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How to Build Trust with Your Employees

A 2017 national survey conducted by Ultimate Software and the Center for Generational Kinetics (CGK) showed that 93% of employees stated that trust in their direct boss is “essential to staying satisfied at work” and half of those employees relayed that without trust in their managers, they don’t put forth their best work. Gallup data […]

FLSA – What’s New and What’s Not?

The Department of Labor has finally released its 2019 “Final Rule,” delimiting exemptions from the Overtime Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). “Huh?” (scratches head)… Yes, that is a frequent response. Labor law has never been written to be easily understood.  Don’t fret! We’ll try to make it simple for you. WHAT’S THE GIST? […]

Top Five HR Trends to Expect in 2020

As the workplace dynamics change, so does HR, and 2020 will be full of change that requires a paradigm shift in how we communicate and partner. Join us and Inspiring HR as we break down the changes we anticipate for small business and how business leaders can prepare for the new year: HR Outsourcing Takes […]

Why Small Businesses Need a Competency-Based Hiring Strategy

Gather a group of small business owners in a room and you’ll hear this common complaint, “it’s hard to find good people.” This phrase breaks my heart because there are plenty of skilled people dying to find a job in a company like yours. However, many small businesses miss the mark when they fail to […]

Infographic – The Do’s and Dont’s of Employee Feedback

Most small business owners are driven by the love of what they do, the services they provide or the products they make. Yet as their businesses grow, they need more hands to get the work done. But how to manage those employees so they perform the work correctly? That can feel like a mystery to […]

Remote Work as a Competitive Advantage

It’s no secret that remote environments are growing in popularity; a trend that is being driven by new generations of workers who expect boundaries and desire harmony between work time and personal time. But remote workplaces do come with challenges.  One often cited is the lack of collective work experiences – including a shared office space […]

Ditching the Annual Review

THE ANNUAL PERFORMANCE REVIEW WAS ONCE THE DARLING OF THE HR WORLD. It was designed to document past performance, justify employment actions and salary decisions, and motivate employees to excel – all of which continue to be essential elements of employee management. Sadly, in most companies the annual performance review struggles to live up to […]

Imagining the Workplace of the Future

Back in the 1950s, Frederick Herzberg explored the link between an employee’s motivation to perform their job and the environment in which they must perform it.  It was a revolutionary idea for its time, but now it’s accepted as fact – that poor working environments will increase rates of employee dissatisfaction.   Thankfully, working conditions have come a long […]

Compensation That Motivates

Getting the Most Motivation from Those Precious Payroll Dollars When HR professionals peer inside the crystal ball, some see a time when the annual salary increase is no more. c. A 2% to 4% increase range may represent a significant investment of company resources, but it’s simply not enough to wow any individual employee. Additionally, over […]

Tattoos in the Workplace

There was a time when companies looking to ban visible tattoos in the workplace had a relatively easy time of it. After all, employees with tattoos have no specific legal protections under Title VII. And yet, the EEOC has filed a number of lawsuits against companies that prohibit visible tattoos. Once again, a seemingly straightforward […]