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Partner With Your Employees on Issues that Matter to Make a Workplace One Your Employees Will Celebrate
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership

Partner With Your Employees on Issues that Matter to Make a Workplace One Your Employees Will Celebrate

Thank you for telling employers to partner with their employees. My employer reads your blog articles on LinkedIn, bought your … Continue reading Partner With Your Employees on Issues that Matter to Make a Workplace One Your Employees Will Celebrate

Laid Off By Email
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Management/supervision

Laid Off By Email

Question: When an email to my personal account arrived advising me I was being laid off, effective immediately, I thought … Continue reading Laid Off By Email

Employees Fight Return to Work Mandates
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Remote work/Virtual

Employees Fight Return to Work Mandates

Employees Fight Return to Work Mandates Question: I don’t want to quit, but Friday’s email from our CEO may force … Continue reading Employees Fight Return to Work Mandates

Jokes and Social Media Posts That Get You Fired
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Management/supervision, Professional growth

Jokes and Social Media Posts That Get You Fired

Question: During the Christmas holidays, I attended a social event where my wife and I told a series of jokes … Continue reading Jokes and Social Media Posts That Get You Fired

Why Leaders Fail: A Cautionary Tale
Business, Coaching, Leadership, Management/supervision, Professional growth

Why Leaders Fail: A Cautionary Tale

Question: When the board promoted me into the chief executive officer position a year ago, it seemed the culmination to … Continue reading Why Leaders Fail: A Cautionary Tale

The Password Hack: Passwords Are Like Underwear—Don’t Share & Change Often
Business, Professional growth

The Password Hack: Passwords Are Like Underwear—Don’t Share & Change Often

If you’ve been hacked recently, you’re not alone. According to the latest Microsoft Digital Defense Report, 921 individuals find themselves … Continue reading The Password Hack: Passwords Are Like Underwear—Don’t Share & Change Often

Firing an Alpha Employee
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Leadership, Management/supervision

Firing an Alpha Employee

Question:             I’ve known for a long time I needed to fire our company’s operations manager. I hired her because … Continue reading Firing an Alpha Employee

Workplace Safety Promises: We Plan to Assure Our Employees We Have Procedures to Keep Them Safe
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, Management/supervision

Workplace Safety Promises: We Plan to Assure Our Employees We Have Procedures to Keep Them Safe

A local retailer’s call: “The Walmart murders struck close to home for our employees, in part because the gunman was … Continue reading Workplace Safety Promises: We Plan to Assure Our Employees We Have Procedures to Keep Them Safe

The Signs of Potential Disaster Were Present at Walmart—Are They Present at Your Workplace?
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Management/supervision, National events & politics

The Signs of Potential Disaster Were Present at Walmart—Are They Present at Your Workplace?

There were signs of potential disaster that later erupted in six deaths when Walmart supervisor Andre Bing shot and killed … Continue reading The Signs of Potential Disaster Were Present at Walmart—Are They Present at Your Workplace?

Guns in the Workplace
Business, HR/Human Resources & Operations, Legal aspects of management, National events & politics

Guns in the Workplace

If you think the national division over guns hasn’t hit your workplace, you haven’t been listening. Not only are the … Continue reading Guns in the Workplace

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