Tag Archives: Fractional HR
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What does the OSHA ETS mean for your business?
Posted on 11.09.2021
What does the OSHA ETS mean for your business? On November 5, 2021, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued an Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) requiring all private employers with 100 or more employees to implement either requirement that employees be vaccinated against Covid-19 or be subject to weekly testing and wear of a … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Compliance, HR Risk Mitigation
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What Is Human Resources Management?
Posted on 06.07.2019
If you’ve spent any time in the professional world, you’ve likely heard of human resources, which, in short, refers to the people and/or department within an organization that is responsible for managing resources pertaining to employees. Some organizations maintain an internal human resources department, while others, particularly small-to-mid-sized businesses and non-profits, outsource this need to … Continue reading
Posted in Human Resources Management
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What Is A PEO in HR?
Posted on 04.16.2019
What is the difference between a PEO, ASO and HRO? There are many HR options available to the marketplace these days, and while that creates great competition and choice, it also creates a great deal of confusion. We’ll explain the differences between each of these models of human resources outsourcing. WHAT IS A PEO? A … Continue reading
Posted in PEO
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The 7 Habits Book Series Review: Habit #6 – Synergize
Posted on 04.03.2019
The Achilles Team recently read through “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, by Stephen R. Covey. Last week we discussed the fifth Habit, “Seek First to Understand, Then to Be Understood”. The sixth Habit is “Synergize”. This is all about working together—two heads are better than one. In the chapter on Habit 5, we … Continue reading
Posted in Book Series
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5 Strategies for Effective Organizational Communication
Posted on 03.04.2019
It’s no secret that great organizations cannot flourish without strong organizational communication. But what does that look like? Here are five strategies for effective organizational communication in the workplace. Create an Environment That Supports Open Communication. Whether it’s formal, informal, upward, downward or horizontal communication, it’s imperative to cultivate an environment where all team members … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy Alignment
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The 7 Habits Book Series Review: Habit #3 – Put First Things First
Posted on 03.04.2019
The Achilles Team recently read through “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey. Last week, we discussed the second habit, “Begin with the End in Mind”. The third habit is “Put First Things First”. In this chapter, Covey discusses the importance of organizing and executing tasks and goals to achieve your … Continue reading
Posted in Book Series
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The 7 Habits Book Series Review: Habit #2 – Begin With The End In Mind
Posted on 02.28.2019
The Achilles Team recently read through “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” by Stephen R. Covey. Last week we discussed the first habit, “Be Proactive”. This week, we’re taking a look at the second habit, “Begin with the End in Mind”. This habit is based on the principle that everything is created twice. The … Continue reading
Posted in Book Series
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Our Values Alignment With Dress For Success Houston
Posted on 02.27.2019
Going “beyond the suit” to provide continuous development for women. Partnerships express our values as a company. As a Professionally Human organization, we pride ourselves on the investment we make in our people, not just within Achilles Group, but in our clients as well to encourage leadership. Dress For Success Houston’s mission is to empower women … Continue reading
Posted in Happenings At Achilles
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PEO, ASO, HRO – Oh No! What Do All of These Mean? Part 3
Posted on 11.20.2018
There are many HR options available to the marketplace these days, and while that creates great competition and choice, it also creates a great deal of confusion. What is an HRO? So, we have explained a PEO and an ASO. And finally, we’d like to help you understand the definition of an HRO. It stands for Human … Continue reading
Posted in Other
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Annoucement: HR Infrastructure Is Now Risk Mitigation
Posted on 10.03.2018
Anyone familiar with Achilles Group knows that we spend a lot of time and focus in the four core areas of our Fractional HR approach: People Performance, Recruiting Effectiveness, Risk Mitigation and Strategy Alignment. Today, we want to announce an evolution in that focus, specifically regarding HR Infrastructure as the core area. We are moving away … Continue reading
Posted in HR Risk Mitigation
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Strategy Alignment: Communication Is Key
Posted on 08.19.2018
With anything dynamically important to your business or personal life, there needs to be a pretty clear picture of where you’re heading and why it matters. While many organizations know where they are heading, they need help with recognizing how to pull everything together to achieve their goals. One way to do this is to … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy Alignment
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The Job Market is Heating Up
Posted on 06.05.2018
Better than anticipated results were reported on Friday regarding the US job market. According to a recent Houston Chronicle article, “Employers added 223,000 jobs last month, more than economists expected and a pickup from April’s hiring rate of 159,000.” Today, the US Department of Labor released more data. “Never before have we had an economy where the … Continue reading
Posted in TalentConnection
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Commitment to Raising the Bar on People Performance
Posted on 04.16.2018
At Achilles Group we engage to make a difference through our unique Fractional HR business model, our expertise, teamwork and professionally human approach. And we take a lot of pride in our commitment to provide encouragement for leaders at every opportunity. Now before this gets labeled as a soft, indulgent or a touchy-feely approach it … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance
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How We Back Up Your Front Line
Posted on 02.20.2018
Achilles Group is committed to producing a great market response to your recruiting ads by implementing a well-structured process, a commitment to hire at targeted salary levels, and effective job postings. However, that means our clients must be well-equipped to manage the response pool, conduct interviews, identify top candidates, approve finalist offers, and close the … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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Ready for your business to move forward in 2018?
Posted on 01.18.2018
“Don’t look back—you’re not going that way!” We like that phrase; it serves as a reminder to grow from and move past hard times and to keep focused on the path ahead. At Achilles Group we believe Houston is, in fact, moving forward, and a key indicator for us is how much our clients recruiting … Continue reading
Posted in TalentConnection
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Don’t Do HR for HR’s Sake
Posted on 06.19.2017
This month’s focus has been on HR Infrastructure, which is the very foundation of an HR program. One of the first things that comes to mind when people think of HR Infrastructure is policy: the mutually agreed-upon playbook and the guidelines that shape the employer/employee relationship. However, at Achilles Group this goes beyond mere policies … Continue reading
Posted in HR Risk Mitigation
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A Client’s Perspective: Crest Management
Posted on 06.12.2017
At Crest Management, we were so busy growing our business that we didn’t take time to stop and figure out what we needed in regards to investing in our people. We came to a point where we’d quickly grown to fifty people, and at that point we knew we needed to put some structure in … Continue reading
Posted in HR Risk Mitigation
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HR Infrastructure: What is it? Why do I need it? And why should I care?
Posted on 06.07.2017
At Achilles Group, we focus on delivering Human Resource expertise in a cost-effective way for our clients. Using our highly-personalized Fractional HR model, we focus on protecting and growing our clients in four major areas: HR Infrastructure, Recruiting Effectiveness, People Performance, and Strategy Alignment. This model is tailored specifically to each of our clients’ needs … Continue reading
Posted in HR Risk Mitigation
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Achilles Recruiting Effectiveness “Playbook”
Posted on 05.17.2017
At Achilles Group, we encourage and even insist on Recruiting Effectiveness becoming a vital component of your business strategy. Our Motivation We bring the expertise and resources to install Recruiting Effectiveness as a competitive advantage. We partner with your leaders to build a solid recruiting game plan and then help you make the plays that … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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The Importance of Recruiting Effectiveness
Posted on 04.26.2017
Recruiting Effectiveness is everybody’s business and no one’s job… Over many years of working with business owners and leaders, we always ask about the three most critical issues that directly impact their profitability. One of the answers is always a version of the phrase, “Our people are our greatest asset and in order to grow … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness