Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure – Part 2 in a Series
Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure – Part 2 in a Series I went rock climbing recently. It was a ball! I used to make time for it consistently and hope to make it more of a priority again. It’s always fun to revisit an activity like that after years. You find that you have […]
Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure Part 1 in a Series
Leadership Lessons from a Climbing Adventure Part 1 in a Series I went rock climbing recently. It was a ball! I used to make time for it consistently and hope to make it more of a priority again. It’s always fun to revisit an activity like that after years. You find that you have a […]
Behavioral Based Interviewing – A Very Quick Overview
Behavioral Based Interviewing – A Very Quick Overview Behavioral Based Interviewing is a great technique to help you avoid the candidates that won’t add up and identify those rock stars. Watch to get a super quick synopsis of this very useful interviewing technique: https://youtu.be/1md3_FbXMXA
Decreasing Labor Costs Without Layoffs
Decreasing Labor Costs Without Layoffs At a time when the nation’s economy is softening, and perhaps worse, many organizations are considering layoffs as a way to cut costs. But eliminating jobs does not always result in immediate cost-savings. There are often severance packages to finance and unemployment benefits to cover. In addition, the morale of […]
How Does the Fair Labor Standards Act Impact Flex Scheduling?
How Does the Fair Labor Standards Act Impact Flex Scheduling? I have received quite a few questions regarding the Fair Labor Standards Act and how it impacts use of flexible scheduling. As a result, I thought that I would address a few of the questions in the newsletter. If you are dealing with a majority […]
Dress for Success: Even Working From Home Requires a Dress Code
Dress for Success: Even Working From Home Requires a Dress Code I’m sure you’ve seen the commercial – and I’ve referenced it before. The woman gets up, exercises, takes care of her daughter and then conducts business in pajama bottoms and slippers with her baby nearby. I wish that this was reality but, for the […]
The Interview Process in a Nutshell
The Interview Process in a Nutshell Have you ever thought about the full cost of hiring a new employee? There are the obvious costs: placing an ad, the wages spent on time looking at resumes and conducting interviews, pre-employment physical, reference checks. Then there are the less obvious costs: wages for training time of both […]