Blogger — HRSS Operations Director, Dawn Partlow When it comes down to it, if I even think about NETWORKING I feel uncomfortable, self-serving, or a bit nervous and anxious. That little devil in our head can cause us so much strife. It’s unreal! If I let my nerves take over, I can turn networking into…
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By HRSS President, Karen Gregory What a ride this year has been! HRSS (pronounced “hers”…I still love saying that) started out the year “rightsizing” our company after losing one of our largest contracts. Then we had to fight for 6 months to get paid for the completed work. The beginning of the year continued to be…
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Blogger – Karen J. Gregory The holidays are approaching quickly. Thanksgiving and Black Friday are one week away and most stores have all of their Christmas items out. Can you believe it? Where did this year go? It cannot be the end of November! What happened to 2013? Ok…yes, I have lost track of time.…
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Guest Blogger — Lisa Yarnell It’s a social media jungle out there. Recently, I had to take a few steps into that jungle while trying to market a book as consulting editor for my sister’s company, Wordwise LLC. Marketing these days means using social media. I confidently took on the project, feeling like an experienced consumer of such —…
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I was attending an event where a colleague and friend, Linda Cobb, who also works in the coaching realm, was speaking to the audience about being an internal entrepreneur — someone who works and thinks like an entrepreneur, but works within the “safety” of an organization. She explained that both internal and external entrepreneurs are…
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I have recently been pondering over the type of information we present on the services we provide to our clients. The biggest question for clients is always, “What is your value add?” Meaning, why should I spend money on acquiring your services? This is a great question that many, particularly small business owners, do not…
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How many times have you went down the path of meeting with someone, either a client or an employee, to discuss services or work performance and come to what you thought was a mutual agreement only to be let down later? Doesn’t this just fire you up? We walk away feeling defeated, confused, and like…
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Earlier this week I was preparing for a presentation I’m giving in January. The topic – Managing Organizational Climate During Tough Times. As I was preparing the learner outcomes, it got me to thinking. How often is organization climate overlooked? How often is it undervalued? I mean, most of us feel it, or only recognize…
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In the past three months, I’ve had several people call me frustrated and at wit’s end because they are having such a hard time managing employee retention. I had one person call me and ask, “If I had an employee who gave 2-weeks notice and then quit the next day, what action can I take…
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We’ve hit our 4-year anniversary and just recently moved into a new office suite. We’re so excited about our move that it only warranted a new look to our website also! We’ve spent quite a bit of time working on our new look and would love to hear what you think? Do you like it?…
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