The composite highest-income practitioner reported in this field (salary plus cash bonus and/or cash profit-sharing) is the President “B” of a manufacturing firm (defined as a chief executive officer who has little or no financial interest in the firm). The firm manufactures automotive parts/accessories, food/beverage/tobacco products, chemical & allied products, or machinery & heavy equipment; […]

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If you’ve made it to the stage where you know which candidate best fits the profile for a position and are ready to make that offer, then you’ve probably come a long way and are excited about getting this position filled. But don’t jump the gun. This is the time to be at your most […]

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Human Resource Outsourcing (HRO) is a term used to define those HR – related processes which companies choose to outsource to a third party. Many firms offer full services and act as a virtual HR department or may offer al la carte services providing as much or as little assistance as needed. Others may be […]

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Human Resource Information Systems The purpose of this paper is to identify other companies who have faced similar human resources issues in regards to information technology. Through benchmarking different companies we can learn how other companies have handled certain human resources issues related to information technology, information systems, new technology, and data security. An overall […]

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The high-maintenance employee. You know him. If he’s currently working for you, you’re regretting the day you hired him. And you probably don’t know where to begin in terms of managing him to perform, or managing him out of the organization. So you haven’t done anything, except hope that he transfers out of your department […]

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This November marks my two-year anniversary of starting my own human resources consulting business. As I look back on the years, I am amazed at what I accomplished and learned. If you are thinking about starting a business, read on! I always dreamed about having my own business, talked to friends about it, and imagined […]

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Recently I received an online question from one of my newsletter subscribers about quantifying turnover costs. As a HR Manager for a company located in Burlington, NC she was busily preparing for a presentation and was having difficulty sourcing information she quickly needed. Read her testimony to get a better idea of her dilemma: “After […]

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Word of mouth! Next question! That was the typical answer of most of my clients over a 25 year period of consulting. Why? Because it was (a) free, (b) easy, (c) obvious, (d) what their customer told them, and (e) free. Did I mention it was free? That seemed to be their criteria in choosing […]

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