Human Resources
The 18-Month Rule and a Harrowing Tale
Of course, I’ll tell another harrowing story here. But first. An old friend, Dick Tanaka, gets credit for the 18-month rule. He observed that the process we follow to be humane in our handling of…
Ignore Toxic Employees at Your Peril
It takes a lot of work and commitment to grow a great team and a great company culture. It doesn’t take much to topple it. Just one toxic employee can have a cascading effect on…
What Does It Mean to Be a User Interface Developer?
Let’s imagine that you have an idea for a startup. You have conceived an application of a very-important-for-you-sphere, which will help people do very-important-human-things. Back-end developers will help you with the technical component of the…
Don’t Let Personality Trump Performance When Performing Employee Evaluations
Conducting reviews for a company is not always straight-forward. Regardless of the sheer numbers themselves, it can be difficult to go about rating someone’s job performance. Complicating this is the fact that management often forms…
Why You Need to Upgrade Your Onboarding and How to Do It
See if you’ve ever had a first day at a new job that went something like this: You spend a half hour or hour with someone in HR, signing papers. The person gives you a…
How Companies Can Help the Disadvantaged and Enable Diversity in the Workplace
When it comes to Americans shopping habits, Millennials are changing the game. Instead of valuing a good price above all else, like their parent’s generation, millennials want to buy from companies that share their values….
How to Perfect Your Restaurant New Hire Checklist
There’s new hire onboarding, and then there’s new hire onboarding for restaurants. Restaurant employees are a breed of their own, and they turn over at a higher rate than employees in other industries. According to the National…
9 Modern HR Policies to Boost Your Company Culture
In an increasingly competitive job market, sometimes the only thing that differentiates your firm is the company culture. Candidates know this, and rather than just settling for a job where they turn up each day…
How to Find Great Freelancers: The Easy Way
This article is a helpful guide on the best ways to find great freelancers — including strategies to ensure the decision is right based on project and business needs. Working with freelancers lets businesses tap…
Hire for the Soft Skills
Remember a few years ago when it was simple to hire? There were so many people that had been displaced by the recession that finding a qualified and available candidate was a piece of cake….
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