[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 15, 2020 7:30:00 AM / by Michelle Nystrom posted in background check
Is it essential to run a legal background check on your employees before you hire them? Specific industries make background checks necessary. These industries include those that involve handling money, coming into contact with people, entering customer's homes, or dealing with sensitive information. Every business can benefit from conducting at least a minimal background check on possible employees when it is legally necessary.
[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 8, 2020 7:45:00 AM / by Michelle Nystrom posted in Corporate Social Responsibility
People know that the resources in this world are limited. They have also begun to realize how intertwined we are not only with each other but also with nature. This awareness has brought forth a new interest in corporate social responsibility. Many people, from customers to investors, want to know about the corporate social responsibility of a business before committing themselves to deal with that company. Where does your company stand on this critical issue, and where can you improve?
[fa icon="calendar'] Oct 1, 2020 7:33:00 AM / by Michelle Nystrom posted in Company Culture
Your company is like a tiny community. Everything that affects one part of the business has an impact on all the other areas. As with all communities, there is a positive culture within the organization. This culture involves rules governing things like dress codes and behavior. Culture can also dictate unwritten practices, such as giving Larry in Auditing a bit of slack when he's disorganized because everyone knows he struggles with ADD. Written or unwritten, company culture helps determine the entire environment of the workplace. Let's take a look at the top five ways you can help improve your company culture.
[fa icon="calendar'] Sep 17, 2020 8:00:00 AM / by Michelle Nystrom posted in Company Culture
Being the boss comes with many privileges, but it also comes with many hard responsibilities. One of these responsibilities is having difficult conversations. Difficult conversations most often concern employees who are not performing as expected. But employees aren't the only ones you may have to face. You might need to tell investors in your business that you are losing money. It can often happen when the company is new but can also occur at any time. Let's take a closer look at how you can handle these difficult conversations in a way that makes it easier for everyone involved.
[fa icon="calendar'] Sep 10, 2020 8:00:00 AM / by Michelle Nystrom posted in Company Culture
You want your clients to consider you the best company they can come to in your area of expertise. Achieving this status is based on several things. One of these things is by becoming the best company to work for in your field. This method gets overlooked often, yet when you think about it, happy employees are more productive. They are also better with clients.
[fa icon="calendar'] Sep 3, 2020 8:00:00 AM / by Michelle Nystrom posted in Company Culture
As important as it is to have a good recruitment strategy in place, keeping the employees you have is just as important, if not more so. When an employee leaves, it can cause a lot of issues, especially if the timing of their departure isn’t ideal. Not only do you have to replace that employee, but it can disrupt certain projects or processes that can put your business behind schedule. The more often this happens, the more your company will be affected, which is why employee retention is so important.
[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 20, 2020 8:00:00 AM / by Michelle Nystrom posted in Managing Employees
Conflicts are not uncommon within the workplace. Disputes between employees can arise due to a variety of reasons, including stress, mistakes, disagreements, and miscommunication. While creating a positive work environment can help minimize such conflicts, you’ll never be able to eliminate them. Since conflict is inevitable, your managers will need to know how to deal with it. They should consider conflict resolution as a key component of their job.
[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 13, 2020 8:00:00 AM / by Michelle Nystrom posted in Managing Employees
Everyone knows the feeling of dread that settles in the pit of their stomach when they hear the words employee performance review. Even those employees who spend the year going above and beyond get that little knot. It is the feeling of being judged and found lacking. This doesn't have to happen to your staff if you take time to focus on how you can go about conducting these reviews in a fair, humane manner. Let's take a look at some ways to make your employee performance reviews less stressful and more productive.
[fa icon="calendar'] Aug 6, 2020 8:00:00 AM / by Michelle Nystrom posted in Outsourcing HR
Human relations (HR) is an essential part of any organization. The HR department is typically responsible for almost every facet of employee management, including recruiting employees, screening them, hiring them, training them, paying them, managing their benefits, managing employee complaints, and much more. In other words, HR management is both comprehensive and complex. Unfortunately, many smaller to mid-sized companies may not have the resources needed to set up an efficient and effective in-house HR department. If your HR needs exceed your internal HR capabilities, consider outsourcing some of your HR functions.
[fa icon="calendar'] Jul 16, 2020 8:00:00 AM / by Michelle Nystrom posted in Managing Employees
Every business needs to have some form of email use policy in place. For a company that deals with sensitive subjects, this policy could be a matter of legal necessity. Even companies that don't deal with sensitive topics such as medical or financial records, there are concerns like having employees using the email for personal use on company time. Continue reading why your business needs a corporate email use policy and how you can instate an effective one.
