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The purpose of performance reviews is two fold: an accurate and actionable evaluation of performance, and then development of that person's skills in line with job tasks.  We will talk about rethinking performance reviews, what to convey during the review, and what to do after the review. #performance reviews #business owners, #hrconsulting #hr

If you are setting up a business in Arizona and will be hiring employees, we wanted to share a few important things that you must have in place. As always, we can help you with setting up any of these items or handling them on your behalf. Feel free to learn more by booking time with us . #azhrhub #

In the competitive landscape of today's job market, attracting and retaining top talent is a challenge faced by businesses of all sizes. One crucial factor that can make or break an organization's ability to secure and retain skilled professionals lies in its compensation structure. To ensure a fair and competitive pay strategy, more and more companies are turning to compensation studies...

Navigating the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) can be complex.  The interactive process is a term most often associated with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a federal law that requires organizations with 15 or more employees to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified applicants and employees who have a disability. We can help you navigate these waters.  Book some time with...

Finally the new Form I-9 (Rev. 08/01/23) will be available for employers to use on or after August 1, 2023, and once released can be found on the USCIS website . Employers can also order paper copies if they don’t want to use the electronic version. The version date, noted in parenthesis, can be found in the bottom corner of the Form I-9. Please let us know if we can answer any questions:  https:/...

Executives must make decisions about what their company's priorities should be and HR professionals can and should influence those decisions. HR professionals need to be influential and not just an influencer to business leaders. Listen in as we share 5 priorities for HR and the future of work.

Most HR professionals recognize the importance of documenting employees' performance problems.  Our challenge is to teach managers how to document those issues in an appropriate manner. We will share 7 tips for creating "bulletproof" documentation.

It can take new employees time to settle in and learn the ropes of a new position. However, employers want to see productivity sooner than later. This is why developing a 30-60-90 day plan is a good idea. It’s a plan that outlines target milestones for employees to hit in the first 30, 60 and 90 days of employment. Take a listen as we share more about the 30-60-90-day plan and how to create your o...

Well-designed interview questions help you figure out how candidates will perform as future employees, whether they will be great additions to the team and if they will thrive in the role. Ineffective interview questions, waste everyone's time and ultimately do not give the hiring team enough information to make a good decision.  Take a listen as we share some helpful job interview question t...

In this episode, we will discuss five troubling employment law bills that are pending in the California Legislature this year: SB 809, SB 616, SB 723, SB 627, and AB 1356. We will cover: Background checks Paid sick leave Right to rehire (two bills) WARN act

Maintaining a drug-free workplace is critical for preventing accidents, reducing turnover, and protecting the safety of your employees. Reasonable suspicion drug testing is a type of testing program employers use when they find evidence or make observations indicating an employee is under the influence of drugs or alcohol at work. Take a listen as we share helpful tips when it comes to suspecting...

Our experience with small business is that some brokers only push high commission products.  Does your benefits broker truly care about you and your business. Take a listen as we share great questions to ask your current broker of if you are shopping for a new broker.

Many employers have fears about training employees, believing the training will encourage employees to find other jobs.  It's true training and developing employees for future roles, but not training employees can create stagnation and boredom and may ultimately hurt your business. Take a listen as we share more about the importance of training and development of your employees.

We have two employees who don’t seem to like each other, and it is starting to affect their work. How do we help employees who don’t get along to work well together? Navigating these HR waters can be tricky.  Take a listen as we help you with a few easy ways to address this.

Have you heard about pay transparency? It’s the idea that companies should be open with employees and applicants about pay and, more broadly, what factors they include when making decisions about compensation. It’s no secret that expectations around pay have changed, and employers need to pay attention. People on the lookout for a new opportunity want to see pay ranges on job postings, and some of...

The last few years have proved challenging for employers trying to fill positions. Low unemployment, among other factors, made the job market much more friendly to jobseekers than to employers keen to hire them. In this highly competitive environment, some organizations upgraded their compensation packages or experimented with other attractive perks, hoping to stand out as the best.

While succession planning sounds like an overwhelming task, it’s simply a method of considering who your organization’s potential leaders may be in the years to come and placing them on a path to be successful in those roles. Future leaders will most likely come through a combination of promotion from within and recruiting sources from outside the organization—succession planning focuses on that f...

Everything DiSC Workplace® is a classroom training (in person or virtual) and personalized learning experience that can benefit every person in the organization— regardless of title or position—in building more effective relationships at work. To learn more or book a session, visit https://azhrhub.com/training/

Think about your favorite manager. Now think about what made them your favorite. Was it the success you earned while working with them? Your employer may have evaluated them based on metrics like team productivity or turnover rates. Great managers are usually good at leading productive, low-turnover teams, but those aren’t the things their employees remember. So what about them left such an indeli...

Everyone experiences grief at some point in their life, and yet for being such a common experience, it’s also one that few of us are fully equipped to navigate when it comes. In part, this is because grief is such an overwhelming and horrible experience. Nothing can prepare you for it. You just have to go through it and get through it. Grief is also a unique experience for each person. Everyone ha...

This episode we talk about how to make good use of your employee handbook.  Employee handbooks are a nifty communication and reference tool for the workplace, but only if they’re used and not collecting dust on some physical (or digital) shelf. A handbook is only as good as what it does.  Listen as we share more about putting your handbook to good use.

Coaching encourages communication, reflection, and self-correction . This helps your employees become more autonomous so that they can take ownership of their work. It also helps you develop a more confident workforce, as people believe they have the right skills to perform When you manage through coaching, employees feel empowered to reflect on their own performance and find their own answers.

Compensation is the combination of salaries, wages and benefits that employees receive in exchange for them doing a particular job. It can include an annual salary or hourly wages combined with bonus payments, benefits, and incentives. These could include group health care coverage, retirement contributions, and short-term disability insurance. A total compensation package usually includes several...

You may be familiar with the word "discrimination." But do you know what it really means?  The definition is to "discriminate" against someone means to treat that person differently, or less favorably, for some reason. Discrimination can occur while you are at school, at work, or in a public place, such as a mall or subway station. You can be discriminated against by school fri...

All good things come to an end. As an employer, this can ring true when your favorite employee springs up without warning, and tables a resignation letter. No matter the work environment you provide, there are things beyond your control that can see your employee of the year want to leave. So, while you hope that you never have to come across an employee resignation announcement, the smart thing t...