by Caroline | May 14, 2014 | Company Culture, HRCompliance, Management, People Evaluation, Training
Occasionally, when we propose discrimination and sexual harassment training, clients push back. “We would never hire the kind of person who would use racial epithets,” they say. “We would never hire someone who would sexually harass other employees.” Well, maybe not....
by Caroline | Mar 27, 2014 | Company Culture, Hiring, Management, People Evaluation, Recruiting, teamwork, Training
No matter what you’re hiring for, be it an executive or a software developer, there are five characteristics that mark a certain kind of person. A particular sort of human being who is just more likely to be a better team member, help push the company where it’s...
by Caroline | Mar 19, 2014 | Management, teamwork, Training
If the idea of emotional intelligence sounds like a bunch of hooey to you—as it does to some people I’ve met—consider this: An emotionally intelligent person knows enough about how activity, sleep and circumstances effect him that he can choose to leave important...
by Caroline | Mar 12, 2014 | Management, Training
Traversing the SXSW command center in downtown Austin has been an exercise in defensive walking. There were so many distracted attendees peering into their smartphones while chatting with friends and consuming free food swag, that I had to navigate carefully to avoid...
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 | 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...
