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Is Your Road to Success Built on the Highway of Trust?

This past Monday, the Department of Transportation closed the road I live on to replace a bridge that was overdue for some repairs. ...

What does your parking lot say about your leadership style?

Throughout my career, I have found that the best form of coaching is through examples and experiences. There is a unique way to use what...

Are Your Documentation Ducks in a Row?

For some, the art of documentation can be a tiresome, tedious, and boring task. And while that may be a sometimes-accurate description,...

The Unsung Hero in Small Business: Human Resources

If you'd told me a few years ago I'd be singing praises about the Human Resources department, I might have chuckled. I mean, I’m an...

Can You Hear Me Now??? Active Listening

Do you sometimes feel like your message is not just getting across? That for some reason or another your meetings or employee...

Employees are leaders too!

Training managers is important and should be incorporated into standard business operations, regardless of the size of the company. ...

Employer's Tax Liability with Remote and Work-From-Home Employees

In the podcast episode titled "Employer's Tax Liability with Remote and Work-From-Home Employees," Deanna Baumgardner, the owner of...

Bad communication can end alot of good things.

Recent attendance at a Summer Human Resources Seminar recalled the importance of communication in every organization. This is something...

Avoiding the Tech Tornado in the Workplace, Focusing on the Human Impact

Technology can be both a blessing and a curse. It is instrumental in how we live, work, and play that it’s integrated into who we are...

Floating holiday definition and meaning

Our very own, Ellen Slane was featured again but this time on the HR resource website On Pay. A floating holiday is flexible paid time...

HR BREW FEATURE: Why this HR pro loves her work; Coworking with Ellen Slane of Employers Advantage.

Our very own Ellen Slane was interviewed on HR BREW as an HR business partner from Employers Advantage. HR BREW keeps HR professionals...

Employee Injuries & Workers’ Compensation – What Do You Do?

As a business owner or leader, you never want to hear, “an employee is injured.” So, when you do hear those words, what do you do? In...

Layoff Planning

Thinking of conducting layoffs? Here are some things to consider before making that move. Having to let someone go from a small business...

Feature: High Turnover in Diversity Roles

Featured by Market Scale, Deanna Baumgardner discussed the over-emphasized position of diversity and inclusion managers. This position...

2022 End-of-Year HR Checklist

It is that time of year again! While many people like to spend this time focusing on Christmas shopping, meal planning, holiday...

A Best HR Outsourcing Option – team Employers Advantage!

When it comes to running a small business, it can be overwhelming to know what resources to use or even knowing what resources you need. ...

Legos & HR

You may have read the title and thought, “Legos and HR? What is this about, what is the correlation?” Just stick with us and we’ll show...

Hurricane Ian Free HR Support

Our hearts are breaking from the devastation that Hurricane Ian has caused in Florida, particularly in Southwest Florida where I grew up...