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February 17, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Tips For Hiring an Intern Legally

Done correctly, taking on or hiring an intern is a win-win proposition. The students gain valuable work experience and the chance to prove that they’re worth considering for full time work (either at your company or elsewhere).

Filed Under: Employment Law, Fair Labor Standards/FLSA, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, Fair Labor Standards Act, FLSA, Hiring Tips, Management Tips, supervisor tips, Tips to Hiring an Intern, Tips to Hiring an Intern Legally

February 9, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast Interview: Field Tested: Recruiting, Managing, and Retaining Veterans With Emily King

ESBHR Podcast Interview:  Field Tested: Recruiting, Managing, and Retaining Veterans With Emily King

Today’s podcast features Emily King, Vice President of Military Transitions with the Buller Group and author of the book “Field Tested: Recruiting, Managing, and Retaining Veterans”.

Filed Under: Podcast, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring Tagged With: How to hire employees, how to hire veterans

January 31, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

The 8 Warning Signs of an Unhappy Employee

The 8 Warning Signs of an Unhappy Employee

These are 8 workplace behaviors that signify that employees may be disengaged or just not motivated and what you can do about it. Being aware of changes in behavior or performance is key as a manager if you want to stay abreast of issues and have a highly functioning team.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies, Workplace Safety Tagged With: disgruntled, employee motivation, Employee Turnover, unhappy employee

January 27, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

3 Strategies to Help Small Business Owners Address Tardiness

3 Strategies to Help Small Business Owners Address Tardiness

The office culture in any given small business is one of a kind. Part of the romanticism, in fact, of starting a small business, or working for one, is that the constricting rules that apply in the corporate world don’t necessarily apply in the small business.

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, dealing with late employees, how to address tardiness, how to deal with tardy employees, supervisor tips, tips for managers

January 11, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Tardiness in the Workplace: Do’s and Don’ts for Supervisors

Tardiness in the Workplace:  Do’s and Don’ts for Supervisors

$3 billion. That’s how much in productivity experts estimate American companies lose to tardiness in the workplace every year. In fact, a whopping 20% of workers admitted they were late at least once a week, according to a CareerBuilder.com survey. Chronic lateness bites into the bottom line, making tardiness solutions a priority for supervisors who […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Tardiness in the Workplace

January 6, 2012 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

HR 101: Interview Lingo: Words You Need to Know – Revisited

HR 101:  Interview Lingo: Words You Need to Know – Revisited

Ever wonder what the difference is between “terminating” an employee and “firing” an employee, or if there is any difference at all?  Easy Small Business HR’s  “HR Dictionary”  takes the mystery out some of the human resources jargon by  highlighting some of the basic definitions of words most often used by those in the position […]

Filed Under: Firing/Disciplinary Actions, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Behaviorial Interview, Best Interview Questions, Closed Ended Interview Questions, Finding the best candidates, HR 101, HR Dictionary, HR Tips, Interview Tips, Management Best Practices, Open Ended Interview Questions

November 22, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Volunteering to Build Multi-Generational Teams

Articles and books about managing multi-age workforces are legion. Most cite one or two very popular works about the characteristics of each named age-cohort. Many even offer advice on how to lead teams with a diverse mixture of generations represented, but of all this counsel, instances of over-generalization abound and specific strategies for blending could […]

Filed Under: Diversity, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Multi-generational Teams, Multigenerational Workforce

October 25, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Management Missteps: 5 Imperatives for Hiring Your Next Employee

Management Missteps: 5 Imperatives for Hiring Your Next Employee

Hiring new employees is no easy task. Although the recession has created a large pool of overly qualified candidates in nearly every business sector, you may worry about taking on experienced workers at lower pay than they’re used to since a better offer from another company (which is bound to come along eventually) could leave […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: best management practices, hiring new employees, Management Missteps

October 14, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

How to Manage the Multigenerational Workforce

How to Manage the Multigenerational Workforce

The multigenerational workforce: If you supervise one then you know each generation brings its own set of strengths and values to the workplace. But this diversity often presents challenges for a manager charged with overseeing the newest members of the workforce, Generation Y, and the oldest, Baby Boomers and Traditionalists. So how do you manage […]

Filed Under: Diversity, Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Multigenerational Workforce

October 7, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Interviewing Tips For Startups

Interviewing Tips For Startups

Today’s guest post is from Anita Campbell, CEO of BizSugar. Firing an employee can be the best thing you do for your company. Of course, it’s better to just hire good people in the first place. But sometimes people just don’t catch on, and you spend an inordinate amount of time correcting their work. When […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: interviewing tips for managers

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