Termination
Job of the Dead.
This business owning stuff can be scary and almost unrealistic at times. Kind of like a movie, right?! A horror movie! Well, let’s compare the comparable and see what kind of movie your business is or at least the majority of small businesses. 1. Regulations, rules, being in-charge, payroll etc. can be compared to monsters of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The X-Files of HR
In the weird realm of HR there are more important things than vacations and payroll although, those are important, you, as a business owner, need to worry about other things. Things like, compliancy, hiring/firing, ALL facets dealing with employees, and running your business compliantly. Don’t we love those little aliens of running a business. They [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None 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 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Cock Fighting in the Workplace
This Guy walks up to one of his employees: “Hey, you wanna grab a drink after work?” Employee A: “Aren’t you married?” This Guy to Employee A, with a smug look on his face: “Not if you don’t want me to be.” Seriously? I know I am in HR Consulting, not Dating Consulting, but, Seriously? [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Why care about HR?
No reason, well except for the fact that your company can’t run without good employees. Well I guess it can but it would only be a matter of time before you ran yourself into the ground and your business would only get so big before it outgrew what you alone are capable of doing. If [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Good Boss, Bad Boss
Have you seen the movie “Glenngarry Glen Ross?” If not look up the video clip on You Tube, though I will warn you it does contain its fair share of vulgar language and is not for the faint hearted. However, it is entertaining to watch, and often too true, look at what some may feel [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Improving Employee Performance
You would think that taking care of performance issues in the workplace would be pretty easy considering we are all adults, but as we all know it is not. Some people just don’t like any type of conflict and if you, as a business owner, are one of those people; you run the risk of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Setting Expectations
People like to know what is expected of them whether it is in a personal relationship or a professional one. So, as a business owner you want to make sure to give your employees clear expectations. Not only to let them know what is expected of them so they feel better, but to allow them [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Why Make Rules if You’re Not Going to Follow Them?
Pet Peeve number one….why make a policy or expectation just to completely ignore it? In doing so you make your life more difficult, not to mention open yourself up to potential liability. Ok, actually, my pet peeve number one is people who think that At Will employment means you can terminate someone for whatever reason [...]
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