close, many organizations find themselves caught in the chaos of holiday festivities, erratic schedules, and looming project deadlines. The end-of-year and holiday season can be particularly overwhelming for HR teams, who are tasked with managing a myriad of responsibilities. This includes the standard HR burden, plus the normal year-end […]
