Can you remember a time when your day wasn't interrupted by the sound of your smart phone vibrating on the metal filing cabinet next to your desk? Do you have a running tally of how many times you check your phone during the day?  In the year 2016 it's inevitable that personal tech devices will make their way into the office. So now is as good of time as ever to get your policies up to speed with the growing tech scene.  We've got some ideas to help make your phone policy more flexible and reasonable for your employees.

As an HR professional, how many times have you been asked about your company’s culture by an interviewee? Do you then glow with pride over its ever-present attitude of gratitude? Or do you glow with something a little more like flushed embarrassment? It hurts when you feel like you’re the salesperson of a not-so-terrific product. Don’t give up, Billy Mays, grassroots gratitude is going to make your company worth way more than 3 payments of $19.95! Here’s how:

When you receive a retirement party invitation in your inter-office mailbox, what are the first thoughts that run through your head? Grocery store cake? Lukewarm punch? Generic sentiment all around?  Whether an employee has dedicated 20 years to your organization or just the final 5 of their career, retirement is something to celebrate! Make the final days of their career something they will remember for the rest of their life.  Here a few ways to make their party epic!

Positive company cultures are all the craze these days… but what do you do when you run smack into a cultural obstacle? We’ve come up with three of the most common company culture conundrums and how to deal with them. Read on to bust through your road blocks and enjoy a bright, forward-looking environment!

Jeans or dress slacks, button-ups or polos, pantyhose or barelegs: an organization’s dress-code says a lot about their company culture.  In another life, I worked for an organization whose dress code puzzles many.  As a fresh college graduate in my first “big girl” job, I was wearing pantsuits and pantyhose every single day.  My wardrobe reflected the overall mojo of the company: very professional.