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2015 is Well Under Way – 1 Week and Counting!  At All-4-HR & Business Solutions, we have reviewed and assessed 2014 thoroughly.  You may say well…. 2014 is gone; why worry about it? It is important to acknowledge that you can only go forward if you know where you’ve been – true? 

In the World of HR, 2014 was an exciting and challenging year that is for sure. Many, many, many HR issues….

Bad Bosses.  We were still challenged by bad bosses as HR managers and the effects of same, especially long-term.  These types of lawsuit are still everywhere.  Although companies may not think sensitivity trainings are relevant or that sensitivity trainings have fallen by the wayside, nothing is further from the truth.  It is CRITICAL that all employees, from owners on down the line attend sensitivity trainings. I can’t say how much these preventative measures alleviate and protect companies and employees.  Sensitivity Training should be Mandatory yearly. 

Improving Workplace Culture and/or Toxic Workplaces.  I have discussed this several times in 2014.  Listen! Let me say this the First Week of 2015 -- Toxic workplace environments do NOT go away by themselves.  Toxic employees breed more toxic employees.  It is up to you as a HR Professional or Personnel to address these types of environments.  The funny thing is your company loses good, quality employees – the toxic employee(s) are the one that do not go away.  One miserable employee destroys good employees! 

Employee Engagement.  Practitioners on both sides of the aisle have mixed views about the term “employee engagement” from being ambiguous to a “notion” that “employee engagement” has been marketed by HR consulting firms. Let me say this, firms that practice employee engagement as a culture; a method of leadership and employee development are doing a lot better than those firms or organizations that downplay its significance to achieving and retaining great employees.  Employee engagement must be practiced at all levels within the organization from top-to-bottom or left-to- right, however your management is aligned. Quite simply put, I believe if you do no engage your employees, another organization will!

Performance Reviews Again!  It is no secret how performance reviews can be painful.  They are however essential to improving your company’s workforce.  One thing to keep in mind is that your progressive discipline policies go hand-in-hand with your performance reviews.  Often times a simple warning can make a big difference in an employee’s behavior, which in turn yields favorable performance reviews in the coming New Year.  If you however, are not administering a consistent and effective progressive discipline policy, it will reflect your performance reviews. A lack of consistency and diligence in administration of your progressive discipline policy and performance review policy will have long-term negative effects on good and not so good employees.

Laws in 2014!  New laws are protecting convicted applicants and adding preventative measures against discrimination in hiring practices.  Laws are also in place, to a certain degree, for medical marijuana users.  Laws also went into effect for workers’ private social media accounts. News State legislation took effect in 2014. http://bit.ly/140qOG0. 

These are just a few of the topics that trended in 2014.  Whatever your HR challenge(s) was in 2014, I encourage you to review it; assess it; and learn from it.  Whatever your accomplishment(s) were in 2014, I encourage you to review it; assess and learn from it.  Assessing where your organization was in 2014 will determine where your organization will be in 2015!  Cheers to a Phenomenal HR 2015!. 

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