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Written by: Jessica Ollenburg

P3 Compliance and Constructing Policies That Hold Up in Court - Click To Read Article
The Department of Labor tells us they are overwhelmed, understaffed and shifting additional burden to employers for employment law compliance. This can be a great deal for the average employer to undertake. HRS has taken some time to prepare a quick "how to" blueprint for employers.

Employer Choices Concerning Concealed Carry Act... To Ban or Not to Ban - Click To Read Article
Private businesses and employers in 12 states to most recently include Wisconsin are faced with the decision to allow concealed weapons carry on company premises. The argument against banning weapons lies largely in the statistics and in the liability. The argument for banning weapons lies largely in perception of safety and in the ability to attract, retain and engage a productive workforce comprised of people unaccustomed to concealed weapons carry and its perceived threats. This article explores all sides of the issue and legal requirements.

Writing Job Descriptions for Legal Compliance and Organizational Development Results - Click To Read Article
A well-crafted job description continues to boost productivity and cost-efficiency. Now, more than ever, this instrument is essential to legal compliance and risk management, especially associated with ADA, FLSA and EEOC initiatives.

Candidate Screening by Video Technology Reveals Mixed Success - Click To Read Article
Screening of video skills is becoming increasingly important to today's employer; however, many assessment platforms are revealing critical flaws. HRS explores how to get all that you need... and nothing you don't want... within legal compliance.

Sensitivity Creates Results In Business… Don’t Misinterpret It - Click To Read Article
Where strength and clarity exist... passion, emotions and personalization of issues can be tremendous assets to motivation and invention. Emotion belongs in business as long as business goals prevail. Quick and important insights follow.

Social Media Investigations May Be Essential to Hiring and Can Be Conducted Lawfully - Click To Read Article
Some attorneys will advise employers to avoid using social media as a recruitment and screening tool. The caution is wise; however, avoidance may be impractical, and the proper use of social media can most definitely pay off. In many cases, we consider it actually necessary. While risks of unlawful use exist and need be avoided, bona fide occupational qualifications can be investigated through proper methodology. The following article advises on how to lawfully gain the maximum benefits.

Employers Continue to Be Rightfully Cautious of Holiday Expenditures - Click To Read Article
Employees and employers agree upon cost containment and proper ROI strategies for holiday spending. Holiday strategies today find new expectations and new opportunity for organizational goal attainment.

Your Consulting Firm May Be the Very Last Job on Your Resume - Click To Read Article
Some believe filling resume gaps by labeling or creating a "consulting" firm is a positive resume builder. More often than not, this adversely impacts one's ability to be re-employed. To set oneself apart as a freelance "consultant" or company owner can be synonymous with setting oneself apart as averse to taking direction from another... a statement likely to create de-selection from employment opportunities. Top employers will also investigate the legitimate success in engagements during this "consultancy" time period on one's resume.

Great Consultants are Never "In Between Jobs": Consulting, Outsource, Part-Time Management and Non-Profit Associations are 4 Distinctively Different Solutions… When and Where to Deploy Each - Click To Read Article
With a wealth of auxiliary talent options available to company business plans, employers too often miss the mark in deploying the optimal schemata. In any organization, flexible utilization of experts can create cost savings while simultaneously adding new problem solving opportunities. Statistically, the most common related employer mistakes are either stagnation or selecting the wrong remedy. The four primary categories for flexible talent utilization are each unique. These are consultants, outsource firms, part-time managers and non-profit memberships, and in their uniqueness, these are not to be deployed interchangeably. The following analysis is a blueprint to determining where to plug and play each option.

Choosing Employee Assessments - Hand Scoring by Experts Still Safeguards Validity & ROI! - Click To Read Article
Employee assessments are everywhere. With a wealth of employee assessments emerging, the right assessment can seem as elusive as the proverbial "needle in a haystack," yet absolutely worth the diligent hunt. Best practices deployment in this specific arena increases human capital ROI by tenfold plus. The bottom line results of assessments gone right is not contested, and we stand firm that every candidate hired, trained or promoted without this proper intelligence is a profit opportunity missed. And coming from staunch advocates of progressive technology... computers are no replacement for hand scoring. A five criteria process, the following roadmap guarantees ROI and avoids common pitfalls.

Team Motivation Principles: Debunk the Crazy Propaganda that All CEOs are Greedy! - Click To Read Article
The current media and political communities are tearing down employee confidence in their management, especially CEOs, and this is substantially de-motivating work teams. With adverse impact upon business results looming, it is the employer's responsibility to address this issue with urgent attention. Most CEOs deserve respect, not contempt, and our employees need the benefit of the following message in response.

Are You Too Good for Your Job? - Click To Read Article
When we don't believe the job at hand is our best option, we need some blueprint by which to measure and behave. Are you concerned you're too good for your job? Are you an entrepreneur concerned about key team engagement?

"If I'm a Self-Starter, Why Aren't You?" Those High in Initiative May Be Challenged as Coaches - Click To Read Article
Self-starters rarely understand those who are not self-starters, and most individuals are not self-starters. This disconnect creates a barrier to understanding motivation and coaching effectiveness. Validated studies consistenly prove a reverse correlation between high initiative and versatile audience adaptation. With focus on principles herein, the bridge to transformation can be constructed and reinforced.

How to Choose a Low Cost, Highly Effective Training Method: Forget Seminars! - Click To Read Article
Auditory or speech-based learning is validated as both the least effective and least preferred training method, yet we overuse. Adults cannot absorb more than 2.5 hours new information at a time, yet we pay for full-day seminars. There are some outstanding podium performers out there... but not practical and accessible for everyday organizational learning. The answers to safeguarded learning, enhanced productivity and optimum cost containment follow in this quickguide.

"What Happens in Vegas..." is No Way to Run a Business! Employment References are Essential. - Click To Read Article
Employers who refuse to seek or provide employment references are creating an injustice to their workplace and the workforce as a whole. Accountability and motivation are sacrificed for no good reason. Legal compliance is essential but does not point to secrecy. "What happens in Vegas..." is no way to run a business!

Catch Someone Doing Something Right - Click To Read Article
To attain our greatest success in leading and motivating, we must catch someone doing something right -- daily! This principle is not only true in the workplace, but also in the effective leadership and inspiration of a country... with heightened priority in economic crisis and election of new leadership.

Employee Motivation is Volatile: Employers Must Both Create and Sustain It! - Click To Read Article
CEO's must understand the impact of employee engagement upon the bottom line and attainment of strategic organizational goals. Too often CEO's overlook the relationship - and sometimes inherent opposition - between financial and human resources. The key to ROI here is understanding the difference between core (fixed) and situational (variable) motivational factors.

Getting the Right People Doing the Right Things with Safeguarded Precision! - Click To Read Article
Amidst organizational change employers deploy a wealth of employee assessments in a scheme of cost-benefit analysis. Some overspend the outcomes and then don't even understand the data. Some sales-based assessment organizations inundate prospective clients with "high brow" tricks while brow-beating them into pretending they understand. What's just as important as data integrity is simplified and universal buy-in... and the ability to attach meaningful cost saving action. Crazy labels and "smoke and mirrors" are not the keys to predicting success. If you don't understand, your employees won't either!

Start them Young to Help them Succeed in the Workplace - Click To Read Article
Work ethic and leadership skills are best cultivated in early childhood, reinforced through life's experiences and detectable through carefully crafted assessment center exercises. Those too coddled and those without proper role models are likely to suffer adverse impact to workplace success. This article provides analysis and blueprint to both grooming and recognizing future career achievers.

Self-Starters Can Make Terrible Managers - Click To Read Article
There is nothing less common than sense. Self-motivated people are a minority. Self-motivated people find it quite challenging and unnatural to motivate others. While the correct training can turn some self-starters into top leaders, barriers and pitfalls need avoidance.

Stop Saying “Work Smarter, Not Harder” and Great Things Shall Happen! - Click To Read Article
Emerging from a recession, grabbing opportunity and surviving intense global competition, we cannot be fooled by the dangerous and misleading propaganda... "Work Smarter, Not Harder!" Statements along these lines when misinterpreted can only lead to disaster. The blueprint for success requires balance.

Leadership Challenges: Sales vs Substance - Click To Read Article
When employers rely upon the right people doing the right things, both sales and substance are required from company leaders. The "salesmanship," however, can overshadow the "substance," backfiring against the employer. The appropriate mix is affected by labor intensity and employer brand.





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