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On Trust and Chickens

by Caroline | Oct 14, 2015 | Assessments, Company Culture, Management, Non profit HR, rewards, teamwork

Last week I heard a TED talk by Margaret Heffernan about productivity and chickens. In a study mentioned in the talk, a researcher cultivated several generations of chickens, eventually culling the most productive into one coop and leaving the others in a different...
Your Hidden Paycheck May Be Your Best Recruiting Tool

Your Hidden Paycheck May Be Your Best Recruiting Tool

by Caroline | Jul 29, 2015 | Compensation and Benefits, Culture, Hiring, Management, Non profit HR, Recruiting, rewards, Training

We’ve been in a weird phase in employee recruitment and retention the last decade. No matter what size your company, everybody who wants to hire top talent feels like they need to lure people in with margarita machines, giant beanbags and having a masseuse come in...
Stop Hating on Performance Reviews

Stop Hating on Performance Reviews

by Caroline | Jan 14, 2015 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Culture, Management, rewards, teamwork

One of the main reasons New Year’s resolutions fail is that people bite off more than they can chew. Like they’re going to completely overhaul their diet and exercise and sleep and stress habits, all at one time. Failure is inevitable. Business owners do the same...
Stop Hiding from Performance Reviews

Stop Hiding from Performance Reviews

by Caroline | Feb 5, 2014 | Assessments, Company Culture, Management, People Evaluation, rewards, teamwork, Telecommuting, company culture, management

Performance reviews have gained a reputation as a giant, six-headed monster in the closet. If you start doing them, you may fear, you will wind up trapped for weeks under tentacles filled with venom. It will take forever. Nothing else will get done. It will be ugly...
What Employees Really Want

What Employees Really Want

by Caroline | Jan 29, 2014 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, Management, rewards

Last week I talked about the benefits employers tend to give that look free—like gym memberships—but can actually wind up raising employees’ taxable income. But employers have to find some way to sweeten the pot so the most talented, skilled people will want to work...
The IRS is Eyeing Your Perks

The IRS is Eyeing Your Perks

by Caroline | Jan 22, 2014 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, Management, Recruiting, rewards

Many company leaders want to provide a smorgasbord of perks to keep their teams motivated and in love with the company. What those perks are depends on the company’s vision, goals, industry sector, employee population, client base and even location. It’s a...
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