It’s party time once again. Let’s make sure we have a fun one – and not one that we regret come January. Here are a couple ideas to keep in mind while your team is out celebrating. With the holidays upon us so too are the holiday parties. You want to show your employees a […]
If you haven’t taken a look at your organization’s workplace drug policy in a while, now may be a good time. Quest Diagnostics just released its 2018 Drug Testing Index, and workforce positivity rates are the highest they’ve been in 10 years. Webinar: What Not to Miss in Your Employee Handbook If your company hasn’t […]
You’ve heard the news and read the horror stories. You may have even experienced one yourself. Data breaches, phishing attempts, distributed denial of services attacks, and other cyber security threats have reached an all-time high. Cyber security preparedness, on the other hand… Yes, despite the current global threat level—which, on a scale from green to […]
Learn the 4 steps to creating an anti-harassment program in this upcoming webinar. If you follow our blog, you’ve probably noticed a lot more articles about workplace harassment. Scratch that: if you follow any blog, or watch any news channel, or read any newspaper, or listen to any podcast, or have overheard others’ conversations in […]
Harassment costs can be huge. Imagine what your company could do with an extra $100,000. How would you spend it? You could purchase a sophisticated vehicle or piece of equipment. You could speed up product research and development. You could re-furnish your offices, or hire two new full-time employees, or fund a marketing campaign, or […]
The exit interview is a conversation with a departing employee about their time at the company and the reason for their departure. It’s completely optional, but some employers conduct them to learn about workplace issues they may want to address. Exit interviews can shine a light on toxic management practices, hostile work environments, departmental conflict, […]
A great thinker once said, “true wisdom is knowing what you don’t know.” That thinker? Confucius. Or was it Socrates? Or maybe it was my aunt Brenda. Who knows who said it—and isn’t that what make us all truly wise? Whoever said it, they would have had a great mind for workforce compliance, where one’s […]
The EEOC has determined 12 risk factors that increase the likelihood or harassment in your workplace. Learn more about them and how to counter them in your organization. Workplace harassment can take an unfortunately long time to address. Unlike, say, an injury or theft, an instance of harassment may only come to light months or […]
As we enter 2018, it’s a great time to take a close look at the words and ideas we’ve relied on in the past, and reconfigure—or at least reconsider—the language we use to describe the world we live in. I’d like to present one term for your consideration: “cyber security.” Doesn’t it sound a little […]
Your employees are the heart and soul of your company. Scratch that—they are your company: not just the heart and soul, but the spine, hands, knees, eyes, ears, pancreas… You get the idea. As with anything made of different components, the functioning of your company as a whole depends on the health of its parts. […]
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