3 HR Strategy Ideas to Plan for in 2023
As you prepare for 2023 and find yourself in the throes of planning to determine the strategy and budget to successfully carry out your initiatives, are you incorporating HR into your process? What top...
View ArticleCompliance and Training – Both are part of the Great Employee Experience
At the start of the year, most organizations, and certainly HR departments, start looking at the calendar for the full year. What must be done, and by when? Who’s going to do it and how much is it...
View ArticlePerformance Management (it doesn’t have to be awful)
This month we are putting our focus on Performance Management. Those of you who are managers probably just heaved a collective sigh over the thought. Those of you (managers or not) who get your...
View ArticleComp and Circumstance
I have no doubt that compensation planning is at the top of mind for most business owners and leaders. We are having regular conversations with business owners around compensation planning. Although...
View ArticleCREATE THE COMPANY YOU WANT – RECRUITING AND ONBOARDING THE RIGHT PEOPLE THE...
You have heard the term “Fit First” when it comes to recruiting and hiring. I’m a firm believer in this – if you have someone who is a great cultural fit to your organization, you can help them develop...
View ArticleTHE THREE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO YOUR BUSINESS: EMPLOYEES, CUSTOMERS, CASH...
“There are only three measurements that tell you nearly everything you need to know about your organization’s overall performance: employee engagement, customer satisfaction, and cash flow. It goes...
View ArticleHOW DOES HR OUTSOURCING WORK? (ASO VS. PEO)
According to Forbes, an estimated 50 percent of large companies outsource all or some of their HR services. Small businesses are now following the lead of larger companies and have quickly recognized...
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The Secret to Achieving 30-50% Retention
Most companies love to tell their employees and candidates about the beautiful and long career to be had at their company. But all too often, what is really being offered is a job. Here’s what we mean:...
View ArticlePayroll: You need a Backup. And maybe a Backup to your Backup.
A lot of strategic planning in Human Resources is preparing for worst case scenario. What do we do if this happens? How do we keep business continuity if that happens? For example, what would you do if...
View ArticleEliminate Your Open Enrollment Stress
It’s time for benefits Open Enrollment. Typically, not the most exciting time of the year for HR. It can be the most frustrating, the most time-consuming, and the most stressful for your employees....
View ArticleWould you like an HR Strategy plan with your Pumpkin Pie?
It’s November! That means turkey, stuffing, pumpkin pie, and budget planning. It’s probably not a coincidence that partaking in all the comforts that the Thanksgiving feast offers comes out at the same...
View ArticleHOW SPIRITED SHOULD YOUR HOLIDAY PARTY BE?
IS IT OK TO ALLOW EMPLOYEES TO DRINK ALCOHOL AT WORK? Your company probably isn’t much like Sterling Cooper, the advertising agency from Mad Men. However, in 2023, you should have something Sterling...
View ArticleThe Importance of I-9 Accuracy, or How One Form Can Tear Down an Empire
We recently sent out an HR update regarding the new I-9 form that came into effect on 11/01/23. Several of our HR friends reached out to thank us for the update – it’s one of those things that is easy...
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Are You Still Hiring Like It’s 1999?
In starting off our blog series for the year, I went to the great book of knowledge (Google) and searched “What is the most common HR problem for business owners?” Not surprisingly, Retention and...
View ArticleWhat’s the Golden Rule of Employee Relations?
It’s really just the Golden Rule. Treat your employees the way that you want them to treat you (or the way you want them to treat your customers or clients). In last month’s blog we discussed how to...
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Great HR Trains Great HR
We recently shared an article about why employees don’t like HR. Unfortunately, the article we shared is sadly just one of many articles. Articles about why employees don’t like HR, can’t trust HR, why...
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It’s Time to Talk Real People Operations – PEOs and DIY HR are not the...
We can’t help but notice that there are more and more Professional Employer Organizations (PEOs) and online HR support platforms being offered these days. Many of these are being offered by payroll...
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Hurry up and wait. Don’t let your recruiting processes get in the way of your...
You’ll often hear us talk about our client’s “pain points” — the areas where they need the most help, or the areas that are distracting them most from focusing on their product or service deliverables....
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Outsource HR or Hire a Full HR Team? How about Yes to both?
There are several reasons a company might choose to outsource its HR function. Most often, clients come to HR Affiliates either when they’ve reached an employee headcount that they believe warrants...
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What Do You Know About Financial Wellness?
There’s nothing new about the concept of Employee Wellness programs. I think we can all agree that healthy employees are going to support a healthy company, and a healthy bottom line. However, have you...
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