Mitzi Branvold

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Human Resources: How to Handle 3 Big Issues

Human Resources is the core of your business as it handles your most important asset,  people. Your workers make your business function, and you must invest in them for success. There are three important issues that every human resources official deals with on a frequent basis. Learn how to handle

Outsourcing HR to Create the Perfect Set of Interview Questions

Interviewing a prospective employee is your one chance to determine if that person is right for the job you have available. In less than an hour, you need to get to know the person and make a decision about his qualifications. You want to make sure that you make the

Human Resources: Red Flags in the Interview Process

One of the most critical processes completed by human resources is the hiring of a new employee. Typically, the final hiring decisions is made directly following one or more interviews. It is critical to use these conferences with a potential associate to identify “red flags” that could, and should, influence

How Outsourcing HR Can Help Your Small Business

Many small business owners view outsourcing HR duties as something that only large corporations do. While it is true that big business has long recognized the value of outsourcing recruitment and other HR services, it is equally true that these services can be beneficial to smaller operations as well. The

Human Resources: Being a Good Employer

What does it mean to be a good employer? Most would answer that being a good employer means offering great pay and benefits, or for today’s generation, offering a better work life balance. Maybe some human resources professionals would respond by saying offering recognition and incentive plans make an employer

Managing Your Relationship with Outsourced HR Team

Outsourcing can be a huge step for leaders who have never done it before.. Outsourcing your human resources department can be a very beneficial move in the long run for your company if done right. Read on for tips on how to make it work. 1) Communicate, communicate, communicate This is

Human Resources: Ways to Increase Professionalism at Work

A professional business attracts top-notch employees and works with high level clients. Savvy Human Resources departments use a few key ways to make their workplaces exceptional. Their businesses establish a professional environment by means of clear guidelines, communication, respect and competency. A mission statement and set regulations provide the foundation

5 Tips for Overcoming Workplace Negativity with Enthusiasm

Negative attitudes are a lot like the common cold, it can start with just one employee, but soon everyone is feeling the effects and morale and performance decline. But unlike the common cold, there’s a cure. Enthusiasm and positive attitudes can spread just as quickly-improving performance and increasing productivity! Here

Human Resources: The Best Ways to Motivate Employees

One of the biggest challenges in  Human Resources today is making sure that the company culture motivates employees to do their best for their organization each and every day.   According to a 2013 Gallup Poll “State of the Global Workplace”, only 13% of employees worldwide were engaged at work, 63% of employees

Human Resources: How to Avoid Being a Stagnant Leader

A big part of effective leadership is continued growth and learning. Though it is often difficult to constantly find ways to develop as a leader, effective leaders understand that they must push forward in order to avoid becoming a stagnant leader.  Displaying the willingness and ability to grow sets the

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