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Responsibility and accountability are more than interesting words; they are principles of life, whether it be in your professional or your personal life. How often have you blamed someone else for the parts of your life that you don’t like? We blame the economy when we overspend, we blame the sports game when we are sleep deprived because we stayed up too late the night before, and we blame our bosses or coworkers when we fail at a task because we didn’t adequately prepare. The list goes on and on. The biggest myth in the American culture today is that someone else is responsible for our quality of life. The real truth is there is only one person responsible for the quality of the life you live. That one person is you.
Have you ever had to face an uncomfortable conversation pertaining to an issue in the workplace, whether it be with a disgruntled employee or a disagreement with a coworker? Where it is clear that both parties are uncomfortable, tensions typically run high and both parties usually leave the conversation frustrated and confused. Most leaders understand that these types of conversations must take place in order to resolve conflict, yet how many times have you postponed and/or avoided these conversations all together? Navigating these types of conversations can be difficult and require a certain level of expertise to ensure success. Below are several tips to help you navigate through these crucial conversations.
There are twenty-four (24) hours in one day, equating to 1,440 minutes or 86,400 seconds. In theory, it sounds like an ample amount of time to be productive. However, as most business professionals know, time goes go by in the blink of an eye. With a limited amount of hours in each day, how can you ensure you are set up for success and utilizing your time in the most efficient manner? Below are five (5) essential habits of highly productive people.
Regular attendance is key to an organization’s success as well as to the job function of its employees. It is expected that employees will miss a certain number of days, hence paid time off (PTO) policies; however excessive absenteeism has continued to make an appearance on several HR hot topic lists. More and more, employers are spending a large amount of their time, frequently addressing attendance issues within their workforce.
Before becoming quick to point the finger and move straight to progressive discipline for excessive absenteeism, specifically with repeat offenders, it is imperative that organizations are educated on the federal and state laws regarding employee leave practices. This is especially important when it comes to state and local laws, as the rules tend to be even more employee-friendly.
As employers, we frequently contemplate how we can retain top talent, improve employee morale, and establish rapport within our organization. As the employer, we tend to over analyze these subject areas resulting in time tasking discussions with peers, proposals, and implementation of new processes and programs when realistically it comes down to one simple concept yielding powerful results… Respect.
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Sandy Warren
VP Operations
Capper Foundation
"Consultation services provided by HR Partners proved a valuable resource for personnel matters and in updating our personnel handbook.
As we continued to grow in staff size, we found an on-going retainer with HR Partners a great fit to support management, policy and training needs. The HR Partners team is professional, knowledgable and creative in their approach and we can have confidence in managing employment matters with their involvement and understandnig of our organization."
