Written By: Lisa Porro, Inspiring HR Less Multi-Tasking… More Effectiveness So, you’re hiring and seeing a slew of resumes from candidates who claim to be experts at multi-tasking. In interviews, they profess a great love of jumping from project to project, call to call, and back to the first project again, all while keeping everything […]
Written By: Lisa Porro, Inspiring HR “Offer Letters ” vs.“Employment Contracts” and knowing the difference. When hiring a new employee, the goal is to find a great performer who will also follow your established policies and procedures, be able to get along with his or her co-workers, and will be loyal to your company. Once […]
Written By: Valerie Juarez, Inspiring HR Statistically speaking, working adults typically spend 33% of our waking hours at work. Compounded with personal, financial and physical demands, the ability to manage overall stress can become, well, stressful. From the employer’s perspective, healthy levels of stress can actually be motivating and effective in helping employees problem solve […]
Written By: Marison Lindstrom The passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and subsequent Amendment Act (ADAAA) has enabled more people with disabilities to join the workforce than ever before. Today, young people with disabilities expect to join the workforce and to be financially independent. Unfortunately, the vast majority of working age adults with disabilities still face structural […]
Written By: Valerie Juarez, Inspiring HR Today’s guest blog is brought to you by our long-time partner Inspiring HR. They hold this topic near and dear to their hearts because each and every one of their team members telecommute to serve their clients across the US. Sometimes they answer urgent calls from their home office, […]
Written By: Julie Morgan Drug and Alcohol Abuse Adversely Effects the Workplace Approximately 30 million people in the United States suffer from an addiction to drugs and/or alcohol and approximately seventy-five percent (75%) of these addicts are currently employed throughout the United States. There is no denying the detrimental effects drugs and alcohol have on […]
Written By: Jennifer Doherty, Inspiring HR One in four US employees are victims of workplace bullying, but their employers often struggle with how to address an issue where, in contrast to most other areas of harassment, legal guidance is thin. Define It, So You Can Prevent It Too often the definition of bullying is dismissed as […]
Written By: Jennifer Doherty, Inspiring HR Who uses which bathroom? How many bathrooms must the company provide and can we dictate who uses which? Although the transgendered are a small percentage of the population, as a group they are more open about their status than ever before. Proactive employers will have a plan in place […]
Written By: Sarah Frye Sustainability has become quite the buzz word in American culture these days. From major corporations issuing annual sustainability reports to smaller organizations working toward greener practices, it seems as though everyone is jumping on the trend of doing more with less in regard to our future global resources in mind. Sustainable […]
Written By: Sarah Frye I recently took a class at Dabble on how to pay your rent by being a freelance writer. For those of you who aren’t familiar with the Dabble concept, it’s an easy way to try something new or share your passion through one-time affordable classes. It’s been a great way for […]
