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Three Key Steps to Train Managers for Effective Performance Conversations
Read more: Three Key Steps to Train Managers for Effective Performance ConversationsA manager asks you, as the HR lead, to sit in on a performance review with an employee who has been “difficult” in the past. You agree, assuming the manager is prepared. But as the conversation unfolds, it becomes clear: the issue isn’t the employee. It’s the manager. They’re uncomfortable, vague, and lack appropriate documentation.…
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Four Ways to Rethink Performance Evaluations: Opportunities for Growth
Read more: Four Ways to Rethink Performance Evaluations: Opportunities for GrowthRethink performance evaluations from past performance outcomes to future thinking growth opportunities. This shift will automatically encourage year-round conversations between managers and employees. Organizational leadership will tell you all the time that performance drives growth. And yet, annual performance evaluations still focus on past outcomes, overlooking growth for the future. What can be done to…
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Preparing for Growth: How to Scale Your HR Infrastructure
Read more: Preparing for Growth: How to Scale Your HR InfrastructureCompany Growth vs. Scaling HR It’s crucial to differentiate between company growth and scaling. Growth refers to increases in revenue, profits, or market share over time. In contrast, scaling means increasing capacity or output without a corresponding increase in costs. In HR terms, this means that hiring 50 employees should not require five times the…
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Six Signs You Need an HR Audit
Read more: Six Signs You Need an HR AuditIndicators You Need an HR Audit No one wakes up one morning and decides they need an HR audit. The need usually reveals itself through small signals that something isn’t working. Like a dashboard light in a car, these indicators don’t always tell you exactly what’s wrong, but they do tell you it’s time to…
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The Shifting Landscape of EEOC Enforcement
Read more: The Shifting Landscape of EEOC EnforcementEEOC Refocuses Investigations: What Does it Mean? The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced in September 2025 they would cease investigations into disparate impact claims. This change has raised understandable questions for employers. Before we get any further into the details, it’s important to remember that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964…
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Leaders & Compliance: Documentation as a Key Leadership Tool
Read more: Leaders & Compliance: Documentation as a Key Leadership ToolYou’ve just wrapped a call with HR. There’s follow-up documentation needed about performance notes, a summary of a conversation, and details tied to a developing issue. You open a blank document and pause. The specifics are already fuzzy, but you start typing anyway, trying to reconstruct the moment from memory. You’ve forgotten your key leadership…
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From Reaction to Readiness: Develop Your Leadership Pipeline
Read more: From Reaction to Readiness: Develop Your Leadership PipelineThe average time to hire for a management role is at least 45 to 60 days. Add a standard two-week notice period, onboarding, and ramp-up time, and your organization could be without a critical leadership role for months. Developing an internal leadership pipeline is the better long-term strategy, ensuring your organization always has prepared, capable talent…
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Aligned Leadership: Understanding Your Leadership Style
Read more: Aligned Leadership: Understanding Your Leadership StyleDo you get annoyed when people question you? Or do you sit back in your chair, smiling, and welcome the dialogue? Understanding your leadership style is key to supporting your organization and your employees in aligning with the mission and vision, and being the piece of the puzzle that provides the much-needed greater picture. Leadership…
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Crisis Communications – What to Do When a Crisis Hits Your Company
Read more: Crisis Communications – What to Do When a Crisis Hits Your CompanyIn today’s world, the crisis that hits your company is going to be something you have no idea is coming. It’s going to come on a random Tuesday. And it’s going to be something you have to react to. With this in mind, how can companies and organizations get ahead of crises (e.g., a network…
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impactHR Expands Again – Welcome Shannon, Jen and Maya!
Read more: impactHR Expands Again – Welcome Shannon, Jen and Maya!At impactHR, we believe great teams drive great businesses. As we continue to grow, we’re thrilled to welcome three outstanding professionals to our team: Shannon Rogers, Jen Vogel and Maya Hoover. Their expertise and passion for HR and marketing will further strengthen our commitment to providing best-in-class HR consulting, outsourcing and training services to help…