HR Stategy

A Great Interview Doesn’t Always Mean A Great Hire Some people are really good at interviews. They’re confident. They have polished answers. The conversation flows easily. You leave thinking, “This is the one.” But being good at an interview and being good at the job...

Do Your Employees Actually Understand Their Benefits During Open Enrollment? Open enrollment usually comes with a lot of information. Plan options. Premiums. Deductibles. Deadlines. Emails. Forms. Employers may spend weeks getting everything ready and making sure...

Before The Holiday Rush: 7 Payroll Details Worth Checking This Fall The end of the year can get busy fast. Employees take time off. Holiday schedules change. Bonuses may be paid. Businesses bring on seasonal help. Then year-end reporting is right around the corner....

The Most Expensive Business Problems Usually Don’t Start That Way Most business problems don’t start with alarms going off. They start with something small. A new employee starts before everything is ready. A manager has an important conversation but never writes it...

When Was the Last Time You Stopped Doing Something in Your Business? Businesses are really good at adding things. A new report. Another approval. An extra step in a process. A weekly meeting. A spreadsheet to track information that’s already being tracked...

Most businesses want to grow. More customers. More revenue. More opportunities. But here’s a question we don’t ask nearly as often: What would happen if you got 25% more business tomorrow? Not six months from now, after you’ve had time to hire,...

The Problems You Don’t See Can Be the Ones That Cost You   Some business problems demand attention immediately. A customer complains. An employee quits. Payroll is wrong. A deadline gets missed. Those problems get handled because you can’t ignore them. But some of...

Are Employee Expectations Clear in Your Business?   Would Your Employees Describe Their Jobs the Same Way You Would? Your employees know what you expect from them. At least, you think they do. You assume they know their priorities, what a good day looks like, which...

How to Improve Small Business Operations Your Business Is Busy. But Is It Actually Running Well? A full inbox. Employees asking questions. Customers needing answers. Deadlines coming up. A problem that needs to be handled before lunch. At the end of a day like...

How to Turn Knowledge into Culture Every business has knowledge. The most successful businesses turn that knowledge into culture. Policies, procedures, training materials, and years of experience are valuable resources, but they only make a difference when employees...