by Kellie Boysen | Oct 9, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, General, Our Blog
In an ideal world we wouldn’t be blame seekers – we would be problem solvers, but the interpersonal dynamic often doesn’t work that way. Sometimes it’s easier for people not to look too closely in the mirror when things aren’t going as anticipated. As a...
by Kellie Boysen | Oct 4, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, Hiring & Firing
In smaller and growing businesses every person contributes a larger percentage of the overall performance than is the case in larger companies. In small businesses it is more likely that employees and even the owners have more diverse responsibilities –...
by Kellie Boysen | Oct 2, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, Hiring & Firing
There are 4 types of discrimination that can arise during the hiring process.You might think that it’s no longer necessary to talk about discrimination in hiring. We’re all past that, right? Apparently we’re not. Just last week the Washington Post...
by Kellie Boysen | Sep 27, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, Our Blog, Training
When you announce that you are hiring, often your position is already open. Add in the time to advertise the position, then to interview candidates, you might consume 2-4 weeks. Once you select your candidate, if they are giving notice at their current job, you might...
by Kellie Boysen | Sep 20, 2017 | For Employers, General, OSHA & Safety, Our Blog
It might be hard to imagine that there could be a fire in your building if your business consists largely of desks, laptop computers and potted plants. But fire can happen even here. In a manufacturing environment certain processes and materials make fire a more...
by Kellie Boysen | Sep 11, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, General, Training
As a leader, a big part of your job is to help team members understand the expectations of their roles and then perform up to those performance requirements. A significant part of your job is to train and then provide performance feedback. The tendency in many...
