Category: Employee development

October 21, 2021

From a young age, we’re taught that one of the best ways, if not the best way, to get ahead is simply to work hard. Hard work pays off. Much effort yields much prosperity. And to a certain point, this […]

October 19, 2021

Most of the students who are hired directly out of college have worked as interns. With internships, employers get time to evaluate your potential while you develop professional skills and learn about workplace expectations and how your chosen profession functions […]

October 15, 2021

One of the most common questions my clients ask me is how I keep my teams so positive. Culture is unique to each organization, and culture is people. Within each company is a unique culture defined by the people within […]

October 14, 2021

Most employers are equipped to respond to employee allegations of harassment by coworkers or managers. There are added levels of difficulty, however, when they complain about harassment by a customer, contractor, or other visitor to the business. A federal court […]

October 12, 2021

Years ago, the key resource available to many companies was their physical capital. In an industrial economy, the primary drivers of productivity and profitability were machinery and other equipment used in the production of goods. While workers needed to be […]

October 6, 2021

We’ve all been around leaders who inspire and motivate us. They consistently demonstrate a positive and optimistic sense of energy and enthusiasm for others to follow and are usually the first ones in the office every day. They are constantly […]

October 1, 2021

We all talk about company culture and have a general sense of what it is, but coming up with a clear definition can be difficult. Some will describe culture as the personality of an organization or the way people interact […]

September 27, 2021

An organization whose primary mission is to provide the highest-quality care for and support of autistic children and their families can’t afford to be at anything but its best. To that end, GoalPoint Behavior Group LLC, based in Columbus, Georgia […]

September 24, 2021

At one point, very early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, the assumption of many was that traditional work life would essentially return to normal once the pandemic had subsided. In other words, there would essentially be a blip in the […]

September 23, 2021

At the start of her career, Janine Yancey was an employment lawyer, helping to support HR and people leaders. While she advised business leaders and managers on employee relations issues and helped them resolve employee conflict, she noticed the same […]