by Matt Tipton | Mar 15, 2019
Companies love star players, and that’s a good thing. We love star players, too, and we fully support rewarding them. But sometimes a company’s plan to reward a star player backfires because it doesn’t align with what that employee wants. It’s dangerous to make...
by Matt Tipton | Feb 28, 2019
When an employee violates policy, one of two things is generally happening. Either they haven’t been trained correctly on that policy or they’re choosing not to follow it. And the response to those two situations is very different. If an employee violates policy, it’s...
by Matt Tipton | Feb 15, 2019
Remote work is a huge topic of conversation in today’s workforce, and it’s something that can help companies gain a competitive edge when it comes to recruiting talent. Unemployment is pretty low, which means the market for capable employees is thin. Are you missing...
by Matt Tipton | Jan 30, 2019
Most people who start a business know that, at some point, they’re going to be involved in human resources. Some people use HR as a success metric: they’ll know their business is successful when they’ve hired enough people to need HR. But as with many other fields,...
by Matt Tipton | Jan 15, 2019
Diversity training is a hot topic in the world of human resources right now. As an overall conversation, it’s tied to ongoing news headlines about discrimination, harassment, and the #metoo movement. And it’s something that every company, regardless of size, should be...
by Matt Tipton | Dec 30, 2018
Every company, regardless of size, should have an employee handbook. Think about it like this: The Oklahoma City Thunder play the game of basketball. They have to play by the rules of the NBA, which is the governing body and where their first set of requirements comes...
by Matt Tipton | Dec 15, 2018
When I talk to small business owners, many have a plan to hire employees as their business grows. For many, it’s a key measure of success for their business. But many also don’t realize the full scope of what’s required to hire employees and the importance of...
by Matt Tipton | Nov 30, 2018
An Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is an important but often overlooked benefit that every small business should offer to their employees. When it comes to open enrollment time and renewing insurance, many employers get hung up on the health insurance side of...
by Matt Tipton | Nov 15, 2018
Employee engagement is a key topic of discussion among business owners, and everybody wants to know how to better engage employees. There are books, magazine articles, TED talks, and entire conferences on increasing employee engagement. While there are many factors...
by Matt Tipton | Oct 30, 2018
Before we get started, just a reminder that when we use the word “trolls,” we are truly referring to individuals that are literally “trolling” your business. We’re talking about people who are looking for gaps in your company that they can exploit. What exposures do...
