Tag Archives: HR
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A Client’s Perspective: CloudNine
Posted on 09.05.2018
Based in Houston, Texas, CloudNine is a data and legal discovery technology company with proven expertise in simplifying and automating the discovery of data for audits, investigations and litigation. CloudNine empowers legal and business professionals with eDiscovery automation software and professional services that simplify litigation, investigations, and audits for law firms and corporations. “We began working with Achilles Group … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy Alignment
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Fair Labor Laws: Establishing Employee Rights in America
Posted on 08.31.2018
According to the United States Department of Labor, “The vital force of labor added materially to the highest standard of living and the greatest production the world has ever known and has brought us closer to the realization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy.” Fortunately on Labor Day, we don’t just celebrate … Continue reading
Posted in Compliance
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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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Strategy Alignment: Critical Path Decisions
Posted on 08.07.2018
When Achilles speaks of strategy alignment as a key component of our Fractional HR services, we are referring to the way we assist executive groups in organizing their priorities, focusing resources through effective planning and communication competencies and executing plans.
Posted in Strategy Alignment
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Moving Past Mistakes
Posted on 07.18.2018
Posted in Fractional HR
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Recruiting Effectiveness: Expand Your Recruiting Megaphone
Posted on 07.10.2018
At Achilles Group, we encourage and even insist on recruiting effectiveness becoming a vital component of your business strategy. Recruiting is no longer a buyers’ market. The tables have turned, and today you must sell careers to candidates. In order to be successful in today’s recruiting landscape, it is necessary to move away from the tried and … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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Escaping the “Wave” with TalentConnection
Posted on 06.19.2018
Have you ever felt that the day to day running of your business takes up all of your time? That you couldn’t possibly add anything else to your plate? Operating in the ‘whirlwind’ is exhausting and draining. You may think “if I just had more hours in the day, I’d be able to do it … Continue reading
Posted in TalentConnection
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HR Infrastructure: Success at Axxiom
Posted on 05.16.2018
“When I began my new role in the HR department, there were many rules and regulations—things like FMLA, for example—that were unfamiliar to us. Axxiom is a small company and we needed to ensure we were protecting the company, our employees, and following all the legal guidelines. Unsure of how to get started, we retained … Continue reading
Posted in HR Risk Mitigation
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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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Recruiting Effectiveness at First Presbyterian
Posted on 10.23.2017
Recruiting the right candidate for your organization doesn’t always mean filling the position with someone similar to the person who you had in the role before. Instead, it should depend on the future direction of the company, so always remember to keep the big picture in mind. Character and experience are just as important as … Continue reading
Posted in Recruiting Effectiveness
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Minimize Your Company’s Risk with a Hands-Free Driving Policy!
Posted on 08.28.2017
Recent studies have shown that drivers who use their cell phones while driving—whether holding the phone or using a hands-free device—have a much higher risk of collision than those who do not. In fact, one-in-five car crashes are now related to driver distraction, and texting while driving makes a car accident 23 times more likely … Continue reading
Posted in HR Risk Mitigation
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Back to School Time!
Posted on 08.14.2017
Back to school is around the corner, if it isn’t here for you already! We wanted to put a smile on your face by sharing our back to school photos. Do these sweet faces look familiar?
Posted in The Team
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People Performance the Achilles Way
Posted on 07.03.2017
At its core Leadership is all about communication and the ability to encourage growth and accountability through clear expectations, feedback, goals and incentives. At Achilles Group, we believe that People Performance is the engine that drives any enterprise and that effective Leadership practices provide the tool kit to keep that engine running at peak efficiency. … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance
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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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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
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3 Simple Terms for Success
Posted on 04.14.2017
A lot of folks throw around the words business strategy or organizational alignment or strategic planning. The reality is that the ability to draft a simple, direct set of plans or objectives based on a few core disciplines, can move your business forward in a positive direction Don’t make it too complex! Keep your team … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy Alignment
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The Importance of Strategy Alignment
Posted on 04.05.2017
Leveraging the Right Priorities Fundamentally, leadership is about getting others to go in the direction you set with full competency and commitment. The challenge is that you’re often too busy to sit down to agree upon that direction or to take the time to really lay out the strategies that truly focus on your business … Continue reading
Posted in Strategy Alignment
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Become a Leader Worth Following
Posted on 04.03.2017
Strategy Alignment is the area of our Fractional HR model that is focused on aligning your people with your strategic organizational initiatives. In order for this to become a reality, ongoing leadership development must be a priority. To help you in this effort, we would like to invite you and the leaders of your organization … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance
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The Importance of People Performance
Posted on 03.06.2017
We Don’t Hire People to Lose Them For those that might not be as familiar with our Fractional HR Concept, we’re excited to share that our upcoming posts will be focused on providing you with more in-depth information on each of the four components that make up Fractional HR (People Performance, Strategy Alignment, HR Infrastructure, … Continue reading
Posted in People Performance