by Chris Schrader | Jul 5, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources
If you are similar to me, you probably start your day checking your voicemail and email and then responding to those in order of importance. This can take 10 minutes or an hour, but it is a ritual. Ron Friedman, Ph.D., the founder of ignite80 has a different...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 4, 2014 | Blog, In The News
The words of Thomas Jefferson found in the Declaration of Independence never fail to stir my heart. So perfect was his work that the Committee of Five (among them Ben Franklin and Sam Adams) changed only 2 words. Jefferson then had to sit through editing by members...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources
The short answer is “yes.” The “how” is the hard part. Most all managers have had the experience of supervising a poor performer. The typical response is to adopt a “wait and see” approach in the hope the individual will self-correct. This hardly ever...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 2, 2014 | Blog, Human Resources, In The News
In its never ending quest to make the workplace virtually unmanageable, the Board has come out with another gem bound to vex human resources professionals. Naturally the decision applies to both non-union and unionized employers, throwing a wrench into...
by Chris Schrader | Jul 1, 2014 | Affordable Care Act, Blog, Human Resources, In The News
The Supreme Court issued two decisions yesterday. One has implications for state governments as employers, and the other has implications for the Affordable Care Act. Harris v. Quinn involved the complaint of Harris, mother of a disabled son who, as his...