by James Harwood | May 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
Most business owners and managers use the terms performance management vs performance appraisal interchangeably, and that confusion quietly creates real problems. One is a once-a-year event that often feels like a formality. The other is an ongoing system that...
by James Harwood | May 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
You can feel when company culture is off. Turnover spikes, engagement drops, and hiring gets harder, but "it just feels wrong" isn’t something you can bring to a leadership meeting. That’s exactly why knowing how to measure company culture...
by James Harwood | May 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
One employee requests leave to care for a newborn. Another needs time off for surgery. A third wants to support a spouse deployed overseas. Each situation triggers a different set of rules under the same law, and mishandling any of them can expose your company to...
by James Harwood | May 12, 2026 | Uncategorized
Hiring someone new is exciting, until you realize how much paperwork, compliance documentation, and coordination goes into getting them set up. If you’re running a growing company with 10 to 250 employees, a messy onboarding process doesn’t just frustrate...
by James Harwood | May 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
When you’re competing for talent, guessing at pay ranges isn’t a strategy, it’s a liability. That’s where compensation surveys come in, and the Radford compensation survey (now part of Aon’s broader McLagan platform) is one of the most...
by James Harwood | May 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
Getting compensation right is one of the hardest parts of building a team, and one of the most consequential. Pay too little, and you lose good people. Pay too much without a plan, and you burn through cash. That’s where reliable benchmarking data comes in, and...
by James Harwood | May 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
Every hire you make comes with an unspoken question: Is what we’re offering good enough to win and keep this person? If you don’t have a clear answer, you’re winging one of the most expensive parts of running a business. That’s exactly where...
by James Harwood | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
Annual reviews are dead weight. If you’re still relying on a once-a-year sit-down to tell employees how they’re doing, you’re already behind. Continuous performance management software replaces that outdated cycle with real-time feedback, ongoing...
by James Harwood | May 6, 2026 | Uncategorized
When your organization starts growing beyond a handful of employees, the HR tools that got you here often can’t take you where you’re going. That’s where enterprise-grade platforms like Workday HCM enter the picture. It’s one of the most widely...
by James Harwood | May 5, 2026 | Uncategorized
Managing employee benefits gets complicated fast, especially when your team is growing and the spreadsheet you’ve been using starts to buckle. That’s where workday benefits administration comes in. It’s a module built to centralize plan management,...
