Shopping is a skill

Posted on May 1, 2009. Filed under: At Will, Employee Performance, Employee Relations, HR, Human Resources, Incentivizing/Incentives, Managing to Strengths, Mandy Cooley, staffing, This Guy, Uncategorized, Using Human Resources | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

I am not lacking in skill: for example, I am good at finding deals!  Shopping is a skill of mine…  Not necessarily a skill my husband likes me to hone, but one that is good for my family (and my wardrobe). We recently acquired a new client who had managers with a lot of skills, [...]

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The New I-9

Posted on April 3, 2009. Filed under: Employee Relations, HR, Human Resources, Incentivizing/Incentives, Laina Molaski, Management Minute, Policy, Uncategorized, Using Human Resources | Tags: , , , , , , |

Whoo-hoo the new I-9 is effective today! Talk about exciting stuff in the world of HR. You may ask yourself is it really necessary, is it that much different from the old I-9 that I really need to take the time to get the new one and have all my employees fill it out. The [...]

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Why You Actually Have to Follow the Rules?

Posted on March 20, 2009. Filed under: At Will, Employee Performance, Employee Relations, HR, Human Resources, Laina Molaski, Management Minute, marketing, Policy, recruiting, staffing, Using Human Resources | Tags: , , , , , , , |

You might be thinking that you became a business owner so you didn’t have to bow to “the man”. Well guess what you still have an “Uncle” whose rules you have to follow. Rules such as the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the American Disabilities Act (ADA, Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), At Will employment [...]

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Weekly Economic Update

Posted on March 12, 2009. Filed under: Employee Relations, Guest, HR, Human Resources, Management Minute, marketing, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , |

We are excited to share with our readers some guest posts from clients, friends, and collegues.  We hope you find value in what they share.  Below is a post from our collegue, Samuel A. Julian, of The Julian Group.   Quote of the week. “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed [...]

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Reference Checks on LinkedIn

Posted on March 3, 2009. Filed under: Employee Relations, HR, Human Resources, Mandy Cooley, Uncategorized | Tags: , , , , , |

Yesterday I received a request to connect with a client on LinkedIn. At the bottom of the message was this…”DID YOU KNOW” you can conduct a more credible and powerful reference check using LinkedIn? Enter the company name and years of employment or the prospective employee to find their colleagues that are also in your [...]

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12 Days of Employment – A parody & excellent offer!

Posted on November 13, 2008. Filed under: Employee Manuals, Employee Performance, Employee Relations, HR, Human Resources, Incentivizing/Incentives, Laina Molaski, Management Minute, Mandy Cooley, marketing, Policy, recruiting, staffing, Uncategorized, Using Human Resources | Tags: , , , , , , |

As the end of the year nears and you start hearing The 12 Days of Christmas on the radio, you should be thinking to yourself, am I prepared for the first 12 Days of Employment?  To the tune of The 12 Days of Christmas: On the 1st day of employment, My employer gave to me [...]

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