by Caroline | May 29, 2013 | Company Culture, Hiring, Non profit HR, People Evaluation, Recruiting, Training
So here’s a crazy paradigm that happens at a lot of organizations: You all wear jeans and loose t-shirts with funny slogans. You all watch Game of Thrones, or maybe it’s Downton Abbey. You’ve all got the COEXIST bumper sticker and you believe fervently in...
by Caroline | May 22, 2013 | Company Culture, Management, People Evaluation, teamwork, Training
Did you know that when your organization treats conflict as a bad thing, it can really cost the organization? It can cost money, productivity, opportunity. Take, for example, the large company we consulted with several years ago where employees were discouraged from...
by Caroline | May 15, 2013 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Management, rewards
When you’re a small business owner with a really stellar employee, figuring out a way to keep that person on board and happy can be a challenge. There’s only so much money and so many growth opportunities. So you do what you can. You promote the employee to manager....
by Caroline | Apr 24, 2013 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Management, Recruiting
Bits and pieces of the Affordable Care Act continue falling, like shrapnel, around employers’ ears, with no end in sight. But while business owners can’t anticipate everything they’ll have to do to conform to the new laws, there are some steps they can take to put...
by Caroline | Apr 17, 2013 | Company Culture, Management, teamwork, Training
Quick Quiz: Can you articulate how your sales or fundraising staff’s performance goals contribute to your strategic plan or mission? Okay, that was too easy. How about your operations department? How is their performance tied to the strategic plan? Or your accounting...
by Caroline | Apr 10, 2013 | Assessments, Company Culture, Hiring, Management, Recruiting, Training
Last week I talked about some of the subtler reasons why older IT workers struggle to get hired, such as being intimidating to younger managers. But since objections like that really aren’t in anyone’s best business interest, this week I want to offer some practical,...
