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Winning Ways to Coach Your Employees
Human resources management—and everyone else in the upper levels of a company—are charged with helping employees do their best. One of the ways to bring about improved performance is coaching. What is coaching? Let’s turn to the words of one of the most celebrated...
Dealing With Workplace Harassment in the #MeToo Era
Human resources management shouldn’t ever have to deal with sexual harassment—unfortunately, it’s one of the issues a good HR pro should be prepared to wrestle with. Thanks to Harvey Weinstein, Kevin Spacey, Bill Cosby and other fallen stars, we’re seeing myriad...
Cutting Down on Employee Absences
Human resources managers can’t expect staff to be at work all the time, day in and day out. Whether it’s to recuperate from an illness, or to recharge the mental batteries with a vacation, a few days away from the office are good for staff health and morale....
Good Exit Interviews Can Boost Employee Retention
Human resources management professionals unfortunately are prone to overlooking one useful item in their HR toolbox: the exit interview. True, the event can be awkward and uncomfortable for the folks on both sides of the table. However, if executed intelligently and...
Avoid the High Cost of Employee Turnover
One tough truth of HR management: employees come and employees go—even if your company is a perfect personnel paradise and you treat your staff like royalty. Factors on the company’s half of the equation (poor performance, for example) and reasons on the staff side...
Six Pitfalls to Avoid During a Termination Meeting
Farewells can be difficult—but if you’re in human resources management, they can be downright painful. Sure, sometimes poor performance, bad attitude or other shortcomings dictate a goodbye, but if you don’t follow the proper steps and procedure, you could be in for...
The Pros and Cons of Paid Time Off Policy
HR solutions to challenging personal problems aren’t always easy, and sometimes there are positives and negatives to weigh when making a decision. One area human resources management finds especially challenging is paid time off. According to the Bureau of Labor...
Should You Ban Political Talk at the Office?
Human resources management tends to be a complex field. However, sometimes HR solutions to challenging, even volatile, problems can be fairly simple: just say no. This may be the case with political discussions in the workplace. Especially in our current climate,...
HR Solutions: Cover Your Company Through Progressive Discipline
Human resources management is at its toughest when it’s time to say goodbye to an employee. Termination is a difficult, potentially emotional action; what’s more, it exposes your company and managers to risk—even if it’s for cause. That’s where progressive discipline...
Check Your Wage and Hour Compliance
Wage issues can cause huge headaches at a small business—complications with compliance can be common, expensive and tricky to untangle. The best way to avoid problems with employee wages and hours is building a familiarity with compliant wage practices and...
