by James Harwood | Apr 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
One of your best employees just shared the news, she’s expecting. You’re happy for her, but a question hits fast: do we even have a maternity leave policy for small business needs like ours? If the answer is "not really" or "I think so,...
by James Harwood | Apr 18, 2026 | Uncategorized
A performance conversation gone wrong can turn a fixable situation into a lawsuit, a resignation, or a toxic team dynamic. That’s why having clear performance improvement plan guidelines matters, not just for documentation, but for actually helping employees get...
by James Harwood | Apr 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
Choosing an HRIS platform is one of the bigger technology investments a growing company will make, and one of the most confusing to budget for. Vendors don’t always make hris software pricing easy to compare. Some charge per employee per month, others bundle...
by James Harwood | Apr 16, 2026 | Uncategorized
If you’re running payroll through Gusto, you already know it handles the basics well. But the real power comes from Gusto integrations, connecting your payroll data to the accounting, time tracking, and business management tools your team already uses. When...
by James Harwood | Apr 15, 2026 | Uncategorized
You can have talented people on your roster and still watch projects stall, communication break down, and good employees walk out the door. The missing ingredient isn’t more talent, it’s cohesion. Knowing how to improve team cohesion is one of the most...
by James Harwood | Apr 14, 2026 | Uncategorized
You can hire talented people, offer great pay, and still end up with a team that barely functions together. That’s because effective team building exercises aren’t just a nice-to-have, they’re how real trust, communication, and collaboration actually...
by James Harwood | Apr 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
When employees feel heard, supported, and fairly treated, they do their best work. When they don’t, you get turnover, complaints, and legal exposure. The role of HR in employee relations sits at the center of that equation, it’s what separates companies...
by James Harwood | Apr 11, 2026 | Uncategorized
You posted the job three weeks ago. Applications are trickling in, but none of them fit. Meanwhile, the team is stretched thin, deadlines are slipping, and your best people are picking up slack they shouldn’t have to carry. Sound familiar? Most growing companies...
by James Harwood | Apr 10, 2026 | Uncategorized
Your employee handbook probably isn’t keeping up with your business. Laws change, teams grow, roles shift, and the policies you wrote two years ago may already be exposing you to compliance gaps and legal risk. If you’ve been putting off updating HR...
by James Harwood | Apr 9, 2026 | Uncategorized
You posted the job three weeks ago. Two applicants came in, one ghosted, the other wanted twice your budget. Sound familiar? For companies with 10 to 250 employees, building a reliable small business recruitment strategy feels like competing in a race where bigger...
