November 11, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments PBSHRM Taking Control of Your HR Life — Improve Your HR In September, I had the amazing opportunity to travel to Midland, Texas, to speak at the Permian Basin SHRM conference. The PBSHM people have ... Read More
November 8, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments weekend open thread – November 9-10, 2024 — Ask a Manager I’ve done a LOT of moves. – I personally prefer to pack myself. In my experience, *some* movers are excellent packers, some are terrible; ... Read More
November 8, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments open thread – November 8, 2024 — Ask a Manager I’m 0.2FTE but if I start late or I have to take a longer break I make up the time. If I put on ... Read More
November 8, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Was Kamala Harris a Victim of the Glass Cliff? — Improve Your HR Donald Trump thoroughly beat Vice President Kamala Harris in this week’s election, winning the electoral college and popular vote. Was this a further example of the glass cliff, ... Read More
November 8, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments telling an employee his pants are too revealing, unannounced video calls, and more — Ask a Manager It’s four answers to four questions. Here we go… 1. How to tell an employee his pants are too revealing I need some guidance! ... Read More
November 7, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments was it reasonable to fire a new hire who was too overwhelmed to work on day 3? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: The clinic I work for filled a medical receptionist position. The new hire had worked as a receptionist for other offices ... Read More
November 6, 2024 advice about your coworkers 0 Comments my Gen X coworker is trying to “grandma” the Zoomers and it’s getting weird — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I am writing about a new coworker who has no concept of boundaries. “Hannah” is in her mid-40’s and is pretty ... Read More
November 5, 2024 ask the readers 0 Comments the miniature diorama, the burn book, the gun, and other weird items left behind in desks — Ask a Manager Need an amusing distraction today? I do. Last week we talked about the oddest things you’ve found when cleaning out a desk or workspace, ... Read More
November 4, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments how do you stay focused on work during anxiety-inducing world events? — Ask a Manager A reader writes: I wonder if you have any tips/tricks on how to keep focused on work when there is a major event going ... Read More
November 4, 2024 Employee Relations 0 Comments Yes, You Have to Let Your Employees Leave Work to Vote in These 36 States — Improve Your HR You may not be aware, but the U.S. is holding a big election tomorrow. Emotions and tensions are running high: if you’re in a battleground state, ... Read More