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Private: Built for Performance Management or Performance Achievement?
Employee/Management Check-Ins: How are things going? For nearly a century, performance management was shaped to “manage” performance and often the topic of performance management can bring dread to managers and employees alike. It is, in fact, the process whereby managers are asked to review an individual’s contribution against stated goals and objectives. Often, this undertaking…
Practical Steps to End Workplace Bullying
by Jodi Eisenstadt, JD, SPHR, President of Eisen Alliance Have you been receiving complaints about an employee’s abrasive conduct? When the employee is new or a low performer, it is easy to give feedback, and terminate, if necessary. The challenge surfaces when the employee with bad behavior is viewed as a high performer. Here are…
If Not DATA…Then What?
To quote the Walrus, the time has come to talk of many things, but perhaps the most important one for your business is how DATA can unlock the potential of human capital, affording extraordinary advantages through dramatic advances in talent management and workforce planning. This sounds exciting but you have heard such things before, so…
A Booster Shot from HRBOOST® (Feb 2019): Benefits of Arbitration
Happy February from all of us at HRBOOST®! We are excited to be facilitating Team Engineering Retreats and Culture Team Kickoff initiatives with a number of our clients in the past 4 weeks. In fact, I have done so much talking, I have Laryngitis. A deep challenge for the vocal over doer in me. Time…
A Booster Shot from HRBOOST® (Jan 2019): Practical Ways to Stop Bullying in the Workplace
Happy New Year! We welcomed 2019 by taking calls from CEOs that needed strategic HR advisement from Christmas Eve to New Year’s Eve. My meetings as of late confirm employers are realizing the talent emergency is real. There is no time like now to hire right the first time and truly see talent in nearly…
A Booster Shot from HRBOOST® (Dec 2018): Care in the Workplace
Happy Thursday! During this time of year, we feel very grateful for the businesses that care to invest in their teams. I have chosen this month’s newsletter to be dedicated to CARE IN THE WORKPLACE as we often forget that appreciation is more than recognition and to care we must take time to listen and…
HR from Scratch? Yeah, we love it!
By Nicole Sandage, Manager for HR Virtual Services I have the pleasure of serving several our clients virtually. One that comes to mind is a client that first began business as a small startup. Over the years, the business had grown to 60 employees with multiple locations in multiple states. The owners had been handling HR,…
Culture change is a process, not an event!
By Susan Waldman, HR Business Partner Culture impacts everything we do in our organization and most importantly it is a critical component of the overall engagement of any workforce. Therefore, it’s necessary to continuously evaluate and improve your culture if you consider yourself a strategic leader. This is not only good for your employees, it’s…
Everyone’s Hiring, but do you have a process?
by Erin Waltemate, HR Support Specialist Our clients are typically high growth. Recently, I was working with one of our clients during a peak hiring time. We identified their hiring need had suddenly increased. Since we staff our retained clients, we needed to reevaluate the current recruitment process with the client. Our goal was to…
HRBOOST® & Nicole Martin Honored by Business APAC Magazine!
We are delighted to share that our CEO, Nicole Martin, has been featured in Business APAC Magazine’s March 2019 publication. In this HR Tech Exclusives of 2019 edition, Business APAC has further recognized HRBOOST® as a leading human resource service provider! To read the entire March edition, go to: http://magazines.businessapac.com/The-Business-APAC-HR-Tech-Exclusives-of-2019/.
HRBOOST® Welcomes New Boosters!
Meet Kari Kari comes to HRBOOST® with a wealth of administrative and organizational experience. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Bradley University and has held impressive positions in business and government, which include Office Manager, Operations Manager, as well as serving as an Assistant to a Cook County Administrator. We are delighted to…
Tips for Effective Employee Recognition
Creating an effective employee recognition and rewards program will boost employee engagement and help create a more productive and satisfied workforce. Here are a few tips for creating an effective program, as well as some simple ideas for inexpensive rewards to better motivate your staff. Tips for Effective Employee Recognition Keep it simple. If your recognition…
Beyond Exclamation Magazine Interviews Nicole Martin
We are delighted to share a bit from Nicole’s recent interview with Beyond Exclamation Magazine, which focused on what it’s like to lead a high performance team of HR leaders to partner with businesses. “The idea of working toward “higher-ambition” goals that go beyond just short-term shareholder value is something many visionary leaders would agree.…
Yes, Have Your Independent Contractors (or Employees) Sign an Agreement to Arbitrate Disputes and Waive Their Rights to Class Action Suits
By Nancy E. Joerg, Esq., Managing Shareholder – St. Charles Office of Wessels Sherman Joerg Liszka Laverty Seneczko P.C. Clients are increasingly aware of the growing number of class action lawsuits across the United States. What should the worried company owner do? The logical response is to have independent contractors (or employees) sign a contract…
Private: Maybe Some Engaging Team Exercises…
This is the third in a series of articles describing the dramatic advent of easily accessible behavioral and cognitive DATA into the business world. Missed last week’s article? Click here to read it. What is DATA? BestWork DATA measures how a person thinks, learns and behaves, based on hard-wired personality traits and cognitive abilities. These do not…
Maybe This Sales Training Will Work…
This is the second in a series of articles describing the dramatic advent of easily accessible behavioral and cognitive DATA into the business world. Missed last week’s article? Click here to read it. What is DATA? BestWork DATA measures how a person thinks, learns and behaves, based on hard-wired personality traits and cognitive abilities. These do not…
Do You Dread Performance Management? Then Manage Achievement!
Nicole was delighted to contribute her article “Do You Dread Performance Management? Then Manage Achievement!” to CFO Simplified’s January newsletter. To learn more about the changes and the practices that today’s employers are implementing in the workplace, read the entire piece at: Do you Dread Performance Management? Then Manage Achievement! CFO Simplified provides key insights, resources and…
Meet our Client Pro-Am Team Sports, Strongly Committed to Culture!
This holiday season we are all about gratitude! So we are excited to introduce our client, Pro-Am Team Sports. Meet Mary & learn how they ensure their customers, which include schools, park districts, businesses, travel teams, marketing firms, community organizations, restaurants and more, feel confident they are getting the quality and “wow” they seek. Mary,…
CFO Simplified Features Nicole Martin’s Thoughts on Performance Management
“For nearly a century, performance management was shaped to ‘manage’ performance. Often the subject of performance reviews brought dread to managers and employees alike.” To read the entire article, please go to: https://cfosimplified.com/do-you-dread-performance-management-then-manage-achievement/
Meet our Client SEI, Strongly Committed to Culture!
As we begin 2019, we are still feeling gratitude! So we are excited to introduce our client, SEI LLC. Meet Christine Antonelli, a leader that truly embraces Shared Leadership across a digital team spread across multiple states and 24/7! Christine, we are grateful that you are a Shared Leadership CEO that leads with a Culture…
Meet our Client Dimension Design, Strongly Committed to Culture!
This holiday season we are all about gratitude! So, we are excited to introduce you to our client, Dimension Design. A wonderful example of a company strongly committed to building the ART OF HOW and SHARED LEADERSHIP. Not to mention, behind some of the biggest brands you know. Meet Mike Roger’s and learn more about…
Meet our Client AR-EN Party Printers, Strongly Committed to Culture!
It is the holiday season and we are all about gratitude! So, please meet our client AR-EN Party Printers, a wonderful example of a company strongly committed to culture by design! And if you are having a party or planning a party, know they are behind the scenes of anything you purchase at For Your Party. Meet…
CIO Look Interviews Nicole Martin on Redefining the Benchmarks of Human Resource Management
The term human resource management was first coined in the 1960s when the value of labor relations began to garner attention. Notions such as motivation, organizational behavior, and selection assessments began to take shape. In today’s scenario, organizations are often in a need of a Human Resources Management System in order to systematically organize the…
