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I ended my last post by saying every organization requires at least one HR function.&nbsp; Some people wonder if an organization that consists of one person requires HR functions.&nbsp; The answer is yes.&nbsp; A one-person organization needs at least two HR functions, a job description and payroll.&nbsp; You have to be able to explain to [&hellip;]</p>

To say that HR is not a vital part of an organization is an insult.&nbsp; Bare minimum it’s an oversimplification of what goes on in HR departments. Whether people know it or not HR is the backbone of every organization.&nbsp; Without HR,&nbsp;organizations cannot run like well-oiled machines.&nbsp; The responsibilities that HR professionals have support every [&hellip;]</p>

Last week I had a random conversation about HR in the church.&nbsp; Someone was telling me that their church is growing at a rapid pace. As a result of the growth, they’re experiencing growing pains.&nbsp; The growing pains they’re experiencing are going from a small church to a medium-sized church.&nbsp; Some of the issues the [&hellip;]</p>

No, church leaders and their congregations don’t understand HR.&nbsp; I’m not suggesting they should understand HR.&nbsp; I’m also not suggesting that lacking an understanding of HR is a bad thing.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Here are a few reasons why church leaders and their congregations don’t understand HR.&nbsp; First, on the surface HR and the church have nothing in [&hellip;]</p>

In my previous post I talked about having a proper business perspective of the church. Having a proper business perspective of the church means you view the church as an organization that has financial and human resources that need to be accounted for. A church may have to get its members to perform tasks in

In my previous post I compared HR in churches to HR in companies. In this post I am going deeper into this issue. Unbeknownst to them, many churches have HR issues.&nbsp; I get it, most people don’t like to think of the church as a business.&nbsp; The mission of a church is to meet the [&hellip;]</p>

When people think of HR they don’t usually think about the church.  The church is no different than any other organization that has human resources.  Like other organizations, churches try to maximize their financial and human resources.  A small church has the same HR problems that a small company has.  A large church has the same HR

<p>I’m a big sports fan, and I understand why a new owner, General Manager (GM) or head coach would bring their own people in.&nbsp; Many times, it has nothing to do with the staff that is already there.&nbsp; It’s about trust.&nbsp; The new owner, GM or head coach trusts the people they’ve worked with before.&nbsp; [&hellip;]</p>

President Trump is moving the federal government towards meritocracy in hiring. I agree with hiring and promoting based solely on merit. If the federal government wants to truly hire based on merit then they must use blind resumes. Blind resumes involve removing the names, colleges, and any other identifying information from resumes. This is the

<p>Small and mid-sized organizations encounter HR problems all the time.&nbsp; One of the difficulties they have in solving HR problems is that they don’t know how to accurately determine what the problem is.&nbsp; Once the HR problem has been accurately determined the other difficulty is figuring out the right HR strategy(ies) to implement. In today’s [&hellip;]</p>

In my previous post I explained the history of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). Affirmative Action and EEO are based on Presidential executive orders, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other laws. The EEO protected categories are race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, age

<p>Nowadays you hear the word diversity everywhere. &nbsp;Because there is so much discussion surrounding diversity, I felt the need to do a series on diversity. &nbsp;Mainly because many people don&#8217;t know the history of Diversity, Equality, Inclusion (DEI), what DEI looks like in practice, and the benefits of it. I want to start at the [&hellip;]</p>

<p>In the age of work-life balance and flexible work schedules, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (Agriculture) is taking a step backwards.  I saw a news report last week where they are moving from employees being able to work remotely four days a week to one day a week.  Amazing!  The idea of teleworking in the [&hellip;]</p>

If you poll everyone you know in the workforce you will find that all managers aren’t good managers. Whether you’re a front line manager, mid-level manager, or in upper management the people you manage expect you to lead. I’m not talking about mentoring or coaching I’m talking about being the decision maker. The line “I’m

<p>I intended to write one post about health issues but I realized I was trying to squeeze too much information into one post. However, self-care is an important issue and desirous of two posts.  As human beings we don’t take care of ourselves the way we should.  Overall those of us that live in first-world [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Originally posted on <a href="https://christopherinhr.wordpress.com/2015/01/22/empty-vessel">ChristopherinHR</a>: <br />Fill yourself. Yesterday I spoke of the need for professional development. While this is important it&#8217;s only half the picture. What we really need beyond just that is personal development. Some professions &#8211; health care, managing people, teaching &#8211; take a lot out of us. These are fields requiring a great&hellip;</p>

<p>Originally posted on <a href="https://christopherinhr.wordpress.com/2014/08/27/perfect-candidate/">ChristopherinHR</a>: <br />What price perfect? A mark of the modern employment market is the seeming inability to find skilled, competent employees. Companies continually complain about the lack of fundamental skills in recent graduates while government clamors for increased STEM education. But this mistates the situation. Even as communities continue to recover from massive&

<p>A few weeks ago I attended ASTD’s International Conference and Expo #ASTD2014. After spending a couple of days with other T&amp;D professionals, it reminded me why I’m passionate about T&amp;D. As with any conference, you leave rejuvenated and excited ready to go back and apply what you learned. However, this year’s conference gave me another [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Who needs supervision more employees or children? Children between the ages of one and ten need a babysitter. Due to the lack of boundaries in the workplace managers view themselves as babysitters. Just like children, employees are a product of their environment. In 2014 what type of environment are managers creating for their employees? When [&hellip;]</p>

<p>Originally posted on <a href="http://christopherinhr.wordpress.com/2014/05/12/balance">ChristopherinHR</a>: <br />How do you tip the scales? Like many other things in American business the discussion around worklife balance has now fully migrated from curiosity to debate to fad to branding bullshit to old news. We don&#8217;t talk about it anymore. Like employer of choice its an antiquated phrase that connotes the&hellip;</p>