With the tress exploding with color and falling temperatures bringing the season’s first frost, I’m constantly reminded that fall is here and winter is just around the corner. While I love this time of year, I dislike the inevitable decline in my activity levels. With the holidays almost upon us, so [...]
We’ve been helping many organizations with HR Leadership searches over the past year and I have been pleasantly surprised at how all of our clients are using the words “strategic,” “big picture,” “value” and “progressive” when describing how these job functions align with HR and the overall business. I can remember [...]
Social Media in HR - it's one of the most important tools in an HR professional's belt for recruitment, retention and communicating within your organizations. Social Media is here to stay and there are two key points that I see the value for HR. First, social media is a two-way channel [...]
Summer is over and fall has arrived, for many HR professionals it’s not all apple picking and pumpkin lattes, but managing the often painful process of their organization’s benefits plan renewal and open enrollment period. The ever-changing landscape of healthcare often leads to many questions for organizations. Is this the right [...]
Every year around the end of summer I look ahead at what the final quarter of the year has in store. I use the transition into Q4 as an opportunity to check in to see if I've accomplished the goals I outlined at the beginning of the year and reprioritize or [...]
As I look at HR trainings being offered this fall, I’ve noticed an interesting pattern emerging. Many programs being offered by my local SHRM chapter and other organizations are centered on opportunities for HR professionals to become more involved and aligned with the businesses they support. Further promoting this concept is [...]
With summer nearing its inevitable conclusion, many colleagues, friends and family are hitting the road to the beach, the mountains, or simply to their hammocks in their back yards. It's always such a great time of the year where many finally take the time to unplug, unwind and relax. However, it [...]
When a large oil producer announced in 2012 that they were relocating and consolidating all their employees to their headquarters in Houston, TX, it was met with great resistance and frustration. Nearly 2,100 employees, their spouses and families were faced with the reality of a new life in Texas. Over the [...]
The most important asset any organization has is its people. Being able to hire and retain the right individuals is important to any organization’s overall well being. At HR Advisors Group we have been involved in many searches where resumes are reviewed and potential candidates are phone screened in an effort [...]
Over the past several months, I have worked on three employee handbooks which often causes friends and colleagues to groan, roll their eyes and let me know how sorry they feel for me. Ironically, working on employee handbooks is something I really enjoy and find rewarding! I admit, workplace policies aren’t [...]