Archive for July, 2009
Whatchu smokin’ on?
Every company has one, the dreaded smoker who takes a million breaks throughout the day, leaves work unfulfilled because of their nicotine habit, AND who recruits other smokers to go and smoke with them, which leaves numerous departments alone with no productivity. Granted there are the responsible smokers who only take a couple of breaks throughout [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )That’s so gay!
We have all seen the commercial that says, “That’s so Emma and Julia!” Well this post is not about that or anything dealing with being homosexual or dumb, it has to do with diversity in the workplace… Do you have it? You want to make sure that upon hiring (which most places do) you have [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Your sick in the head!
Do you have a procedure in place for those employees that like to call-in sick? Do you think that you should have one? What if your employee has a family do you have something in place for sick children or anything? Are they able to do work at home? If they are not able to [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Hey, what’d you call me?
You may not think that job descriptions are important, but as a manager or business owner you want people to know what their role in your company is. It is the same with employees. The more descriptive you are with what your employees’ titles are the more you will get out of their performances. Think [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )We Have a throw-back on our hands…
Everybody remembers Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky and their relationship in the Oval Office, or where ever they had their fling. Well, to this day that is still controversial, I mean the coverage alone could still be opened to discussions dealing with journalistic style and ethics. But what about the HR standpoint? Do you as [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Pay Raises for Everyone!
Wouldn’t that be nice? Today is the last stage of the federal minimum wage increase, spanning over the last three years, that now takes us to a whopping $7.25 an hour. At full time that translates to just over $15,000.00 before taxes which is, frankly, still at poverty level and not many can live on [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )HR and Wire Hangers.
Human Resources has been sometimes described at a Motherly-type role. Where, sometimes, HR is nagging and annoying and then sometimes they are nurturing and caring. Well, I am here to tell you that HR Consultants are no Mother Dearests, well maybe a little. People do not realize the work that goes into running the HR [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Don’t hire a Winona Ryder.
Winona Ryder is no stranger to controversy and her getting caught stealing in 2001 was actually a surprise because she is classified as a Hollywood starlet. This just goes to show that anyone has the potential to steal. So how do business owners avoid hiring someone that could possibly steal? Well following proper hiring processes [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )N’Sync’s got nothing on us.
For many when you think of N’Sync you think of a successful boy band, well what I am speaking of is the N’Sync song “Bye Bye Bye.” And you will see why it is appropriate for today’s post. As business owners and management we are sometimes faced with the difficulty of firing people. If you [...]
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