5 Steps to Better Wage & Hour Compliance for HR
First off let me get the disclaimer out of the way. I am NOT an attorney. I am NOT providing legal advice. I am making these statements from the perspective of an HR professional, consultant and HR instructor that has dealt with Wage & Hour issues for a long time. With that said here is […]
Tuning In To Life Outside of Your Bubble
In our 24/7, global world of information overload, it’s sort of ironic that we can still find ourselves living in our own little bubbles. I find that there is so much going on with work and life, that I sometimes lose touch with what’s going on outside of my work-at-home-mom-world. Sure, I have LinkedIn, Twitter […]
Should Managers Trust Their Employees, or Spy on Them?
One of my followers on twitter (“Pete”) sent me a link the other day that blew me away. Well, it shouldn’t have surprised me, but somehow this stuff keeps surprising me anyway. Pete was engaged in a lively discussion on his LinkedIn group about this topic: “Should managers trust their employees?” Most of the managers […]
5 Reasons Telecommuting Is Still Beneficial To Your Employees
Does your company currently employ telecommuters or allow telecommuting based on employees’ needs? If not, it may be time to consider the variety of benefits telecommuting can provide for the organization. In light of the recent decision made by Yahoo’s CEO Marissa Mayer — to end the employee telecommuting practice within the company — all […]
How to Define Your Ultimate Customer
The idea of the “Ultimate Customer” is an important aspect of outcome-based goal setting and creating a performance-based work culture. I always ask leaders, “Do your employees know who their customer is? The answer isn’t always clear and the conversation turns to the specifics of just how an organization goes about defining who the ultimate customer is. This is simply one […]
How to Save a Negative Company Culture
You might have started out with the best of intentions, but somewhere along the way your company culture took a nosedive. Now your employees are sneaking into work late, grumpy, and disengaged. Worst of all, you know some of your top talent is now actively looking for greener pastures. Now is the time to act […]
