In a prior post, I wrote about the importance of employee sustainability, which is the notion that investing in workers’ health and well-being can improve their motivation and commitment to your business. That got me thinking about sustainability for professionals and...

These days, it’s fairly common for businesses to focus on improving the sustainability of their products and practices. Whether it’s reducing water use, recycling products within the firm, or purchasing raw materials from responsible sources, this emphasis on not deple...

In our July 12 HR Boot Camp, I got a question about the FMLA and whether leave can be taken intermittently (it can). The follow up question led me to believe that the employee taking the leave was perhaps malingering, and I wanted to explore that issue more in this pos...

On Thursday, July 12, Dickerson Management and Career Consulting hosted our first ever HR Boot Camp, held at the beautiful Squire Creek Country Club. The morning was a big success, with 14 attendees from a variety of jobs participating. We had 4 human resources profess...

In my last post, I covered six big HR mistakes that small businesses make and pointed out that though you may not be in a position to hire a full-time HR person, you still have to take some steps toward personnel management. Using job descriptions and clear policies, s...