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A Leader’s Self-Reflection Positively Impacts Team Performance
We all try to be the best leader we can be. We cannot get the work done by ourselves. Maximizing the positive impact we have on their contributions is important. This is a challenge, given the number of priorities we have and the people we serve, including customers, company leaders, as well as our own team.
Sometimes we need to…Read More -
AI-Powered Automation to Transform Finance, HR, and Sales
With every prompt you put into ChatGPT or another of the large-language artificial intelligence (AI) models producing so much buzz lately, you’re powering forward the next incredible shift in modern business operations.
These shifts began with the personal computer, which boosted output and made business fundamentals easier to accomplish. Then the Internet connected and accelerated everything. And now, AI, as…Read More -
How Fractional or Interim Talent Benefits Your Business
When the unexpected strikes your business – the departure of a key leader, a competitor’s adoption of disruptive technology, unintentional non-compliance with regulations, or another shock to the system – hiring fractional or interim finance, HR, or sales talent to meet the challenge and right the ship is often the best course of action.
It’s like calling one of the…Read More -
The Benefits of Engaging Fractional HR Expertise
Businesses nationwide face moment-to-moment decisions about driving growth, raising capital, managing communications, and navigating regulations, all of which impact HR policies and teams.
The volume and details of HR work, no matter the business cycle, can push stretched HR teams to the breaking point, especially teams of one (which are not uncommon!).
Fractional HR support can ease the pressure, overcome…Read More -
4 Ways HR Leaders Can Help Employees Overcome Career Stagnation
The Great Resignation is dwindling. Last year’s talent war is over — talent won.
What’s next for high-impact talent?
Some people are taking new jobs. Some are getting promoted. But some feel stagnant, disengaged, and unmotivated.
Perhaps they can’t see the next step on their career ladder, or they have too much work and not enough time. Maybe they aren’t…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Recruitment, Compliance & Finance Improvements Ready SaaS Provider For PE Investment
CommunityWFM’s rapid expansion in North America attracted significant outside investment interest from several private equity groups. Before investing, however, they wanted to see the software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider of workforce management solutions upgrade its accounting and financial reporting capabilities. Fast growth also stretched CommunityWFM’s human resources function, limiting the ability to recruit top talent actively and risking noncompliance with security and…Read More -
Use Behavioral Assessments to Attract, Retain and Develop Talent
Behavioral assessments are a hot topic for HR professionals. To start using behavioral assessments in your organization, it would be easy to select a tool that’s readily available, frequently advertised, or popular and buzzy in the marketplace.
But before you spend a significant amount of time and money investing in one, let’s answer some common questions about what they are,…Read More -
CASE STUDY: Fixes to HR Management Function Restore Growth & Employee Confidence
Fahrenheit Advisors' complete overhaul of Tidewater Fleet Supply's HR management functions resolved critical issues and put the firm's growth plans back on track.
Tidewater Fleet Supply (TFS), a regional supplier of heavy truck and equipment parts, trusted an outside company to handle its HR and payroll functions. Unfortunately, that company wasn’t qualified and incorrectly set up benefits, payroll, and other…Read More -
An HR Assessment Protects Your Business From Compliance Issues
You and your team have worked hard for your business’s success. Don’t let a compliance or HR-related misstep derail your hard work.
A comprehensive HR Assessment offers peace of mind that your human capital functions are competitive and compliant. Running an assessment is important because it helps your business mitigate risks and possible penalties, and it helps establish new best…Read More -
Protect Your Organization From Internal Investigation Missteps
Workplace misbehavior, such as discrimination, harassment, theft, and more, can trigger an investigation. Handling it internally, however, can risk costly mistakes.
In-house investigators and counsel always have a stake in the outcome, which increases the chance of investigator bias allegations, communication breakdowns, missed investigative steps, and broken confidentiality.
Our investigations team at Fahrenheit Advisors protects employers and their legal…Read More -
How Geography Affects Employee Compensation Philosophy
While 2022 brought back some sense of normalcy to the working world, the pandemic's aftermath still wreaks havoc in the world of compensation. Even companies accustomed to dealing with varying cost-of-labor rates based on multiple office locations face new challenges with remote and flexible work schedules.
The bottom line is this: if employees are working in multiple geographic locations —…Read More -
How PTO Affects Recruitment and Retention – Part 2 of 2
There is so much more to consider beyond a standard PTO policy.
In this article, I'll cover other paid leave benefits including sick, bereavement, jury duty, volunteer, parental, family, medical leave, holidays, and part-time leave benefits.
In part one of this series, I discussed using paid time off (vacation and personal paid leave, in particular) to attract and retain quality…Read More