HR Pros – Old School Wellness vs Employee Wellbeing

The Pandemic has raised worker anxieties and contributed to what has been described as a Mental Health Pandemic. Do you know when employees are struggling? If you have an EAP program, what happens after the free visits are up? Read on for important information on supporting employees self-care and access to support when needed. Read More

HR Pros – How Companies Harm Employee Mental Health

Employee expectations of their employer when it comes to management quality and attention to their needs, particularly one-on-one supervision, has shifted dramatically. Company owners are well advised to shift some attention to their managers’ behavior to ensure even modest attention for employee wellbeing. Read More

HR Pros – Using “Rule of Thirds” to Build Positive Culture

When you’re thinking about making a significant policy or employee program change, one-size doesn’t fit all in communication. It helps to consider employees as representing different degrees of agreement with the company itself. Read more to learn how to develop more effective programs and communication strategies. Read More

10 Behaviors of Emotionally Healthy People (at Work)

I often make observations in the workplace that a typical HR professional might not see. This article discusses employee emotional health. Some employees are just natuarally more healthy than others. Read on to find out how they approach their work. Read More

HR Pros – Helping Supervisors Handle Manipulative Employees

Don’t let clever employees manipulate your supervisors. unmotivated, manipulative employees, pose a significant challenge to unskilled or inexperienced supervisors. Their manipulations work, lead to supervisor burnout and dissatisfaction. Read more to learn real techniques to prevent this employee relations burden! Read More

HR Pros – Top Ten Things Employees Want from Work

A few years ago I researched what employees really want.  It was preparation for a workplace branding article.  If you don’t have the time or resources to survey your own employees you can use… Read More

HR Pros – Neutralized HR at the Center of the Penn State Incident

When organizations care more about sports and the revenue they bring in, the idea of morality and what’s right can be lost. Child abuse should be reported to community authorities and not kept within internal structures. Read on for more about a final chapter in Penn States child sexual abuse scandal. Read More