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Mar 18, 2018
#MeToo Prevention
It's in the news again. Everyday it seems we see sexual harassment, or worse, coming to light. It is in the news constantly, and I...


Mar 4, 2018
HR Challenges: How "Rented Hands" Can Help
This past week, I was talking to an H.R. leader for a $40,000,000 company. This person was talking about the make up of their team. As...


Feb 25, 2018
Generosity in Leadership - Avoiding a possible H.R. Crisis?
Most businesses are always “in a crisis”. Usually the crisis is known, like sales issues or operations issues for instance. Sometimes,...


Feb 25, 2018
The Music of Great H.R. Leadership
The other day I was "shootin' the breeze", as they say, with an HR leader about a variety of topics. Our conversation then took a...


Feb 25, 2018
Painting and Leadership
My mentor recently asked me a profound question. We were talking about great leaders in companies and what makes a great leader. This...


Feb 18, 2018
Are You Working Towards Freedom? You Need to be!
Every week, I get to speak to many business owners, HR Leaders and trusted advisers about all kinds of topics. Quite frankly, my "job...


Feb 18, 2018
How HR is like Engine Oil: Avoid HR Frustrations with Regular Maintenance.
Recently, a business owner asked us to review his harassment and discrimination policies in his employee handbook. He was concerned with...


Feb 13, 2018
Are You Compliant? Don't let wage and hour cost you.
Wage and hour law is a large body of law that sets and regulates a variety of wage standards in the United States. This includes laws...


Feb 7, 2018
Who Enforces Wage and Hour?
THE DIVISION: The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the United States Department of Labor is the federal office responsible for enforcing...


Feb 4, 2018
HCM Paradise
What does paradise look like? This picture sure does look like paradise to me. How do you build a Human Capital Management (HCM) plan...