by Matt Tipton | Sep 30, 2020
We live in an online hyper-connected world where many people put their personal lives on display on social media. Businesses spend time crafting their own social media presence, but what happens when an employee’s social media activities conflict with the values and...
by Matt Tipton | Sep 15, 2020
As disruptive and inconsistent as the year 2020 has been for everyone’s schedules, things are about to get even more complicated. As employers, we are still navigating a world of COVID-19 disruptions. While the dust might be settling on some of those new routines, now...
by Matt Tipton | Aug 30, 2020
When you were a kid and messed something up, you could possibly get away with saying, “Oops, I didn’t mean to do that,” or perhaps, “I didn’t know better.” But when it comes to compliance with government regulations, those excuses won’t help you. Compliance with rules...
by Matt Tipton | Aug 15, 2020
A lot of companies have shifted to more employees working remotely, but just because we’re operating differently doesn’t mean we should get lax about policy. Companies should have policies and procedures in place for safety, discriminatory behavior, and harassment....
by Matt Tipton | Jul 31, 2020
COVID-19 has turned the business world upside down due to shutdowns, phased reopening plans, new sanitation protocols, and trying to accommodate different employee needs in the midst of a pandemic. As with any major shift that occurs in your business, you need to...
by Matt Tipton | Jul 15, 2020
Your employees have lives outside of work, and sometimes things happen in life. Maybe it’s a personal health challenge or they’re dealing with something in their immediate or extended family. In some cases, an employee who needs to take off work for an extended period...
by Matt Tipton | Jun 30, 2020
There are a lot of different types of crisis that a business might face, including everything from weather disasters to data breaches to lawsuits. It’s probably safe to say that the COVID-19 pandemic presented a crisis for many businesses in the US and across the...
by Matt Tipton | Jun 15, 2020
Remote work has been a reality for lots of businesses for a long time, but the events of 2020 plunged even more companies into the reality of creating a remote work culture. And some struggled with the transition. But remote work isn’t the first time companies have...
by Matt Tipton | May 30, 2020
People strategy is one of the top places we see businesses get themselves in a bind. All too often when we talk to companies about the issues they’re having, they say they’ve made promises to employees that they can’t fulfill. Or, in some cases, they made those...
by Matt Tipton | May 15, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic changed a lot of things, and how companies operate is certainly one of them. While not every job can be done remotely, many employers with offices shifted to fully remote work for some or all of their employees. We’ve now been exposed to...
