How to Manage Your Future Boss
How to Manage Your Future Boss As an HR practitioner you may or may not have managed a former boss or worked for a former employee. It can be awkward, but there’s absolutely nothing in your professional life that better illustrates the value of the golden rule than swapping roles with a manager or a […]
Keeping Your Refrigerator Employees from Spoiling
Because we see things so often, we see them less and less. – Joseph B. Wirthlin I have a friend with a son who plays football. I like football. That’s not to say I totally understand all the rules of the game but nonetheless I do enjoy watching it. When I watch it, I follow […]
Going for the Win on 4th Down
Going for the Win on 4th Down In 1991, I decided to go to school at the University of Mississippi, otherwise known as Ole Miss. I am from Austin, Texas and I was the only one from my graduating high school class to go to Ole Miss. I went to Westlake High School where starting […]
Will Unlimited Vaction Be the Death of PTO and Vacation?
As many of you have probably heard now, Richard Branson has created a “non-policy” vacation policy. He said he modeled it after the Netflix policy. According to writer and entrepreneur Daniel Green “Branson described the ‘non-policy’ as giving employees the flexibility to take as much vacation time as needed when they feel ‘100% comfortable that […]
Creative Approaches to Benefits for Your Small Business
Creative Approaches to Benefits for Your Small Business When we hear the word benefits, the first thing that usually comes to mind is insurance. After covering the cost of insurance, companies may have a hard time thinking of adding anything else to their benefits package—especially if they are a small business. While a small […]
Networking and Polite Conversation Guide
The role of the HR Practitioner involves addressing specific issues that your employees just don’t get. CareySue Vega is our resident etiquette expert and every week she brings you a different piece of etiquette information to keep you thinking. Manner Monday is for anyone trying to make a postiive impact in their workplace. Networking and […]
