by Caroline | Oct 16, 2013 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Management
In the past week I have had the flu, lost my smartphone (which is worse according to most people) and dealt with a dead car battery – doesn’t it always come in threes? It’s been a stressful time period and I have not been the most patient of people (my...
by Caroline | Oct 9, 2013 | Assessments, Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, Management, People Evaluation, Recruiting, Telecommuting, company culture, management
In honor of Austin Startup Week, we wanted to acknowledge that most entrepreneurs know certain common truths about startup life: They’ll have to work 40 hours a day, 12 days a week, for example. But when it comes to human resources, there’s A LOT startups don’t know....
by Caroline | Oct 2, 2013 | Company Culture, Management, teamwork, Training
When I’m looking to hire an employee, I always look for someone well rounded. Why? If you spend your nights watching TV, you’re a lot less interesting to me as an employee than if you’re a software engineer AND a skydiver AND you volunteer with the Cancer Society...
by Caroline | Sep 25, 2013 | Compensation and Benefits, HRSafety, Labor Law
A lot of employers are freaking out about the impending implementation of the Affordable Care Act. I don’t quite get it, because most of my clients with more than 50 employees—those required to provide medical insurance to employees—already have a medical plan. But...
by Caroline | Sep 18, 2013 | Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law
A weird side effect of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, is the stigma it’s put on part time work and part time workers. These days, hiring someone part time can cause others to raise their eyebrows with knowing looks: “Ah,...
