In my many years of working in HR, I’ve seen many situations where issues could have been avoided with training or educating employees with regard to diversity. We are all different. We have different beliefs, were raised differently and have a different tolerance for certain behaviors. Training provides an understanding of these differences. Insensitive behavior...
You may face many important deadlines. You should always have certain “tools” that you utilize to stay on task and meet those deadlines. Below is a list of tools that will help you accomplish your best results and meet those deadlines. Set up a “to do” list with dates at least five days prior to...
Sexual harassment is an on-going issue and harassment training is vital to an organization. First of all, bringing awareness to both employees and management is important when it comes to harassment of any kind. In order to bring awareness, there must be a formal training program for both. A harassment policy needs to be...
I was fortunate early in my career to work for an employer who paid for me to earn my Master’s Degree. I wanted to do something to give back to my employer for this great benefit and so for my thesis, I developed a Career Development Program for the company. As part of the program...
One of the many questions I am asked when discussing bookkeeping services is “what should I look for when interviewing an outsourced bookkeeper?” Here is what I suggest: I would ask them what types of industries have you worked in? For example, I have a client who is a franchise owner, with specific reporting requirements...
Onboarding is the process of introducing a new hire to the organization. This is a very important process. While some people think onboarding is that first day when someone comes to work, it really is a long-term plan for each new hire. It is a process that can go on for years long-term. It begins...
Job descriptions tell you what the knowledge, the skills and the abilities are, which enables you to go out and look at the market. This enables you to compare like jobs with like jobs when you want to determine what you’re going to pay for a particular job. Without a job description, you’re not really...
I recently read a quote from Theodore Roosevelt: “Believe you can, and you are half-way there.” When I read the quote, I started to think about its meaning, and I was quickly drawn into a state of analysis and brainstorming about it. “Believe” is the key word in the quote. If we believe we can...
Just like an employee handbook, job descriptions can be used evaluate an employee. Are they living up to the general duties required of them. It can also be used as a defense when making a decision to terminate an employee for poor performance. Without a job description, the employer doesn’t have a defense against any...
A job description is a written document that summarizes each job in an organization, describes the duties of the job, lists the knowledge, skills and abilities required to do the job, and describes the working conditions and physical demands of the job. Are they necessary? Absolutely. As with any policy, rule or procedure in an...
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