Human Resources Trends in 2020

January 13, 2020
Posted in Human Resources

As an HR professional, what are the biggest HR trends you should pay attention to in 2020? Where do we start?! Technology is evolving. Our…

How to Encourage Your Employees to Be the Best They Can Be

January 10, 2020
Posted in Human Resources, Management

“Leadership is the ability to facilitate movement in the needed direction and feel good about it.” Never have these words from New York Times best-selling author Tom Smith rung truer than as we enter this new decade. 2020 is a milestone in terms of millennials dominating the global workforce. But whether an employee is [...] Read More

How to Immediately Make New Employees Feel Welcome

December 27, 2019
Posted in Human Resources, Management

Starting a job is a lot like your first day at a new school. It can be stressful and often, kind of scary. And if things go wrong at the start, it can be tough to recover. If a new employee gets off to a rocky start, it can significantly increase their time-to-productivity, as well [...] Read More

Top HR Blogs of 2019

December 18, 2019
Posted in Human Resources

It’s nearly 2020. Does your company have a clear plan for success in the year ahead? Our Watercooler Blog can help. Each week, we publish…

Are Year-End Reviews Still a Thing?

December 9, 2019
Posted in Human Resources, Management Best Practices

…or are they as outdated as faxes and rolodexes? In decades past, the annual performance review was the preferred tool for examining employees’ performance,…

3 Benefits of Direct Hire Through a Staffing Firm

November 29, 2019
Posted in Human Resources, Management

Are you trying to fill a position at your company, but struggling to find the right candidates in today’s tight labor market? Direct-hire recruiting through a staffing firm may be the ideal solution. Your staffing firm will partner with you to craft your hiring strategy from start to finish, beginning with writing a job description [...] Read More

That Stinks! How to Handle Hygiene Concerns

November 26, 2019
Posted in Human Resources

Nobody likes initiating tough conversations – especially on the job. But as a manager, you’re paid to solve problems. Often, that requires initiating unpleasant,…

Biggest Talent Shortages in 2020

November 6, 2019
Posted in Human Resources

Recruiting in 2020? Hang onto your hats – it’s going to be another bumpy ride this year. In 2019, we reported that the convergence…

3 Tips for Handling Frustrated Employees

October 25, 2019
Posted in Human Resources, Management

Even among the happiest, most motivated teams, frustration will inevitably occur from time to time. And if it starts to become common in one or more people, chances are it won’t go away on its own. It may fester and worsen if left unattended. Frustrated employees rarely do their best work. And, signs of frustration [...] Read More

BOO! Here’s How You Might Be Scaring Off Employees

October 24, 2019
Posted in Human Resources

One trillion dollars. $1,000,000,000,000. That’s 12 zeroes. One thousand billion. One million million. And it’s what U.S. businesses are losing every year due to…