HR Advice, Tips & Insights
Expert advice on hiring, compliance, culture-building, and leadership from our team.

Do Referral Programs Promote Racism?
“Refer your friends and family to earn a bonus!” We’ve all heard about these programs and I know I’ve used this as a recruitme…

Keep Your Skills Sharp
What are you doing with your newfound time since you’re not commuting to work as often as you used to? Why not use that time to sharpen your ski…

Staff Appreciation – Don’t Blow It
If you missed the AzODN Recognition and Appreciation Zoom Program, you missed a good one! We talked about successful and failed attempts in giving and…

Measure, Don’t Monitor, WFH Staff
Ten years ago, when an employee asked to work from home, the answer was often something like, “Well, if we do that for you, we’ll have to…

The Time is Now – Update Handbooks
I love to help clients create and launch employee handbooks. Seeing all their ideas, mission language, and benefits they provide come together with th…

Turning to Yoga (Again and Again)
My yoga journey began in 2002 as a way to lose weight for my wedding. I had no idea that completing that VHS (!) tape workout every day for three mont…

Increasing Belonging at Work
Diversity… inclusion… equity… We hear these words a lot and rightfully so. Research shows time and again that diverse workplaces lea…

Focus On These 3 Employee Programs
Not sure where to spend your finite employee dollars? I believe there are three buckets you should invest in and these can all be started by HR staff…

3 Quick Tips On Resume Writing
I was recently asked for tips (probably because it is graduation season) on making a resume stand out. Here are my top three tips all resume writers s…