by Kellie Boysen | Jun 21, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, General, Hiring & Firing, Retention, Training
How is it that you start off with the greatest hopes for a new hire, especially one in a leadership role in your business, but after a while the hope fades and frustration sets in? It’s because you don’t know enough about why you hire and why you fire. You... by Kellie Boysen | Jun 19, 2017 | Employee Management, For Employers, General, Hiring & Firing, Our Blog, Policies, Retention
It’s no secret – money is one of the top sources of interpersonal conflict – in the workplace and outside of it. Our position is that much of the time it’s not about the money at all. Money is often a stand-in for something else that isn’t being... by Kellie Boysen | Jun 13, 2017 | Employee Management, General, Our Blog
The creation of outstanding performance is a shared responsibility between you and the employee(s) you have been entrusted to manage. Are you seeing the results you want from your investment in your staff? There are things they need to bring to the table, like prior... by Kellie Boysen | Jun 8, 2017 | Employee Management, General, Hiring & Firing, Our Blog, Policies
In the HR world there are the good, the bad and the ugly in management practices. (Of course companies that do the bad and the ugly aren’t using Alternative HR!) We caught up with a former colleague the other day and heard the story of how he got into the great... by Kellie Boysen | Jun 5, 2017 | Compliance, General, OSHA & Safety, Our Blog, Policies
As an employer, your intentions are good regarding providing a safe workplace. Sometimes, though, the crush of trying to get work out the door makes it difficult to notice potential safety problems. If you don’t want to learn about the safety risks in your... by Kellie Boysen | May 31, 2017 | Employee Management, General, OSHA & Safety, Our Blog, Policies
Are you experiencing the effects of the opioid crisis in your workplace? A survey commissioned by the National Safety Council reveals that more than 70% of employers are being impacted by employees’ use of prescription drugs. That said, 80% of the companies...