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September 7, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

How To Choose HR Services: Tips For Small Businesses

How To Choose HR Services: Tips For Small Businesses

How much time are you spending in the “HR office” instead of your own office? If your business does not have an HR professional on staff or an HR services provider waiting on call, you could be shortchanging your company and spreading your talents too thin. HR specialists can help with a number of tasks, […]

Filed Under: Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: HR Services

August 31, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

What You Need To Include In Your New Employee Orientation Program

What You Need To Include In Your New Employee Orientation Program

Have you wondered why some potential superstars show up to work the first day and never return?  A new employee orientation process is the crucial link between this new employee, her supervisor, and the rest of the organization. Research shows that if that link is not established starting on day one, retention can drop by […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee onboarding, new employee orientation, New Hire Checklist

August 30, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 3 Comments

How To Write An Honest Employee Performance Review

How To Write An Honest Employee Performance Review

You want to tell the truth, but sometimes the truth is hard. What do you do when you need to write an honest employee performance review, good or bad? Importance of Honesty Writing an accurate appraisal can be difficult. Some employees are easily offended, others become enraged at low scores or final warnings, and both […]

Filed Under: Employee Performance, Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: employee performance review, performance appraisals

August 26, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 1 Comment

Why You Should Care About Workforce Management

Why You Should Care About Workforce Management

You deal with workforce management every day, but you may not have a specific strategy or goals in writing. By defining a plan and putting proven tools in place, your business can take an active approach to continuing its growth, attracting additional talent, and increasing employee productivity for minimal costs. Companies like yours have high […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: workforce management

August 18, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Does Your Business Need An Employee Confidentiality Agreement?

Does Your Business Need An Employee Confidentiality Agreement?

How would you react if you found out that your former employee revealed crucial information about your company to your closest rival in the industry?  Unfortunately, this can and does occur.   One way to be proactive and to set expectations around how proprietary company information should be handled is to have a employee confidentiality agreement. […]

Filed Under: Managing Employees, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Confidentiality Agreement, Employee Confidentiality Agreement

August 17, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Guest Post: The New Background Check – Using Social Media To Evaluate Job Candidates

Guest Post: The New Background Check – Using Social Media To Evaluate Job Candidates

For hiring managers and human resource departments, background checks can be an important part of choosing the best candidate for an open position. The standard background check includes items like driving and financial records, employment history and personal references. But as digital interactions become more common, social media gives hiring  managers and HR professionals another […]

Filed Under: Background Checks, Policies and Procedures, Recruitment/Interviewing/Hiring, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Background Check, how to do background checks, social media background check

August 16, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Working Parents- What Employers Can Do To Ease The Load

Working Parents- What Employers Can Do To Ease The Load

You want your business to retain talented, productive individuals, but you may be overlooking the needs of an important segment of your workforce: working parents. Helping these employees achieve a work life balance can have a dramatic impact on morale and performance. How the Challenges of Working Parents Can Impact Your Business The obligations of […]

Filed Under: Employee Benefits, Employee Performance, Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: working parents, working spouse, worklife balance

August 8, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

Guest Post: 4 Benefits of Keeping in Touch with Former Employees

Guest Post:  4 Benefits of Keeping in Touch with Former Employees

When a trusted and long-time employee quits, moving on to bigger and better things, your work environment may suffer a few days of sadness. Soon enough, however, a replacement comes in, and the world moves on. As an employer, it may initially make more sense to focus on your employees who are here to stay, […]

Filed Under: Employee Retention & Engagement, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: former employees

July 28, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock 2 Comments

Employee Theft Statistics and What You Can Do To Protect Your Business

Employee Theft Statistics and What You Can Do To Protect Your Business

Transcript of HR Podcast Episode #27:  Employee Theft Statistics and What You Can Do To Protect Your Business An estimated 50 billion dollars are lost annually from US businesses due to employee theft.  Stats show that, a whopping 75% of all employees have stolen from their employers at least once. Furthermore, statistics show that nearly […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Theft, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: Workplace theft, workplace theft statistics

July 28, 2011 by Dianne Shaddock Leave a Comment

ESBHR Podcast Episode #27: Employee Theft Statistics, and What You Can Do To Protect Your Business

ESBHR Podcast Episode #27:  Employee Theft Statistics, and What You Can Do To Protect Your Business

Read the Transcript Watch the video Workplace theft statistics bear out the fact that a whopping 75% of all employees have stolen from their employers at least once.  In today’s HR Podcast episode, I share details about employee theft statistics and share with you what you can do to lessen your exposure to employee theft. […]

Filed Under: Dealing with Difficult Employees, Employee Performance, Employee Theft, Employee Turnover, Managing Employees, Podcast, Supervisor Tips and Strategies Tagged With: HR Podcast, workplace theft statistics

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