by Caroline | Jul 3, 2013 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
Everybody’s focused on recruiting these days. Where do we find talented workers? How do we get them to sign on? Good, skilled people are frankly hard to find. But recruiting is a whole process that can easily be mangled at every step. So since we’ve been through this...
by Caroline | May 8, 2013 | Telecommuting, company culture, management
So, did you know that if you classify someone as a contractor, but your behavior toward that person says “employee,” you can be held accountable not only for unemployment compensation but also back taxes, federal income tax, Social Security tax and Medicare tax that...
by Caroline | Mar 13, 2013 | Company Culture, teamwork, Telecommuting, company culture, management
The recent announcement that Yahoo is calling in all of its telecommuters highlights the fact that all kinds of romantic mythology has , developed around the practice. One view holds telecommuting as the panacea whereby companies save money on office space, people...
by Caroline | Feb 6, 2013 | Company Culture, People Evaluation, teamwork, Telecommuting, company culture, management, Training
It’s generally considered a bad idea to condemn large groups of people on the basis of a single characteristic. Unless they’re middle managers. Since the 1980s middle managers have been fair game for every kind of disparagement. They’ve been called Dilberts, labeled...
by Caroline | Jan 30, 2013 | Company Culture, HRCompliance, Labor Law, Telecommuting, company culture, management, Training
Recently I was quoted in a Texas Tribune article entitled “Legislating Goes Social….” about the tricky business of building fair legislation around private use of social media in the workplace. At ValentineHR, we’ve been wrestling with this one for awhile now....
by Caroline | Jan 23, 2013 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, People Evaluation, Recruiting, rewards, Telecommuting, company culture, management
Why do your employees come in to work every day? Is it because they have to pay the rent or is there something else? Are your team members best buddies with each other? Does your company’s mission align with their values? Are they getting valuable experience that will...
