You want employees to work for all the time you pay them, right? So what can you do to stop people from “forgetting” to clock out or having a friend “buddy punch” them in? What about preventing people from goofing off on their phones instead of cleaning up
Core competence is a bit of HR jargon that describes a unique skill that defines a company and it’s culture. Mainly, these are what we’d call “soft skills.” Every company needs them and not every company has the same core competencies. If you want to figure out which
BYOD–Bring Your Own Device–is a thing at a lot of companies, especially small ones. Everyone already has a smartphone and a laptop, so why not have your employees use those instead? Well, there are lots of things to think about. Over at The Balance I give a run down
In 49 states (Montana is the exception) employment is at will, which means you can wake up one morning and say, “I’m going to fire Bill.” That would be legal, as long as you’re not firing Bill because of race, sex, etc. But, that’s not a great way
Do you like people? Do you like knowing confidential information? Well, that’s nice, but not what you need to be a successful HR manager. Liking people isn’t really necessary (although it can help) and really, knowing confidential information isn’t as much fun as it’s cracked up to be
Most Human Resources people want to do the fun stuff in HR–developing people, training, supporting the business, etc. What do we spend our time with? These things. These things that you should already know–like the fact that it’s really, really, really important to be to work when your
We talk a lot about making the workplace better for women, but the reality is, we should make the workplace better for everyone. Women and men do (generally) have different needs and wants in the workplace, but what benefits one group can benefit others. Over at The Balance,
Wouldn’t it be awesome if when you were 18 you could sit down with a counselor who could help you plan out your career and then you’d just follow that path? “So, when you’re 22 you’ll take an entry level job as a marketing assistant. At 24, you’ll
Maybe you have the fantasy of being like Mr. Scrooge before the ghosts visited, but if you’re like most people, you’d actually like to have your employees like you. Not in terms of being your best friend, but think highly of you. Do you really want to be
