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Tag: Employee Relations

  • Unconventional HR Advice: Love Your People

    Last week I was listening to a business owner talk about how he leads his company. He talked through several areas he thought were pertinent, but one statement he made really stuck out. You have to love your people. -Zack Penney As I think back over my time as an HR professional, the times that…

  • Intuition is a Critical Skill for Great HR Pros

    Intuition, awareness, or whatever you want to call it–it’s a critical skill if you want to be a successful HR pro. I’m a fan of examples to prove my point, so let’s dive in! Seeing the needs of new employees Recently I was helping to onboard a new group of employees. We had won a…

  • Government Contracting HR: Retaining Cleared Employees

    For those of you who don’t work in the government contracting HR world, “cleared” employees are those who the government has granted a clearance to work with sensitive materials. This clearance is very important, and to get one the employee (and employer) have to agree to some specific requirements. Today I’d like to talk generally…

  • How to Lay Off Employees

    Last year I had to learn how to lay off employees. I learned the way many of us learn these things. By doing it. It wasn’t fun. It wasn’t exciting. But it got accomplished. Here’s what I learned about how to lay off employees from that experience. 5 tips for how to lay off employees…

  • Does HR Really Care?

    This snippet appeared in a post on the Ask a Manager blog a few months back. Thought it was a good topic to jump start a post as well as a great reminder from Alison on the dual roles of HR. Sometimes when I read an article advising a reader to go to their HR department for…

  • Signs That a Person is Lying-Free Guide

    What are the signs that a person is lying? The person rubs their forehead or neck Perspiring, trembling and blushing Delayed nodding to support an answer they’ve given All of the above If you’ve been in HR for very long, you have probably run across some employee relations or management issues. Inevitably, someone will end…

  • Helicopter Parents at Work

    Helicopter parents at work-fight or submit? I ran across this interesting NPR article the other day about helicopter parents in the workplace. Every time I run across a news story or magazine article about these outrageous behaviors, I have to shake my head. I don’t know where the bright idea comes from for parents to…