HR on the Frontline

Send us Fan Mail A key contributor goes on leave, or a high performer moves on to another company.  This can leave you and your employees picking up the pieces and scrambling to hold the operation together, all without missing a step.  Not a recipe for consistency to say the least, but it begs the question -  what’s the best way to manage during staff shortages? In this week's Culture Clinic,...

Send us Fan Mail A bad economy, inflation, mass layoffs…times are tough right now. This kind of climate can have a huge impact on team morale, and people leaders need to step up and make sure their talent remains fully engaged and committed.  But when your business is already feeling the pinch, how do you invest in engagement without breaking the bank? In this week's Culture Clinic, Guusto’s...

Send us Fan Mail You’re in the third round of interviews, their answers are music to your ears, the negotiation goes smoothly, and next thing you know – you’ve got your first-choice candidate and they start on Monday. Now what? In this week's Culture Clinic, Guusto’s Co-Founder Joe Facciolo and executive HR and Total Rewards Expert Kwesi Thomas talk about how to keep new hires engaged after t...

Send us Fan Mail Ask any People Expert, and they’ll tell you it costs a lot more to hire a new employee than to keep one. But where does this cost come from? And how much could focusing on employee retention actually be worth to your business?  In this week's Culture Clinic, Guusto’s Co-Founder Joe Facciolo and executive HR and Total Rewards Expert Kwesi Thomas crunch the numbers on retention...

Send us Fan Mail People experts talk a lot about getting a new hire onboarded and acclimatized to the company, but what about the other end of a tenure?  How do you show appreciation to a longstanding employee leaving for a new opportunity? How do you handle layoffs in a way that supports those being let go? How do you approach terminations when things just aren’t working out? In this week's...

Send us Fan Mail Is it me? 🤔 Is it them?  Is it our culture?  Did we give enough pizza lunches? 🍕 These are some of the questions that rattle around your head when faced with a high turnover rate. In this week's Culture Clinic, Guusto’s Co-Founder Skai Dalziel speaks to executive HR and Total Rewards expert Shelley DaCosta about how to find the real reasons behind your retention problems. H...

Send us Fan Mail When times are tight, how do you keep your top people? 🤔 If you’re struggling to match others in the market on salary and benefits, is it still possible to stop employees looking elsewhere?  How do you create a culture people don’t want to leave? In this week's Culture Clinic, Guusto’s Co-Founder Joe Facciolo speaks to executive HR and Total Rewards expert Kwesi Thomas about...

Send us Fan Mail Your eNPS scores are in, and they aren’t pretty. Turnover is skyrocketing. Productivity is down the drain.  And your leadership are looking to HR for answers. It’s your move… ♟️ How are you going to turn things around? In this week's Culture Clinic, Guusto’s Co-Founder Skai Dalziel speaks to executive HR and Total Rewards expert Kwesi Thomas about how to strategically tackle...

Send us Fan Mail Worried your team is tuning out? Are you unsure whether an employee is dialed in on their role or asleep at the wheel? People leaders and managers often don’t spot the signs of disengagement in their employees until it’s too late, and they miss their chance to turn things around  In this week's Culture Clinic, Guusto’s Co-Founder Skai Dlaziel speaks to executive HR and Total...

Send us Fan Mail It seems like almost everyone has a horror story about toxic, unhealthy work environments these days. But what really makes culture go wrong? Is it poor leadership? Misaligned priorities? Unreasonable expectations?  Or is it something else entirely? No company can be perfect, but what are the most crucial elements to get right? In this week's Culture Clinic, Guusto’s Co-Found...

Send us Fan Mail Recognition can be one of the most powerful tools there is for engaging your people, but it won’t be effective if it isn’t done fairly or equitably.  When launching a recognition program, people leaders need to work to ensure that everyone at the company has a fair chance to be recognized, and they need to monitor the program as it progresses to make sure those that deserve recogn...