Out Now: Episode 415: Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the Clean Energy Sector With Dr. Janell Hills

Technology Is Killing Your Daily Genius

Creativity and Technology: Writing With Pen and Paper

I spent the last two weeks in Florida with my daughter while my husband, Greg finished up a project.  It is extremely challenging to continue “business as usual” when you’re ten minutes from the beach.  I spent my mornings working with many of my afternoons with my daughter spending some much needed get-a-way time together. […]

Intensions vs. Outcomes

Intentions Vs Outcomes in Employment Law and HR investigations

Intensions vs. Outcomes It’s no secret that not everything turns out the way you planned or expected it to. An action, a plan, or a strategy’s result could—and frequently does—have a completely different conclusion. This occurs frequently in employment law and HR investigations. The manager thought it was a good idea to let his employee […]

Relationship Recruiting — How to Recruit Employees

How to Recruit Employees through Relationships

Weak ties or strong links – it’s a question of bandwidth. It’s called Relationship Recruiting. When I started working in recruitment I was quickly told about the 80/20 rule – 80% of your business comes from 20% of your clients. It certainly informed my day to day relationship building as I quickly focused on a […]

The Pink Panty Employee Retention Strategy

When High Turnover Job Rates Create Office Dirty Laundry Is your organization firing or letting employees go like it’s out of style?  Are employees being walked out the door more often than you change your own underwear?  If so, you’ve entered the pink panty employee retention strategy zone. First off, let’s hope that you change […]

How to use Employee Engagement to boost your business

Maybe its because I grew up on comics, but I am a sucker for animation. I especially like it when someone manages to put a new spin on it. Check out the video below on Employee Engagement, a boring subject to some, but now made interesting for all. Me likee! Kudos to Explania for sharing […]

Age Discrimination — When Everyone is a Protected Class

EEOC and Age Discrimination in the Workplace

As the average life expectancy of human beings increases, so does the average work expectancy of your workforce.  It’s no secret that the recession changed how we view our talent and development strategies.  People are working later into their lives.  Boomers and Traditionalists are working long after the average retirement age either in a new […]