When you need to hire a new employee, either because of company growth or to replace a department employee, writing a good job description often gets tossed to the wayside. The hiring process can be time-consuming, as managers screen resumes and set up interviews. An existing or very abbreviated job description may seem like a…
In the past year, sexual harassment has been significantly featured in the news because of the #MeToo movement. Company leadership and employees need to understand internal harassment can come in a variety of mediums – verbal, physical, and sexual. When harassment exists, it can be blatant or subtle, and it’s important to make sure that…
Employee handbooks can seem as if they are set in stone. But in fact, they need to be reviewed frequently – at least once per year. Upon review, they need to be updated as necessary. Why? Because policies and expectations change. Employees need fair and consistent expectations, both for performance and conduct. They need to…
Corporate Culture, is yours good or bad? Ever thought about your corporate culture? What does your company represent from employees and to the client? A company’s culture helps define who that company is, inside and out. The culture within a company is influenced by the core values, morals, and behavior set by owners, board of…
Performance Reviews – What is your business’s style? What style of performance review should a business perform and when is a good time? When a business has multiple employees and they all have different hire dates, how well do you manage multiple reviews? Should you schedule them all within the same time frame, their anniversary…
Back to school and the impact on the workforce With summer coming to a close and fall about to be in full swing, how does employers combat the back to school time? Do your employees have school age children that can’t take a school bus or need to be taken to school for one reason…
What makes Barracuda Consulting different, it’s our #5 reason What is the number five reason we are different; we have a certified PDP on staff to interpret every assessment to meet and give you a total breakdown of every survey taken. You are probably asking yourself, what does that mean to me and my business?…
Are your employees engaged or disengaged? How well do you know your people? Employees are at work, but are they really engaged in their jobs? There are two types of workers, engaged and disengaged. Job satisfaction is hard to measure because it is based on feelings, beliefs or knowledge. Generally, when people are satisfied, they feel fulfilled and…
You don’t know you have a problem until you have one You don’t know you have a problem until you have one. What happens when a hidden problem or issue comes at you full force and requires immediate attention? How do you handle these “all of a sudden” not so hidden issues? Do you take…
So, your company isn’t big enough for an HRM department? Does it really matter how big your business is for HRM? The answer is, NO! As a business owner, you ‘re likely the one that makes all major and minor decisions about your business. You think you can manage every aspect of the business, but…