Browsing Tag strategic HR
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26 November 2012 at 15 : 45 PM
10 Questions to Answer for a Better HR Assessment
Below is a synopsis of a recent article from the Houston Business Journal, written by G&A Partners President and COO John W. Allen: HR assessments can identify potential human resources violations before they occur and prevent them from causing costly setbacks. A comprehensive HR assessment provides an objective review of a business’ policies, ...
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2 February 2011 at 11 : 16 AM
An Employee’s First 90 Days
Up to 20 percent of employee turnover happens in the first 90 days on the job - yikes. Luckily, there are several easy steps you can take to integrate your employee into the company before he jumps ship. We will look at what your responsibilities and expectations should be during a new employee's first 3 months at your organization. With a little bit of ...
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30 September 2010 at 10 : 20 AM
HR team sanity: Connecting with employees on Facebook
Facebook is the current leader in social networking membership and innovation. The network has long been used to connect college students (if you employ any 20-somethings, they are almost certain to be a member), but in recent years has exploded onto the business scene with corporate and NPO-focused fanpages and groups to help market your ...
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30 August 2010 at 16 : 57 PM
Privacy of Medical Information in the Workplace
Do you know what you are allowed to say to the rest of your staff if someone is sick or hospitalized? Or better yet, what you are not allowed to say? Brittany Harris from G&A Partners will be speaking about HIPPA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) and ADA issues that you need to be aware of in a large and small business. It is better ...
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11 August 2010 at 18 : 06 PM
"Join the Smovement!" Great motivational video (not the cheesy kind)
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16 July 2010 at 15 : 06 PM
Put together a team that’s more accepting of mistakes
Service measurement tends to identify the mistakes made in an organization, “and if you want your organization to lead in customer service, you need to make it safe for employees to risk making a mistake,” says Mindshare Technologies’ president Richard D. Hanks. Following are some of Hanks’ ideas on how to make your organization more accepting of ...
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13 July 2010 at 16 : 38 PM
"Conflict Resolution in the Workplace" – G&A Webinar Series
As pressures in the workplace increase, many office professionals are finding there are more difficult people to deal with on the job as well as in our personal lives. Whether you have to handle a customer who shouts at you for doing your job or a team member who takes credit for your ideas, this unique session will show you how to stop falling victim to ...
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6 July 2010 at 16 : 25 PM
Article on HR and Social Media: "Web 2.0 and a Wired Workplace"
Another John Allen byline, "Web 2.0 and a Wired Workplace," appears in the current issue of PEO Insider. Click here to read the article, which outlines tips for a drafting a successful workplace policy for social ...
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6 July 2010 at 14 : 07 PM
Natural attrition: the organic way to downsize
[caption id="attachment_16" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Click here to read "Natural Attrition.""][/caption] G&A Partners' COO and co-founder John Allen often serves as a guest writer for The Houston Business Journal. His byline in the Journal last year concerned natural attrition as a way to downsize while avoiding layoffs. ...
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9 June 2010 at 21 : 38 PM
Introducing the G&A Partners blog
For most who work in a professional workplace environment, 'human resources' means the department upstairs that handles hiring, firing, benefits and 401(k)s. But the broader definition of human resources, much closer to the true meaning of the two words, is simple: human resources are the people who comprise the workforce in an organization. The common idea ...
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