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...
by Caroline | Jan 15, 2014 | Assessments, Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Labor Law, Management, rewards, teamwork
The story of how Wells Fargo’s employees wound up selling bank accounts to homeless people, dead people, fake clients and friends and relatives who had no interest in opening accounts sounds crazy—like some Dickens novel where the evil overlord is forcing the starving...
by Caroline | Jan 8, 2014 | Assessments, Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Management, Non profit HR, Recruiting, teamwork, Training
I’ve noticed that some company managers and owners treat my constant admonitions to get an employee handbook the way kids respond when you tell them to wear their galoshes. They roll their eyes. They let out a soft “gah….” sound. Or sometimes they reassuringly...
by Caroline | Dec 11, 2013 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits
So, Christmas is coming, which gets me thinking about A Christmas Carol, and poor Bob Cratchit and paid time off…if you follow. Christmas falls on Wednesday this year, and depending on your industry, say professional services or B2B, do you give employees...
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....
