Recognizing employee anniversaries may not appear to be a critical business practice or contribute significantly to your revenue. However, by acknowledging each anniversary as an achievement and a momentous occasion, you contribute to a positive work culture and...
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4 Tips for Managing Change in Your Company
4 Tips for Managing Change in Your Company Has your company faced countless changes after the last 18 months of the COVID Pandemic? You are not alone! Whether your company has made big adjustments, or small, many adjustments, or few, the change is probably causing...
Making Take Your Child to Work Day A Success At Your Workplace [Infographic]
Take Your Child to Work Day is almost here! It’s on Thursday, April 28 to be exact. This year, 3.5 million companies are expected to participate. Will your company be one of them? Now, you might be thinking, “We can’t have kids in the workplace! That’s crazy!” Well,...
How to Host a Company Picnic Your Employees Will Love
So you are hosting a company picnic...* Kudos! Picnics are a classic choice. *Note: If you are not hosting a picnic, not only is our clever lead incorrect, but we also think you should reconsider. Why? Because we love when companies host company picnics. Oh, that’s...
Employee Morale: What We Can Learn From Bad TV Bosses
With Mad Men coming to a close, we have little time left with Don Draper, the boss we love to hate. As much as we love the show, we can’t say we’ll miss all of Don’s cringe-inducing behaviors. As HR professionals, we had our fair share of “oh no” moments watching his...
Encourage Employee Breaks For Productivity [Infographic]
Take a break. How often are these words spoken in your office? Do your employees feel like they can –and should- take regular breaks? (And we mean beyond those required by law.) If not, we suggest looking into your break culture. Most employers view taking breaks as a...
From March Madness to social media: What to block on work computers
March Madness tips off this week. The fan in you is excited, but the business owner in you is cringing: While the tournament is all fun and games (literally), you know the bracket buzz and non-stop play time will seriously cut into your employees’ productivity. This...
Employee Appreciation Day Celebration Ideas To Get Your Employees To Love You
Employee Appreciation Day is almost here! This year it falls on Friday, March 6. As a business owner or manager, you don’t want to forget this one. Remember: feeling appreciated can really boost employee morale! Not sure how to celebrate? Our very own (much...
How to Retain Your Employees: From Millennials to Baby Boomers
In our last blog, we talked about one of the most popular New Year’s Resolutions. No, not weight loss. “Get a better job” ranks up there as one of the top New Year’s Resolutions. So last time we talked about how your company can be that “better job” and attract big...
How To Manage Summer Vacation & PTO Requests
It’s already June and if you haven’t been on vacation yet, chances are that it’s coming up. Maybe you have a countdown in your office. Maybe you have an alarm set everyday to remind you of how many days you have left. (Or is that just me?) As excited as you are for...
Should You Allow Your Employees to Watch March Madness at the Office?
Are you ready for some…basketball?!? Wait, or is that for football? Whatever the theme song, the important message is that March Madness just tipped off this week. And this year, we are right in the middle of it! The YUM! Center in Louisville is hosting the second and...
How To Avoid An Occupy Wall Street-esque Movement At Your Business
As of Tuesday morning, Occupy Wall Street is no longer occupying Zuccotti Park in New York City. At 1:20 a.m. on Tuesday (according to the official Occupy Wall Street website, yes, that exists), Mayor Michael Bloomberg ordered police officers to raid the two-month-old...
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