People First

I am putting you on notice. Stop using the word probation. So I got a call the other day from a client who used the word probation during the first 90 days of their employee’s employment. And I said, that’s a word we don’t use anymore because probation implies that you go through that period...

Employee discipline problems bumming you out. Listen in. I got a call from a client the other day. He said, “My employees missed 25% of their time since the first of the year. I wanna fire them.” And I said, “Have you talked to them about it? Have you documented any of their time off?”...

It is 2025. Get your onboarding straight. I have a new client who is just starting their business and they are novices. They have no idea what to do when it comes to hiring employees. The first question they asked was, “I guess the first thing I need to do is get their driver’s license...

There’s a good reason I tell my clients to hire slow and fire fast. Listen in. Have I got news for you, I got a call the other day from a client, been with me a very long time. We’ve been celebrating our 25th anniversary. So this client’s we’re pretty long term and they called...

Before your employee is expecting that bundle of joy, listen to this. So I got a call from a client the other day who advised me that one of their employees was advised them that they were pregnant. And so they wanted to know what is this FMLA? What is maternity leave? What do I...

Proud Papas expecting a bundle of joy. Listen to me. So this is a case where I got a call from an employee who was concerned because he had put in for paternity leave. He wanted to let his wife be home for 12 weeks first, and then he would be home the second 12...

Did the stork just deliver a big HR problem to you? Oh, I had a client the other day, the poor thing. They had an employee who they were having issues with discipline. They didn’t take any action, and I always say, hire slow, fire fast. They did not take any action and now the...

Do you have an attitude for gratitude? I am now celebrating 20 years with one of my clients, and they’ve come to me recently and asked “How can we recognize our employees for either a good job that they’ve performed or that they’ve been with me, they’ve been loyal, they’ve been dedicated.” Now you obviously...

Buddy, it ain’t over till the paperwork’s done. I just spoke to a new client. We, they just joined us and it’s funny, the first thing they said was, well, we know we we’re gonna ask them for their IDs. And we’re like, no, no, no. That’s not what you do first. You don’t ask...