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  • ACA Health Insurance Premium Increases

    I’m not sure about the rest of the world, but here in Huntsville I’ve had a dozen conversations with other HR pros about the ACA affecting health insurance premiums. Our plan does not renew on a standard Jan/Dec plan year, so our renewal happened before the crazy stuff started happening. We got away with a…

  • New Strategy: Don’t be a Scum Bag

    I’ve been talking with some employees of another company in the past few weeks, and I”m amazed at how poorly their employer treats them. Amazed. The list of affronts is fairly substantial, and their redeeming qualities are pretty much nonexistent. It took me twenty minutes to work through the list of complaints and less than…

  • Write Your Own HR Manifesto

    man·i·fes·to (noun) 1. a public declaration of policy and aims What if I gave you a sheet of paper and asked you to write the manifesto for what matters in your world. What would you say? Remember… It doesn’t have to be long. It doesn’t have to be complex. It doesn’t have to be difficult. It needs to…

  • Building Your HR Department (Free Guide)

    Nearly a year ago I put together a post about starting or working in a new and/or small HR department. It’s a different world, and I quickly learned that this community works to share resources, pool knowledge, and generally help each other with facing the daily HR challenges. That post was very helpful to the…

  • Avoiding the “Spam” Filter with Employee Communication

    One thing I know (not think–KNOW) about HR is that it’s full of people who never get out of their cave. You need to get out of your comfort zone. Read and do things outside of the specific HR body of knowledge to be better. That’s how I found myself reading a manual by Mailchimp…

  • How to Find a Talent Pool

    I can find admin staff easily enough. However, hiring a person for xyz skilled trade takes forever! I need to find a talent pool to tap into, but so far nothing!!!!!! Rebecca The comment above was a piece of a recent conversation with a friend and reader up in Canada. We chat back and forth…

  • HRevolution 2013 Closing Thoughts and Comments

    I’ll keep this as brief as I can. It’s been a long few days and I’m still trying to catch my breath. I’m always floored by people who say they read this blog. I see the stats–there’s a lot of you out there. However, it’s always interesting to meet someone face to face. Jane, you…

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