By Allison Madison, President, Madison Approach Staffing, Inc. There are many reasons to have up-to-date and accurate job descriptions, especially when there is some sort of disruption or change in the business environment happening—like COVID-19! When business is slow, hiring managers look to reduce staff costs. When business is ramping up, business owners are … MORE >
Managing the Virtual Meeting/Work Session
Categories: Leadership, Management Tools, Remote Virtual Work, Work From Home, Workplace CultureTags: Leadership, remote workforce, staffing agency westchester, Virtual Work, WFH, workforce, Workforce ManagementAs owners, managers and HR leaders contemplate planning for 2021, they’re finding that what used to be the exception for managing their workforce, has now become the rule. They’re transitioning from the temporary “make do” mindset and implementing permanent management policies and procedures that accommodate the flexible hybrid staffing models that sprung from the COVID-19 … MORE >
Implementing Westchester Earned Sick Leave
Categories: Management Tools(AKA: People Ops Just Never Ends…) With the passing of Westchester County’s Earned Sick Leave (WCESL), Westchester became one in a number of cities and municipalities across the country to pass similar legislation. Many will wonder why Westchester passed this new law with NYS having recently passed Paid Family Leave state wide. The two laws … MORE >
Trends in People Operations (Formerly known as HR)
Categories: Management Tools, Recruiting, Workplace CultureTags: Business Strategy“Human Resources is coming, everyone hide, stop laughing, get to work checking boxes!” That is the common misconception of HR – its all about compliance and preventing people from doing anything that is actually productive, much less fun. However, change the name to People Operations (People Ops) and the focus automatically shifts to what it … MORE >
SOS: Recognizing Staff Overload
Categories: Management Tools, Workplace CultureDetermining the perfect size and mix of your workforce is no easy task! Many organizations, particularly small and medium sized ones, often lack the in-house expertise or the time to devote to a workforce study, creating job descriptions, and interviewing. Furthermore, companies often maintain they “can’t afford” additional staff. Despite obstacles and roadblocks to workforce … MORE >
Why Employees Leave
Categories: Management Tools, Workplace CultureTags: human resource, management, unemploymentEmployees leave—it happens all the time. It’s easy to compartmentalize these departures, chalking them up “for the best” or “all about money” or worse yet, vilify the departing employee in an attempt to ignore or minimize the organization’s failings. Irresponsible managers will take this approach. Smart managers will do just the opposite – listen, reflect, … MORE >
The New Year – Time to Take Stock of Your Workforce Needs
Categories: Diversity, Management Tools, Recruiting, Workplace CultureTags: skills gap, staffing agency, workforce development, workplace skillsThe parties are over, the ball has dropped, and the calendar has flipped to a new year. Now it’s time to get back to business, make goals, and prepare for a banner year. But how do you ensure that good intentions and resolutions actually come to fruition? The first step is to take stock of … MORE >
How to Move Your Company to the Top of a Candidate’s List
Categories: Management Tools, RecruitingTags: human resource, recruitingIn today’s competitive job market, sourcing and hiring top candidates can be time-consuming for human resources professionals, managers, as well as the staff working extra hours to complete the work caused by the vacant position. So, when you finally find the “right person,” how do you get the candidate to say “yes?” Before advertising for … MORE >
Does Your Workplace Culture Sync to the Company’s Core Values?
Categories: Management ToolsTags: company mission, company vision, Core values, workplace cultureEvery organization has an ethos, an inner philosophy, created by the values and mission of its founders. Whether a start-up or a company handed down through multiple generations, it is critical for this ethos to manifest itself in the culture of the organization, to be embraced and propelled by all who work there. A positive, … MORE >
Strategies for Managing Remote Workers
Categories: Management Tools, RecruitingTags: management, onboarding, remote workforceIn today’s global economy, customers, suppliers, and raw materials are everywhere. And so are workers. Finding the right employee isn’t always a local endeavor, but may require a state-wide, country-wide, or even worldwide search. So, when your company’s workforce becomes more spread out, how do you manage these remote workers effectively? Remote workers are different … MORE >