HR News & Insights
Does Supporting Local Businesses Actually Make a Difference?
Of course shopping online can be convenient at times, but think about your community as a whole. How can local businesses & their owners actually help you and your community? Why should we take the time to shop in local stores, eat at locally owned restaurants...
Equal Pay
Yesterday was Equal Pay Day and it is 2022. Not sure why this day still exists. Haven’t we evolved as a society where diversity has been embraced? Don’t we see women and men as equals? Equal Pay for equal work. Who can disagree with that? And yet pay disparity still...
Duty of Care
Recently, there was a local passionate post from someone who was terminated from their employer for speaking up about a coworker testing positive for COVID-19 and the need for sanitization and notification. The Owner evidently didn’t appreciate their opinion. As an HR...
The Great Resignation
As we near #DynamicCon2022, my mind has been focusing on my speaking topic- “The Talent Within”. With each new article, blog post, and hashtag I read about “The Great Resignation”, I can’t help but think “We need to act NOW!” We need to keep our talent and not give...
How Do You Eat an Elephant?
That’s right. One of those “deep” questions. No this is not a moment of pondering life’s biggest mysteries, or an unexpected interview question you don’t know how to respond to. This, as a matter of fact, was the statement I made to my teenager last night, at 9pm on a...
The Real Issue with the Labor Market
I went to pick up dinner last night at my favorite local BBQ place and they had a sign taped to the register which literally started with, “No one wants to work anymore.” The sign went on to explain that customers should expect longer wait times on orders and slower...
Don’t Be Complacent
For some of you, summer is coming to an end as we head into August. Here in Florida, summer is probably at least another couple months. Most everyone likes the transition of seasons. When it comes to COVID-19, we thought we were transitioning into a new season, one...
The Big Shift and What you Need to Do to Save Your Business
Just when you thought we could return to “normal” we have the new crisis – no applicants and not enough employees. How did this happen? The news media wants you to believe it is because of all the great money that people can make sitting at home not working. I’m...
Mask Shaming
2020 was a year that brought lots of new terminology and phrases. No surprise – 2021 isn’t much different, and we have a new one to add to our list. That term is “Mask Shaming”. Let’s take a moment and delve into that phrase. Mask shaming involves comments made to...
Leaders Never Stop Learning!
Next week brings a close to yet another dynamic 4-month Leadership Series. I’ve been facilitating this series, along with my co-worker Darrin Finley, for several years now. And each time around, I secretly admit that I walk away learning more than the attendees. (And...