Can you fire someone because of a bad attitude or inappropriate behavior?  Yes! Effective Methods for Dealing with Problematic Employee’s… We’ve all had them…  the employee that consistently delivers marginal performance…   engages in gossip and talks negatively about management…  exhibits inappropriate behaviors and lacks respect for co-workers…   and then there’s the one’s with the over-inflated […]

Tools and Resources for an Effective CSR Program According to BSR (Business for Social Responsibility), CSR (Corporate & Social Responsibility) is defined as follows: “Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is a concept that organizations have an obligation to consider the interests of customers, employees, shareholders, communities, and ecological considerations in all aspects of their operations. This […]

In the early 1980’s, the term was Personnel Administration and the primary focus was, as it states, the administration of personnel matters which, at that time, consisted of ensuring people were paid on time, tracking timesheets and signing them up for (and administering) benefits. Consequently, the field of personnel administration was an administrative, tactical and […]

Part I: The Basics of Workplace Ethics for Social Responsibility Contrary to what we hear in the media, whether the news is about predatory lending practices, the high cost of prescription drugs or one of the dozens of international trade agreements, the words “business” and “ethics” aren’t an oxymoron. While we have employment laws and […]

Over the past few years, there’s been a great deal of talk about utilizing core competencies in the hiring process. Like many a candidate, you may be wondering what exactly is meant by core competencies are and how they can help your organization make better hires. According to SHRM (Society of Human Resource Management), the […]

Since 9/11, many companies have been faced with this type of dilemma: “Do they allow a group of employees who wish to have access to office space (before and/or after work) for a bible study group to meet on-site – or – do they disallow any/all religious groups to use company property for non-business use?” […]