by Walter Wallace | May 9, 2022 | Culture, Leadership, Tips
In a recent newsletter, we discussed the importance of establishing your business mission and values, which can center you and help you stay on course for organizational decision making and action. Through your mission statement, you are defining who you are, what you...
by jenny | Apr 12, 2022 | Culture, Leadership, Training and Development
From the HR Support Center Think about your favorite manager. Now think about what made them your favorite. Was it the success you earned while working with them? Your employer may have evaluated them based on metrics like team productivity or turnover rates. Great...
by jenny | Apr 16, 2021 | Culture, Leadership, Recruiting
Rhoda McVeigh contributed this How-to article, published in MaineBiz April 15th Over the last year, in addition to dealing with COVID-19, employers became much more aware of the business case for strengthening their Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies and...
by kma team | Sep 3, 2020 | Culture, Employee Relations, Leadership, Training and Development
No one knows what the workplace is going to look like in three months. COVID-19 continues to spread. School reopening and attendance plans remain tenuous. Further action from Congress is uncertain. Official rules from the Department of Labor might even be struck down...
by kma team | Mar 11, 2020 | Culture, Employee Relations, Leadership, Recruiting, Training and Development
(from the 24-Hour HR Support Center) Writing in Harvard Business Review, Seth Harris and Jake Schwartz argue that competing for skilled workers is a mistake—that organizations would be better served by growing the talent they need from within. Employers are often...
by kma team | Dec 5, 2019 | Culture, Employee Relations, KMA News, KMA Programs, KMA Team Members, Leadership, Tips
KMA’s Angela Hansen was pleased to participate in the Portland Breakfast Forum last month, which focused on how HR drives culture. Hosted by Carol Coultas and Peter McGuire of The Press Herald, Angela joined panelists Cynthia Murphy of CEI and David Pease of Bangor...
