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Refresh Your HR Strategy to Thrive in 2024


As we eagerly dive into the uncharted waters of 2024, I want to share my top three considerations for making your HR strategy not just good, but...

Workforce Diversity: Seeing Work through Younger Eyes


While chatting with some young people recently, one referred to the 90’s as the late 1900’s. While Maddie was technically correct, I couldn’t help but...

Self-Evaluations: It's Not Rocket Science


Since effective performance evaluations are done with the employee, not to them, a significant part of the review is the employee’s self-evaluation of...

Pay for Performance - Getting a Bumper Crop


I’ve been around the block a time or two, and the concept of setting pay levels to reflect performance outcomes isn’t new. However, I’d argue that it’s...

Make Performance Feedback Less Scary


Once upon a time, in a not-so-distant corporate kingdom, I had an employee come into my office and shut the door. By the way, shutting the door in HR...

Motivating Employees: Focus on the Individual


Remember that ‘freshly hired’ feeling – that eager, excited sensation to get engaged and be productive? Yeah, it’s a good one. Hopefully you’ve...

Effective Interview Questions for Managers


I don’t know about you, but I find interviewing challenging: How do I know after an hour (or less!) whether someone will be a good fit for a job?

I Can See Clearly Now, the Fog is Gone: Salary Transparency


Back in the 90’s when I entered the workforce it was frowned upon to talk about your pay. Compensation was a private matter, and very little was shared...

Mastering the Employee Retention Game: Keeping Your Team Happy


In today's ever-evolving work environment, retaining your team members can sometimes feel like trying to keep a bunch of energetic puppies in line. But...

Pay Equity: A Lesson in Advocating for Fair Compensation


We often hear about pay equity issues in the workplace, but it's a different story when you find yourself in the midst of one. A few years ago, I was...

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