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By: Nikki Thomsen, SPHR, SHRM-SCP 10 Tips to Ensure Your Company’s “Holiday” Party is Inclusive Consider naming your event an Employee Celebration Party or Year-End Celebration versus a “Christmas” or “Holiday” party, as not all people celebrate a holiday at this time of the year, and the focus should be on the employees, rather than…
Change Management By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM A recent article by Harvard Business School Online reported that “approximately 50% of all organizational change initiatives are unsuccessful.” Let’s dig into why that is and how you can successfully manage and even celebrate change in your organization. The Challenge: Change within an organization…
Communicate Well and Avoid the Grapevine Effect By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM I have no idea how many people I’ve interviewed during my time working in the HR field, but I do know – it’s a lot! One of my favorite questions to ask (and I ask it 100% of the…
By: Nikki Thomsen, SHRM-SCP, SPHR (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM Retaliation is Still Number 1 on the EEOC’s List of Charges The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) continues to report that Retaliation is still the number one charge, since roughly 2009, where it tied with Racial Discrimination, with last year’s total reaching 34,332…
By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM Diversity Calendars Support DEI Initiatives Would you like to support diversity and cultural competence within your organization but not sure where to start? Consider implementing a diversity calendar and making it part of your organization’s important dates announcements and celebrations. A diversity calendar is a useful…
Celebrating Transgender Day of Visibility By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM March 31st is International Transgender Day of Visibility. Created by trans advocate, Rachel Crandall, in response to the overwhelming majority of media stories about transgender people being focused on discrimination and violence. Crandall hoped to create a day where people could…
Mentors – Your Team Needs Them! By: Karen M. Belair, MSA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, HR Consultant, Insight HRM Benefits: Why invest in mentors? Choosing mentors who know and understand your business offers unique investment into employee’s knowledge and experience. New employees need time to develop the knowledge, skills and abilities they need to become a productive…
Is Talent Acquisition and Retention Keeping You Up at Night? By: Karen M. Belair, MSA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, HR Consultant, Insight HRM What are the issues that HR leaders just can’t shut down at night? It’s no secret that HR professionals take their work home…our brains keep on churning long after we leave the office. As…
Honoring Equal Pay Champion, Esther Peterson By: Amy DeBruyn, SHRM-CP (she/her), HR Consultant, Insight HRM, LLC Esther Peterson, head of the Women’s Bureau under President John F. Kennedy and a champion of equal pay initiatives, spent years organizing and collecting data that would lead to the passing of the Equal Pay Act of 1963. In a…
Recruiting and Selection in a Virtual World This is an unusual market for attracting talent and filling positions. The pandemic created a cycle of unemployment that continues to reward people to stay off of work. It is a challenging time to fill open positions and even though there are many people seeking work, connecting with…