Things We Learned in 2020 2020 was an interesting year and we learned a lot.  We learned new words like:  COVID, Zoom, and social distancing. We learned about working remotely while keeping pets and family members occupied.  We learned that we are good at learning and have the ability to do […]

Supporting Your Employees Through the Covid-19 Crisis Are you finding it difficult to keep up with the daily changes related to the Covid-19 pandemic?  It seems like keeping on top of the latest developments is hard enough but keeping our employees comfortable and focused during this difficult time is a […]

Are we there yet? Post Pandemic Planning When the pandemic started a year ago, employers had to react quickly to an unknown crisis with vague and conflicting information and significant employee concerns.    HR professionals were particularly challenged.  There were ever changing guidelines, newly emerging medical information, and even politics […]

Does 2021 Need a Shot in the Arm? The year 2020 will go down as a year to be remembered – for many reasons. One of the biggest reasons of course, is the COVID-19 pandemic.  During it, we learned to work remotely, social distance, bake bread, and experiment with the […]

Are You Keeping Your Remote Workers Engaged? As the pandemic drags on and the weather turns colder, it is becoming harder to keep remote workers engaged as active participants in our organizational cultures. As we head into the holidays, this isn’t going to get any easier.   What can we […]

Surviving Politics in the Workplace 2020 Style You knew it was only a matter of time and today was the day that you got the call.  Two employees in your organization ended up in a heated argument over the upcoming election.  You know from experience that their political beliefs are […]

Should We Celebrate the Tax Holiday? On August 8th, President Trump sent a memorandum to the Treasury Department allowing for a tax holiday. The tax holiday allows for employees earning less than $104,000 per year to defer paying their Social Security taxes during the months of September through December. This would save […]

Work or Family? Employee Choices During Covid Last week we hosted a webinar about employees with school aged children featuring an interview with local Covid law expert Rebecca Strauss from Miller Johnson.  In the webinar, she referenced a USA Today article that talks about the impact of the pandemic on working families.  […]

Ongoing & Engaging New Employees – Remotely?! Think about what makes your organization special.  You might list your products or services, your processes, and most definitely your employees.   But what is it about your employees that makes your organization special?  It probably isn’t that Bob is such a wonderful […]

Support for LGBTQ+ Employees – Wasn’t This Already the Law? On June 15th, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that LGBTQ employees were protected from discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. “Weren’t LGBTQ employees already protected?”  The answer depends on where you live.  In Michigan […]