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There's a pattern that shows up again and again in growing companies: HR gets handed to whoever has the most bandwidth, not the most expertise. Maybe it's the office manager. Maybe it's a founder fielding benefits questions between board meetings. It functions, technically, right up until a real HR problem lands on the desk of someone who's never had to solve one before. That's the moment a lot of companies discover how much they were actually exposed the whole time. The gap

Walk into almost any workplace today and you'll find something that's never existed at this scale before: up to five generations working side by side, from Gen Z employees just starting their careers to Baby Boomers who have no plans to retire on anyone's timeline but their own. It's an enormous asset when it's managed well, and a source of constant friction when it isn't. Too often, HR teams default to generational stereotypes instead of building real strategy, and that's wh

Most small and mid-size companies handle HR the same way: someone in operations picks it up as a side responsibility, or the founder handles it personally until things get too big to manage alone. It works, until it doesn't. A compliance question comes up that nobody can answer confidently. A difficult termination goes sideways. A culture issue festers because no one owned it early enough. This is the quiet risk running through a lot of growing companies. HR isn't optional in

Somewhere along the way, hiring stopped feeling like a relationship and started feeling like an obstacle course. Candidates apply, wait, interview, wait some more, and often never hear back at all. It's become so normal that we barely question it anymore. But candidates notice, and increasingly, they're talking about it publicly. Here are the bad habits showing up across recruiting teams right now, and what actually fixes them. Ghosting candidates after interviews Nearly half

The traditional workday is having an identity crisis and microshifting is changing the game today! Microshifting is the latest work trend that's got Gen Z, parents, and anyone tired of pretending to look busy for eight straight hours absolutely buzzing. If you thought hybrid work was revolutionary, buckle up for another shake up. So What Actually Is Microshifting? Microshifting is exactly what it sounds like: working in shorter, non-linear blocks throughout the day instead of

For decades, companies have relied on a simple hiring approach: post a job opening and wait for qualified candidates to apply. Unfortunately, this "post and pray" method is failing organizations in today's competitive talent market, and it's costing them projects, revenue, and growth opportunities. The Reality of Today's Talent Market Here's the problem: 70% of the global workforce consists of passive candidates who aren't actively job hunting. These professionals are already

Promoting a healthy work-life balance amongst your multi-generational workforce may not be on the top of your to-do list, but it should be.

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We all know that HR is rarely black and white, and that’s because we're dealing with human beings. That’s what makes working in HR fun,...

Human Resources has been around a long time – many say the function dates back to the early 20th century. HR practices have evolved over...

I had the opportunity to talk with host Tom Horne on the All About HR podcast about The Art of Compliance & “Getting Wide with Your...