Dani Carlson
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Posts by Dani Carlson
Is March Madness taking over your office?
March 22, 2010 - 3:51 pm
Tags: hr tips
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March Madness is here and so is the gambling. Office pools are harmless and fun; they bring the employees together and give a common thread for conversations. Or do they? Harmless fun or not, it is still time consuming gambling.
Office pools are still illegal in some states. Make sure to do your due diligence and [...]
Model Employer Children’s Health Insurance Program Notice
February 12, 2010 - 3:24 pm
Tags: Department of Labor, hr tips, hris, notice, open enrollment
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On February 4, 2009, President Obama signed the Children’s Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (CHIPRA) of 2009. CHIPRA includes a requirement that the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services develop a model notice for employers to use to inform employees of potential opportunities currently available in the State in which the employee resides [...]
12 New Year’s Resolutions for HR and Payroll – Concluded
February 1, 2010 - 12:59 pm
Tags: hr tips, hris, new year's, payroll, payroll tips, self-service
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11. Use proper and complete sentences in all business e-mails
We all get those emails from colleagues – the short, quick answers. They return half a sentence in response to our question from a month ago. Now you have to go back and read the full e-mail string to be able to decipher the meaning of [...]
12 New Year’s Resolutions for HR and Payroll – Continued
9. Create daily work habits and stick to them
Start every day the same and end every day the same. Giving some predictability to a hectic day could be the difference between a great hair day and bald spots. Try to maintain these newly established routines, but don’t beat yourself up if you have to skip [...]
12 New Year’s Resolutions for HR and Payroll – Continued
January 28, 2010 - 5:22 pm
Tags: hr tips, hris, new year's, payroll, payroll tips
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7. Do something nice for your team/employees/management
Do something nice and it will come back to you. Send a thank you card from your team to that department that always chips in to get notices ready for employees. Bring in potted plants for the dark IT department. Be creative, make them smile and they will share [...]
12 New Year’s Resolutions for HR and Payroll – Continued
January 27, 2010 - 8:36 pm
Tags: hr tips, hris, new year's, payroll, payroll tips
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5. Plan your week
Taking five or 10 minutes at the beginning and the end of the week to plan is a wonderful thing. Not only are you slowing down for a couple of minutes, but you are organizing! What are your goals for the upcoming week? What did you accomplish this week? (This is where [...]
New Year’s Resolutions for HR and Payroll – Continued
January 26, 2010 - 5:45 pm
Tags: hr tips, hris, new year's, payroll, payroll tips, year-end
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3. Decrease hours worked, increase productivity
Easier said than done, but start scrutinizing your daily, weekly and monthly tasks. Is there a way to be more efficient? Will a new HRIS/HRMS create less work and open up more time for more important things, such as strategic planning? The market has numerous different solutions, so start searching. [...]
New Year’s Resolutions for HR and Payroll – Continued
2. Network with other professionals face-to-face
An online presence is great, but don’t forget the value of chatting over a cup of coffee. Join organizations that support your career interests. If there isn’t an event set up, then schedule one! You can use some of those great networking tools that you already have to get out [...]
12 New Year’s Resolutions for HR and Payroll
January 20, 2010 - 6:40 pm
Tags: hr tips, hris, new year's, payroll, payroll tips, year-end
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A resolution is a promise or commitment we make to increase behaviors that will support greater success and productivity, or stop those behaviors that limit our capabilities and hinder us from achieving our maximum potential. Even with the best of intentions, it is common for most of us to make resolutions … and then forget [...]
New year, same mistakes?
January 7, 2010 - 3:04 pm
Tags: hr tips, hris, new year's, payroll, payroll tips
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“Cheers to a new year and another chance for us to get it right.” ~Oprah Winfrey.
I agree with Ms. Winfrey, now is the time to take a look back at the last year and figure out what went well, what went ok and what just didn’t go! This is not the time to lay blame, but [...]
