After working in human resources for several decades, it has become painfully obvious that many business owners have no idea what an HR person does. And oftentimes, their ideas about what they should be doing couldn’t be any further from the truth. Generally speaking, HR people tend to do just about everything, whether that’s bookkeeping, office management, hiring, firing, or just ordering some pizza for an employee meeting. That being…
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It’s an all-too-common problem for team leaders and managers: dealing with an employee who isn’t performing well. Maybe they’re always showing up late or calling in sick. They require constant supervision and don’t seem to care about their job, turning in sloppy work. And remote working during the pandemic may be exacerbating the problem. This difficult employee isn’t only a problem for you. It’s a problem for your best employees,…
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When it comes to reasons why a company didn’t hire a human resources consultant, I’ve heard them all: a small business didn’t think they were big enough to warrant it, or the CFO didn’t want to spend the money, or Jane from accounting was taking care of the paperwork. That “worked” until they were suddenly facing a crisis and needed help. Rather than having a dedicated team or person in…
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