Mitzi Branvold

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Human Resources: The Best Ways to Motivate Employees

One of the biggest challenges in  Human Resources today is making sure that the company culture motivates employees to do their best for their organization each and every day.   According to a 2013 Gallup Poll “State of the Global Workplace”, only 13% of employees worldwide were engaged at work, 63% of employees

Human Resources: How to Avoid Being a Stagnant Leader

A big part of effective leadership is continued growth and learning. Though it is often difficult to constantly find ways to develop as a leader, effective leaders understand that they must push forward in order to avoid becoming a stagnant leader.  Displaying the willingness and ability to grow sets the

Human Resources: Managing Work and Family

Managing work and family life is truly a balancing act.  It can be a nightmare trying to create a schedule that works both for a career and the individual.  Keeping a work-life balance is a difficult task and it may take some time.  However, we have created some tips on how

The Benefits of Outsourcing HR

More and more companies and business are starting to outsource their human resources, and for good reasons. Instead of having an HR department internally many companies are contracting out this department. This is becoming a growing trend, and what was once thought as unusual is becoming the norm. Below are

Human Resources and 3 Tips for Minimizing Negativity in the Workplace

Your company is only as strong as the people who you employ. You can have the best product, for the greatest price, but none of that matters if your employees are not up to standard. This does not just mean according to individual skill set. Negativity not only breeds negativity,

Workforce Diversity: Challenge or Benefit for Human Resources?

Workplace demographics  — as a reflection of America’s demographics — include an ever-growing range of ages, backgrounds, values, educational levels, and skills. Does workforce diversity present a challenge or a benefit for Human Resources? The answer: both. HR professionals, working with company leadership, are key to understanding all the different

Human Resources Using Human Resources

With today’s ever-growing influx of new employees labeled the millennial, it would be beneficial for the Human Resources Department to use this new valuable resource as a teaching pool of individuals that can give insight into a technological world that long-standing members of the department are not as savvy with.

Encouraging Employees

In a recent survey, researchers found that “employees trust their colleagues most, but their trust in leaders has the greatest impact on workplace culture.” If your employees can count on you, trust in you, to respond to their questions legitimately and respectfully, the survey suggests that “they are 25 to

Human Resources, are you a good employer?

Lead by example A positive attitude is contagious but so is a negative attitude. If you want your employees to feel confident about their future, then you must show them confidence. You are their leader and must remember that as a leader you must lead. In order to lead effectively

Promoting Diversity in the Workplace

In today’s global market, embracing a diverse workforce is almost a businesses necessity rather than a choice.  Diversity refers to the differences between people such as age, gender, culture, educational background, personality etc.  If everyone who works in an office looks the same and thinks the same, this puts a business at a huge disadvantage.

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