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What's Your Comfort Zone?
Most of us agree that having a diverse and inclusive culture is good for our business. But do we really know what that looks like and/or...

Barbara Giesing
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What's Your Word for the Year?
Now is the time of year where many people look to vision boards or words to describe their motivation/inspiration for the next several...

Barbara Giesing
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Are Your Two-Way Communications One-Sided?
Most of us like to think we’re open to ideas/suggestions/criticisms, but that’s not always as clear to your staff as you might think. ...

Barbara Giesing
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Required Postings: Compliance & Risk
It’s the time of year we need to be relooking at annual requirements. Various state, federal and local laws require postings, even for...

Barbara Giesing
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Are your policies outdated?
For companies starting out, policies often come into play when needed, due to specific circumstances. With established companies,...

Barbara Giesing
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What Should You Give Your Staff?
At times during the year, for holidays and special occasions, we often want to express our thanks to our employees thru giving gifts. ...

Barbara Giesing
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Have You Gifted Yourself a 2023 Plan?
As the year gets closer to its end, we automatically think about the various holidays and all the things that go along with them. But...

Barbara Giesing
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Acknowledging Year End Stressors
When winter comes along and the holidays approach, we tend to feel like we’re running on all cylinders, but often the focus is on our...

Barbara Giesing
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Reminding Myself to be Thankful
It’s so easy to rush through life with all the things we have and do that keep us busy. I can’t believe it’s already getting close to...

Barbara Giesing
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Have You Updated Your Supervisor Training?
"I fell at work and hurt my leg. I need to go to the doctor." This is stated by an employee to a supervisor. The employee works from...

Barbara Giesing
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Why Do Handbooks Matter?
I’ve been working with some companies on handbooks lately and I realized there are a lot of companies who don’t put enough emphasis on...

Barbara Giesing
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Are You and/or Your Employees Burned Out?
Hooray! It’s Monday morning! When’s the last time that thought came to your mind? It’s hard to maintain motivation even when things are...

Barbara Giesing
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Making Time to Learn
I was fortunate to be able to experience part of the HRSW Conference in Fort Worth last week (an educational/networking conference for...

Barbara Giesing
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What are you doing for employees' Mental Health?
As we get closer to year end and the various celebrations that fall within this time frame (and associated stress and anxiety that can go...

Barbara Giesing
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Isn’t Technology Grand!
I was in a webinar today where the host had technical difficulties—at first, we could hear but not see her, then we could see but not...

Barbara Giesing
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Happy ??? Professional's Day!
I’m not sure why but it makes me laugh; most days are Happy Some Type of Professionals Day! It happens to be HR today which is why I did...

Barbara Giesing
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Rethinking the benefit experience!
Hard to believe it’s almost time for 2023 benefit enrollment! But I’ve had several conversations lately about benefits and it’s...

Barbara Giesing
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Create. Build. Manage. Daily Interview with Scott Miller
Please join me for my interview with Scott Miller to discuss HR Issues. The link for the livestream is: https://www.biztv.com/watch/liv...

Barbara Giesing
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Thank You, Queen Elizabeth
As news of the death of the monarch spread, I’ve been reminded of the role she played in portraying a leader and some of the lessons she...

Barbara Giesing
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Happy Labor Day!
I hope everyone is enjoying our shift from summer to Fall! I’m very much a summer person so this is not the time of year I look forward...

Barbara Giesing
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